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Not yet recruitingNCT06455670Updated Oct 22, 2024

Effects of Chinese Medicine on Patients With Severe Acute Exacerbation of COPD

An interventional study of Sanhan Huayin recipe, Qingre Huatan recipe or Zaoshi Huatan recipe and Sanhan Huayin recipe placebo, Qingre Huatan recipe placebo or Zaoshi Huatan recipe placebo in Acute Exacerbation Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, sponsored by Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 40 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-10-22.

Sponsored by Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
468
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
40 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of Chinese Medicine on patients with severe AECOPD, and to provide a basis for the establishment of integrated CM and Western medicine diagnosis and treatment scheme for patients with severe AECOPD.

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Aiming at the key problems such as the lack of high-quality clinical research evidence of Chinese medicine in the prevention and treatment of severe AECOPD, this study adopted a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel trial design, taking 468 severe AECOPD patients as the research object, to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of Chinese medicine combined with western medicine in the treatment of severe AECOPD. To establish an integrated Chinese and western medicine diagnosis and treatment plan to reduce the treatment failure rate of severe AECOPD patients, and to form high-level evidence-based evidence.

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Conditions studied

  • Acute Exacerbation Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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In context

Lung Diseases, Obstructive

2,592 studies on the registry are indexed under Lung Diseases, Obstructive; 198 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 468 is above the median of 66 across 1,837 interventional studies indexed under Lung Diseases, Obstructive.

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Lead sponsor

Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is the lead sponsor of 52 studies on the registry; 29 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
40 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Patients with severe AECOPD.;
  2. Age 40-80 years old;
  3. Chinese medicine diagnosis consistent with external cold and internal drink syndrome, or phlegm-heat congestion of the lungs syndrome, or phlegm turbidity obstruction of the lungs syndrome;
  4. Voluntarily accept the treatment and sign the informed consent form;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Pregnant and lactating women.
  2. delirious, dementia, various mental patients and other people who cannot communicate normally.
  3. Patients with severe cardiac insufficiency (NYHA grade IV), malignant arrhythmia and hemodynamic instability.
  4. Patients with acute respiratory failure who require tracheal intubation or invasive mechanical ventilation.
  5. Complicated with bronchiectasis, active tuberculosis, severe liver and kidney disease (severe liver disease refers to cirrhosis, portal hypertension and varicose vein bleeding, etc., serious kidney disease including dialysis, kidney transplantation, etc.), pneumonia, HIV infection or immunosuppressive state, advanced malignant tumor, etc.
  6. long-term bedridden patients for various reasons.
  7. Out-of-hospital treatment for more than 3 days.
  8. Participate in other drug clinical investigators within 1 month before enrollment.
  9. Allergic to therapeutic drugs.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
468 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Chinese medicine granules plus western medicine treatment

    On the basis of conventional western medicine treatment, the experimental group will be given Sanhan Huayin granule , Qingre Huatan granule or Zaoshi Huatan granule based on CM syndrome differentiation.Take 1 dose daily for 10 days.

    Drug: Sanhan Huayin recipe, Qingre Huatan recipe or Zaoshi Huatan recipe

  • Placebo comparator
    Chinese medicine granules placebo plus western medicine treatment

    On the basis of conventional treatment of western medicine, in the experimental group 5% of the placebo drug, color, smell, taste, appearance, weight, similar to the experimental drug, drug packaging and test group. One dose was given daily for 10 days.

    Drug: Sanhan Huayin recipe placebo, Qingre Huatan recipe placebo or Zaoshi Huatan recipe placebo

Interventions

  • DrugSanhan Huayin recipe, Qingre Huatan recipe or Zaoshi Huatan recipe

    On the basis of conventional treatment of western medicine,the experimental group will be given Sanhan Huayin granule , Qingre Huatan granule or Zaoshi Huatan granule based on CM syndrome differentiation.Take 1 dose daily for 10 days.

  • DrugSanhan Huayin recipe placebo, Qingre Huatan recipe placebo or Zaoshi Huatan recipe placebo

    On the basis of conventional treatment of western medicine, in the experimental group 5% of the placebo drug, color, smell, taste, appearance, weight, similar to the experimental drug, drug packaging and test group. One dose was given daily for 10 days.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Treatment failure rate

    The number of treatment failures in both groups during the study period was measured. Treatment failure was defined as the following: (1) the need for or receipt of tracheal intubation or invasive mechanical ventilation during hospitalization, or (2) the need for or transfer to an intensive care unit during hospitalization, or (3) the duration of hospitalization for the current acute exacerbation of COPD for more than 14 days, or (4) death during hospitalization or within 30 days after discharge, or (5) readmission for an acute exacerbation of COPD within 30 days after discharge.

    Time frame: During the 10 days treatment period and the 3 months follow-up period.

Secondary outcomes

  1. The COPD Assessment Test(CAT)

    The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) is an 8-item questionnaire that assesses health status in patients with COPD. The questionnaire uses a 0-5 point scale, with higher values indicating a greater impact of COPD on the patient.

    Time frame: Changes in baseline CAT scores at day 10 of the treatment period and at 1 and 3 months of follow-up.

  2. The number and severity of acute exacerbations

    The number and severity of acute exacerbations during the follow-up period.

    Time frame: Within 3 months of follow-up period.

  3. Readmission rate of acute exacerbations

    The number of readmissions due to acute exacerbations during the follow-up period.

    Time frame: Within 3 months of follow-up period.

  4. The time to the first exacerbation of COPD

    The time to the first COPD exacerbation during the study period.

    Time frame: Within 3 months of follow-up period.

  5. Dyspnea score

    The modified Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale (mMRC) will be used to assess severity of dyspnea. The mMRC scale is a 4-point (0-4) scale. "0" means no dyspnea perception, "4" means severe dyspnea perception.

    Time frame: Changes in baseline mMRC scores at days 4, 7, and 10 of the treatment period and at 1 and 3 months of follow-up.

  6. COPD Acute exacerbation tool (EXACT) score

    The EXAcerbations of Chronic Pulmonary Disease Tool (EXACT) is a questionnaire that assesses symptoms in patients with COPD. The questionnaire is on a scale from 0 to 5, with higher values indicating a greater impact of COPD on the patient.

    Time frame: 0 and 10 days in the treatment period, 1 and 3 months in the follow-up period.

  7. Length of hospital stay

    Through study /treatment phase completion,an average of 10 days.

    Time frame: During the 10 days treatment period and the 3 months follow-up period.

  8. Antibacterial application time

    The antibacterial application time of each group of subjects was counted.

    Time frame: During the 10 days treatment period and the 3 months follow-up period.

  9. Endotracheal intubation rate

    The number of endotracheal intubation cases in the two groups during the treatment period was calculated.

    Time frame: In 10 days of the treatment period.

  10. Case fatality rate

    The number of deaths due to AECOPD in the two groups during the study period was counted.

    Time frame: During the 10 days treatment period and the 3 months follow-up period.

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 22, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06455670
Lead sponsor
Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Collaborators
Peking University Third Hospital, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen Hospital of Southern Medical University, Qingdao Haici Hospital, Xiangyang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 12, 2024
Start date
Oct 20, 2024 (estimated)
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Oct 31, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 22, 2024

Study contacts

Hailong Zhang, doctor
Contact
zhanghailong6@126.com
+86-0371-66211586
Hailong Zhang, doctor
Contact
zhanghailong6@126.com
+86-0371-66248624

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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