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Effects of Oral Administration of Antrodia Cinnamomea Products for Clinical Symptoms in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Patients

An interventional study of Antrodia cinnamomea Products and Antrodia cinnamomea Products in Spinocerebellar Ataxia, sponsored by ALPS Biotech CO. LTD. Recruiting at 1 site in Taiwan. Open to participants aged 30 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-12-10.

Sponsored by ALPS Biotech CO. LTD · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Sep 2024; still recruiting 2 years 1 month later.

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Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
30 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-13

Among 10 studies in Spinocerebellar Ataxias with a site in Taiwan — 4 open to participants now, 5 under way, none of them phase 3. Spinocerebellar Ataxias · Taiwan.

Planned enrollment
2nd of 10
60 · median 40
Started
2024
with 2 others
No phase
7 of 10
4 open now
Registered
9th of 10
by date
Lead sponsor
1 of 10
ALPS Biotech CO. LTD

Among the 10 studies in Spinocerebellar Ataxias with a site in Taiwan, this one is the 2nd largest by planned enrollment, is one of 3 that started in 2024, is one of 7 with no phase, and was the 9th registered.

Spinocerebellar Ataxias

95 studies on the registry are indexed under Spinocerebellar Ataxias; 25 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

4 of the 10 studies in Spinocerebellar Ataxias with a site in Taiwan are open now. Recruiting first, the newest first:

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Who these studies take

Of the 16 Spinocerebellar Ataxias studies recruiting now, 8 (50%) set no upper age limit and 3 (19%) stop at 75 or younger; 4 take children under 18; 5 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 30 Years to 70 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

This study aims to assess the effect of Antrodia cinnamomea on clinical symptoms in spinocerebellar ataxia patients. To investigate the advancements in neurodegenerative diseases.

Read the detailed description

This study aims to assess the effect of Antrodia cinnamomea on clinical symptoms in spinocerebellar ataxia patients: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover design, and parallel clinical investigation.

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Conditions studied

  • Spinocerebellar Ataxia

Keywords

  • Neuroinflammatory Diseases
  • Nervous System Diseases
  • Spinocerebellar Ataxia
  • Antrodia Cinnamomea
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
30 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Adults aged 30 to 70 years, whose native language is Chinese.
  2. Patients diagnosed with Spinocerebellar Ataxia.
  3. Subjects with a score below 30 on the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA scale).
  4. Individuals who can read and write in Chinese and communicate in Chinese.
  5. Agree to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with severe systemic diseases, such as heart or respiratory failure, liver or kidney failure, severe brain injury, prolonged bed rest, or incurable .
  2. Pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers.
  3. Patients who have taken Antrodia cinnamomea products within the last 6 months prior to the trial.
  4. Patients with other factors that prevent them from continuing to participate in this study.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Stage I: Antrodia Cinnamomea Products + Stage II: Placebo

    Crossover design: During 0 week\~8 weeks is Stage I : • Dietary Supplement: Antrodia Cinnamomea Products During 16 weeks\~ 24 weeks is Stage II: • Dietary Supplement: Placebo

    Dietary Supplement: Antrodia cinnamomea Products

  • Placebo comparator
    Stage I: Placebo + Stage II: Antrodia Cinnamomea Products

    Crossover design: During 0 week\~8 weeks is Stage I : • Dietary Supplement: Placebo During 16 weeks\~ 24 weeks is Stage II: • Dietary Supplement: Antrodia Cinnamomea Products

    Dietary Supplement: Antrodia cinnamomea Products

Interventions

  • Dietary supplementAntrodia cinnamomea Products

    Placebo-controlled crossover design: * Dietary Supplement: Antrodia Cinnamomea Products * Dietary Supplement: Placebo

  • Dietary supplementAntrodia cinnamomea Products

    A arm : Stage I : • Dietary Supplement: Antrodia Cinnamomea Products Stage II: • Dietary Supplement: Placebo B arm : Stage I : • Dietary Supplement: Placebo Stage II: • Dietary Supplement: Antrodia Cinnamomea Products

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline in the total score of the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) at 48 weeks in subjects is compared to natural history.

    To compare the effectiveness of Antrodia Cinnamomea Products in treating SCA, as measure by the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA), in subjects randomized to treatment after 24 weeks of treatment. The SARA is a scale with a range of 0 to 40, where an increase in the total score indicates a worsening of symptoms.

    Time frame: Up to 48 weeks of treatment.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Resting-state electroencephalogram (EEG) will be collected

    Successful attainment of Resting-state electroencephalogram (EEG). To compare the EEG recordings in different frequency band change before, during, and after the Antrodia Cinnamomea Products used.

    Time frame: Up to 48 weeks of treatment.

  2. Collect Cytokines assay of plasma exosomes and Neurofilament Light Chain (NfL) Test of plasma.

    Monitor Cytokines assay of plasma exosomes and Neurofilament Light Chain (NfL) Test of plasma.

    Time frame: Up to 48 weeks of treatment.

  3. The Nine-Hole Peg Test (9HPT) is used to measure finger dexterity in patients with various neurological diagnoses.

    The Nine-Hole Peg Test (9HPT) is used to measure finger dexterity in patients with various neurological diagnoses. The evaluator should start the stopwatch as soon as the patient touches the first peg. The evaluator should stop the stopwatch once the last peg is in the container. Scoring: The number of seconds it takes for the patient to complete the test, where an increase in the total score indicates a worsening of symptoms.

    Time frame: Up to 48 weeks of treatment.

  4. Changes From Start of Administration (Week 0) in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) Global Score at End of Study.

    PSQI is a self-rated questionnaire for sleep quality. It includes 18 items across 7 components; C1: Sleep quality, C2: Sleep latency, C3: Sleep duration, C4: Sleep efficiency, C5: Sleep disturbance, C6: Use of sleep medication, C7: Daytime dysfunction. Each component is scored 0-3 (0 = no difficulty, 3=severe difficulty), and total score ranging from 0 to 21. It included seven components with a global PSQI score \> 5 is indicative of poor sleep quality.

    Time frame: Up to 48 weeks of treatment.

  5. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

    Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire. The HADS is a fourteen item scale. Seven of the items relate to anxiety and seven relate to depression. The anxiety and depression subscales each range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating higher anxiety/depression complains. Patients were defined as having anxiety or depression or both if the score was 8 or more in the corresponding subscale.

    Time frame: Up to 48 weeks of treatment.

  6. The 8 Metre Walk Test.

    The 8 Metre Walk Test is a performance measure used to assess walking or gait speed in meters per second over a short distance. It can be employed to determine functional mobility, gait, and vestibular function Scoring The total time taken to ambulate 8 meters is recorded. Timing starts when the toes pass the 0-meter mark. Timing stops when the toes pass the 8-meter mark. The 8-meter is then divided by the total time taken (in seconds) to completed. Increase in the total time indicates a worsening of symptoms.

    Time frame: Up to 48 weeks of treatment.

Other outcomes

  1. Check Fecal levels of Human Calprotectin and Fecal levels of Human Lactoferrin.

    Check Fecal levels of Human Calprotectin and Fecal levels of Human Lactoferrin.

    Time frame: Up to 48 weeks of treatment.

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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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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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Sep 2024 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Aug 2027, 35 months after the start.

Of 28 interventional studies with no phase under Spinocerebellar Ataxias, half reached primary completion within 21 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 7 and three quarters within 30. This study's planned 35 months is above that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Sep 26, 2024
First posted
Oct 9, 2024
StartActual
Sep 16, 2024
Primary completionEst.
Aug 31, 2027
CompletionEst.
Aug 31, 2027
Last update
Dec 10, 2024
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 10, 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
NCT06633003
Lead sponsor
ALPS Biotech CO. LTD
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 9, 2024
Start date
Sep 16, 2024
Primary completion
Aug 31, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Aug 31, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Dec 10, 2024

Study contacts

Yu Hsuan Chang
Contact
hsuan1989@alps.com.tw
+886955551989
Irene Tsai
Contact
ibox526@gmail.com
+886925772995
MingChe Kuo
principal investigator · National Taiwan University Cancer Center

Oversight

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