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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Combined Bu Shen Yi Qi Decoction and Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) for the Treatment of Ovarian Function Decline

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Bushen formula combined with dehydroepiandrosterone and Placebo combined with dehydroepiandrosterone in Diminished Ovarian Reserve, sponsored by Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to female participants aged 20 Years to 40 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-03.

Sponsored by Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 4 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Sep 2025, registered Jan 2026).
  • Started Sep 2025; still recruiting 1 year 2 months later.
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
74
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
20 Years to 40 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Bushen Yiqi formula combined with dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in the treatment of women with diminished ovarian reserve (DOR). The study also aims to assess the safety profile of this combined therapy.

The main questions this study aims to answer include:

  1. Can the Bushen Yiqi formula combined with DHEA improve ovarian reserve in women with DOR?
  2. Does the combined treatment improve hormone levels, ovarian follicle parameters, and clinical symptoms?
  3. What safety issues may occur during treatment with the Bushen Yiqi formula combined with DHEA?

Researchers will compare the Bushen Yiqi formula combined with DHEA to DHEA plus placebo to determine whether the combined therapy is more effective in treating diminished ovarian reserve.

Participants will:

  1. Be randomly assigned to either the treatment group or the control group
  2. Receive DHEA combined with the Bushen Yiqi formula or DHEA combined with placebo for 12 weeks
  3. Undergo regular clinical assessments during the study period
  4. Have ovarian reserve markers (including AMH and antral follicle count), sex hormone levels (FSH, LH, E2, and testosterone), traditional Chinese medicine symptom scores, Kupperman menopausal index scores, inflammatory markers (CRP and IL-6), and safety indicators evaluated before and after treatment
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Conditions studied

  • Diminished Ovarian Reserve
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In context

Lead sponsor

Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is the lead sponsor of 15 studies on the registry; 7 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 40 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Patients who meet both the Western medical diagnostic criteria for DOR and the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnostic criteria.
  2. Female patients aged 20-40 years (inclusive).
  3. No use of estrogen or progestin medications within the past three months.
  4. Voluntary participation in this study, with provided and a written informed consent form signed.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Concurrent reproductive endocrine, metabolic, or immune system disorders that could affect ovarian reserve or confound the evaluation of treatment efficacy, including:Polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS),Hyperprolactinemia (a single elevated prolactin level > 3 times the ),Poorly controlled thyroid disease (thyroid-stimulating hormone [TSH] outside the normal reference range),Addison's disease,Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),Crohn's disease,Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, etc.
  2. Diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) attributable to iatrogenic factors, including:Tumor-related treatments,Surgery,Radiotherapy/Chemotherapy,Ovarian hyperstimulation from prior in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles
  3. Any of the following untreated or severe gynecological conditions:Unexplained irregular vaginal bleeding、Adnexal mass with a single largest diameter ≥ 4 cm、Stage III-IV endometriosis or bilateral ovarian endometriomas、Uterine fibroid(s) with a single largest diameter ≥ 4 cm、Endometrial polyp(s) with a single largest diameter > 1.5 cm、Planned pelvic surgery during the trial period
  4. Reduced menstrual flow (oligomenorrhea/hypomenorrhea) attributable to:Congenital uterine malformations、Uterine hypoplasia、Organic pathologies of the reproductive organs、Prior intrauterine procedures
  5. Patients with severe diseases of the cardiovascular or cerebrovascular system, liver, kidney, hematopoietic system, or other major organ systems, as well as those with psychiatric disorders or intellectual disabilities.
  6. Pregnancy or lactation.
  7. Known allergy or to any component of the drugs in this study.
  8. Participation in any other clinical trial within the 3 months preceding randomization.
  9. Unwillingness to sign the form for this study.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(4)

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
74 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Therapy group

    Participants in the therapy group will receive dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) combined with the Bushen YiQi formula. DHEA will be administered orally, and the Bushen YiQi formula will be administered according to the study protocol. The treatment duration will be 12 weeks.

    Drug: Bushen formula combined with dehydroepiandrosterone

  • Placebo comparator
    Control group

    Participants in the control group will receive dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) combined with placebo. DHEA will be administered orally, and the placebo will be identical in appearance and administration schedule to the Bushen YiQi formula. The treatment duration will be 12 weeks.

    Drug: Placebo combined with dehydroepiandrosterone

Interventions

  • DrugBushen formula combined with dehydroepiandrosterone

    Drug page: Dehydroepiandrosterone

    Patients in the treatment group received the Bushen Yiqi Formula (composed of Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata (Shu Di Huang), Rehmanniae Radix (Sheng Di Huang), Glehniae Radix (Bei Sha Shen), Ophiopogonis Radix (Mai Dong), Asini Corii Colla (E Jiao), Dioscoreae Rhizoma (Shan Yao), Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum (Gui Ban), Cuscutae Semen (Tu Si Zi), Morindae Officinalis Radix (Ba Ji Tian), etc.). The herbal formula was provided as a fine granule for oral administration.Herbal Formula: Starting from the first day of inclusion, subjects took the granulated herbs dissolved in hot water, twice daily, with 2 sachets per dose. The treatment course lasted for 12 weeks.All participants (in both the treatment and control groups) concurrently took dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) tablets (25 mg per tablet; Fosun Pharma, USA) at a dosage of 25 mg three times daily.

  • DrugPlacebo combined with dehydroepiandrosterone

    The control group received matching placebo preparations. To ensure blinding, both the herbal formula for the treatment group and the placebo for the control group were identically packaged, with indistinguishable appearance, odor, and color.All participants (in both the treatment and control groups) concurrently took dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) tablets (25 mg per tablet; Fosun Pharma, USA) at a dosage of 25 mg three times daily.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. AMH

    Serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels will be measured to assess ovarian reserve function. Changes in AMH levels from baseline to post-treatment and follow-up will be compared between the treatment group and the control group.

    Time frame: Blood samples were collected on days 2-4 of the menstrual cycle at three predefined time points: (1) baseline, (2) the first menstrual cycle after treatment, and (3) the first menstrual cycle following the 3-month follow-up period.

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Started Sep 2025 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Jan 2027, 16 months after the start.

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

Registered
Jan 24, 2026
First posted
Apr 17, 2026
StartActual
Sep 1, 2025
Primary completionEst.
Jan 1, 2027
CompletionEst.
Jan 1, 2027
Last update
Jun 3, 2026
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.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 3, 2026, 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
NCT07535983
Lead sponsor
Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Responsible party
Ruining Liang (chief physician, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine) — Principal investigator
First posted
Apr 17, 2026
Start date
Sep 1, 2025
Primary completion
Jan 1, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Jan 1, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 3, 2026

Study contacts

Ruining Liang
Contact
jack169@sina.com
0086-0791-88385243

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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