NCT01264068

Brief Summary

Traditional Chinese herbal medicine, no matter mono-therapy or poly-pharmacy, is composed of complicated chemical constituents. Many confounding factors influence activity of Chinese herbs, including the origin of the herbs, safety of the products and consistency between batches. Study of the effectiveness and mechanism of Chinese herbs in vivo is much more challengeable due to unresolved problems of product quality control, screen of effective principles, monitor of the marker constituents and the targets for site of action. In this project, we will introduce the concept of metabolomics to detect total metabolites spectra as the biomarkers of Chinese herbs intervention. Correlation will be analyzed between changes in total metabolites and clinical improvements when menopausal women receive Suan Tsao Jen Tang or Jia Wey Shiau Yau San, and postpartum women receive生化湯.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
60

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2008

Shorter than P25 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 1, 2008

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 1, 2009

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2009

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 20, 2010

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 21, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

December 21, 2010

Status Verified

March 1, 2008

Enrollment Period

8 months

First QC Date

December 20, 2010

Last Update Submit

December 20, 2010

Conditions

Keywords

Suan-Tsao-Jen-Tang ,Jia-Wey-Shiau-Yau-San,metabolomics,menopause

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Total metabolites detection using LC/MS/MS

    one month

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • 1.Menopause rating scale (MRS) 2.Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI)

    one month

Study Arms (3)

Insomnia control

NO INTERVENTION

Suan Tsao Jen Tang

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: Finished Herbal Product such as Suan Tsao Jen Tang, Jia-Wey Shiau-Yau San

Jia-Wey Shiau-Yau San

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: Finished Herbal Product such as Suan Tsao Jen Tang, Jia-Wey Shiau-Yau San

Interventions

Take medicine every day 3 times, each time 4 grams.

Jia-Wey Shiau-Yau SanSuan Tsao Jen Tang

Eligibility Criteria

Age40 Years - 60 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Insomnia according to PSQI\>6
  • Informed consent
  • Female
  • Age 40-65 years

You may not qualify if:

  • In 3 months before participating in and studying, happen great accident or heavy night shift or have time difference problems (such as the long-range flight) .
  • Spiritual disease (melancholia,etc.) ,obstructive sleep apnea, heart disease history (the acute heart attack, cardiac arrhythmia) , hypertension , diabetes mellitus, cancer.
  • Take melatonin or melatonin agonist, such medicines as acetylcholine, glutamate, serotonin, norepinephrine, GABA, histamine, adenosine, prostaglandins,etc..

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Taipei City Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan, 111, Taiwan

RECRUITING

Study Officials

  • Yen-Hui Chen, PHD

    Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy,National Taiwan University

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 20, 2010

First Posted

December 21, 2010

Study Start

August 1, 2008

Primary Completion

April 1, 2009

Study Completion

December 1, 2009

Last Updated

December 21, 2010

Record last verified: 2008-03

Locations