NCT06481787

Brief Summary

To evaluate the improvement of symptoms in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease combined with depression (hepatic and gastric depression-heat type) by Zuojin Wan combined with vornodine fumarate regimen as a control, and to compare the adherence to the medication and the adverse reactions of the patients between the two groups.

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Enrollment
300

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
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Started Jun 2024

Typical duration for not_applicable

Status
not yet recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress98%
Jun 2024Jun 2026

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 25, 2024

Completed
5 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 30, 2024

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 1, 2024

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 30, 2026

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 30, 2026

Expected
Last Updated

July 1, 2024

Status Verified

June 1, 2024

Enrollment Period

1.8 years

First QC Date

June 25, 2024

Last Update Submit

June 28, 2024

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Reflux Disease Questionnaire

    According to the frequency and severity of episodes of the main symptoms,observe the changes of reflux'disease questionnaire score before treatment and after 8 weeks of treatment.

    Baseline and 8 weeks

  • Hamilton Depression Scale

    Assessing patients for depressive symptoms

    Baseline and 8 weeks

  • Chinese Medicine Points Scale

    Assessment of TCM evidence before and after treatment

    Baseline and 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Adverse events during treatment

    Baseline and 8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Vonorasan fumarate

EXPERIMENTAL

Vonorasan fumarate, 20 mg twice daily orally before meals for 8 weeks of treatment.

Drug: Vonorasan Fumarate

Zuojin Pills combined with Vonorasan Fumarate

EXPERIMENTAL

Add Zuojin Pills, 3g each time, twice daily, on top of Vonorasan Fumarate treatment for 8 weeks.

Drug: Vonorasan FumarateDrug: Zuojin Pills

Interventions

Vonorasan fumarate is taken 30min before breakfast and dinner.

Vonorasan fumarateZuojin Pills combined with Vonorasan Fumarate

Zuojin Pills should be taken 30min after breakfast and dinner.

Zuojin Pills combined with Vonorasan Fumarate

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Aged between 18 and 65 years;
  • Fulfilment of western medical diagnostic criteria for GERD;
  • Meet the diagnostic criteria for mild depression;
  • Comply with the diagnostic criteria of Liver and Stomach Depression-Heat syndrome in Chinese medicine;
  • A score of 7-17 on the 17-item Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD-17) (7-17 being mild depression);
  • Good compliance and autonomous behaviour;
  • No medications that may have an effect on the study, such as acid-suppressing agonists, were taken within 2 weeks prior to enrolment;

You may not qualify if:

  • HP positive patients;
  • Other organic diseases of the digestive system, such as peptic ulcer, peptic tumour, peptic haemorrhage, liver, gallbladder and pancreas disease, intestinal obstruction and inflammatory bowel disease;
  • Systemic diseases affecting the dynamics of the digestive tract, such as diabetes mellitus, chronic renal insufficiency, connective tissue diseases, neurological lesions, etc;
  • Pathological diagnosis of the esophageal mucosa suggestive of moderate-to-severe heterogeneous hyperplasia;
  • Previous surgery resulting in a decrease in gastric acid or a history of oesophageal or gastric surgery;
  • Varicose veins in the esophagus or fundus of the stomach;
  • Persons with severe primary heart, brain, liver, lung, kidney, blood or serious disease affecting their survival;
  • Those with depression, suicidal tendencies and mental disorders who cannot cooperate;
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or patients who have a plan to have children in the near future;
  • Taking drugs that have an effect on the results of this study within 2 weeks before participating in this study;
  • Allergy or adverse reaction to the study drug.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Gastroesophageal RefluxDepression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Esophageal Motility DisordersDeglutition DisordersEsophageal DiseasesGastrointestinal DiseasesDigestive System DiseasesBehavioral SymptomsBehavior

Study Officials

  • wanli liu

    The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

wanli liu

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
BASIC SCIENCE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 25, 2024

First Posted

July 1, 2024

Study Start

June 30, 2024

Primary Completion

April 30, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2026

Last Updated

July 1, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
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