NCT01224496

Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Supportive Management of Anaemic and Cytopenic (Leukopenia, Thrombocytopenia) Haematological Disorders

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1 / Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 38 (actual)
• Sponsor: Singapore General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 13 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to study the efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) on anaemic and cytopenic haematological disorders including myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), aplastic anaemia (AA), myelofibrosis (MF) and thalassemia intermedia who do not have or did not respond to available treatment options.

Conditions

• Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
• Aplastic Anaemia (AA)
• Myelofibrosis (MF)
• Thalassemia Intermedia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Chinese herbal concoction twice a day for 6 months	Definition of each TCM syndrome is based on TCM theory. Formulation composition is based on each defined TCM syndrome with addition or removal of herbs as indicated by the patient's manifestation

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-07-01
• Primary completion: 2011-08-01
• Completion: 2011-08-01
• First posted: 2010-10-20
• Last updated: 2017-02-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Singapore