Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT04417101
Chinese Herbal Medicine for Dialysis-related Myofascial Pain: Study Protocol for A Pilot Randomized Study
A Prospective Randomized Crossover Trial to Explore the Tolerability, Safety and Effectiveness of Chinese Herbal Medicine Among Patients With Dialysis-related Myofascial Pain
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 40 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 20 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Dialysis-related myofascial pain in hemodialysis (HD) patients is an important issue that is associated with many other psychosomatic problems. Effective interventions are required to alleviate pain problems in this group. Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) has been tried as a potential therapeutic method to improve pain. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a CHM formula intervention on pain intensity, daily function, and quality of life, and safety among HD patients in dialysis center within a southern Taiwan context.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | Chinese Herb | The participants will be instructed to take their JBT and take it as a dose of 3 g (per bag) each time, trice daily for 4 weeks. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2020-07-01
- Primary completion
- 2021-06-30
- Completion
- 2021-06-30
- First posted
- 2020-06-04
- Last updated
- 2020-06-04
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04417101. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.