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Effects of herbal medicine (Eulja-tang) for grade ? to ? hemorrhoids with chronic constipation: a randomized, open-label, active-comparator controlled, parallel, exploratory clinical trial

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Diseases of the digestive system
Registration Number
KCT0007811
Lead Sponsor
Daejeon Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

1) Men and women between the ages of 19 and 65
2) Patients diagnosed with functional constipation according to Rome IV diagnostic criteria
3) Patients with grade 1 or grade 2 according to Goliger classification
4) Those who voluntarily agreed in writing to participate in this clinical trial

Exclusion Criteria

1) Those with a history of using constipation treatment drugs (bulking laxatives, stool softeners, dietary fiber products, etc.), constipation-inducing drugs, enemas and suppositories, and hemorrhoids ointment within the last 2 weeks
2) Those who have received oriental medical treatment such as acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, or herbal medicine for the purpose of treating constipation or hemorrhoids within the last 2 weeks
3) Those with a Sodergren score of 6 or higher or those with a grade 3 or higher according to Goligher's classification which are eligible for surgery
4) Metabolic disease (hypothyroidism, diabetes, hypercalcemia, etc.), myopathy (amyloidosis), nervous system disease (Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, etc.), constipation or drug-induced constipation due to underlying diseases such as depression is suspected one who becomes
5) In case of acute abdominal disease (appendicitis, intestinal bleeding, ulcerative colitis, etc.), intestinal obstruction, intestinal stenosis, or severe gastrointestinal symptoms, or an anal disease accompanied by dentition, fistula, perianal abscess, anal pruritus, anal Crohn's disease, etc.
6) Those who have been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease or an organic disease (colon cancer, etc.) within 6 months or have the following warning symptoms or signs within 3 months: Bloody stools accompanied by anemia not considered to be the cause of hemorrhoids or hemorrhoids, recently those who have lost 5% or more of their total body weight in 3 months, constipation within 3 months
7) Those with a history of abdominal surgery (except for appendectomy, hernia surgery, cholecystectomy, cesarean section)
8) Those who have had hemorrhoid surgery within 12 months prior to screening
9) Clinically significant diseases and disorders in the liver, kidney, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, endocrine system, and central nervous system in physical examination and clinical examination, or cerebrovascular disease (cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage) within 6 months before screening; Those with a history of heart disease (angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, heart failure, etc.), severe nervous system disease, kidney disease, immunodeficiency disease, active hepatitis B or C, active tuberculosis, asthma, COPD, malignancy or mental illness
10) Patients with hepatic and renal dysfunction (at screening, ALT, AST, r-GTP = 3 times the upper limit of normal, blood creatinine = 2 times the upper limit of normal)
11) Uncontrolled diabetic patients (glycated hemoglobin level 9% or higher or fasting blood sugar 160mg/dL or higher at screening)
12) With abnormal Free T4 on the thyroid function test, TSH < 0.1 uIU/ml or TSH > 5.1 uIU/ml at screening
13) Those who have a history of hypersensitivity to the components of the drug for clinical trials
14) Those with genetic problems such as galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency, or glucose-galactose malabsorption
15) A person with a history of alcoholic or drug abuse
16) Pregnant, lactating, or planning to become pregnant within 3 months
17) Those who participated in other clinical trials taking clinical investigational drugs within 30 days before participation in this clinical trial (based on the date of written consent)
18) In case the investigator judges that it is not suitable for the clinical trial for other reasons

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of bleeding
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Bleeding severity score
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