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Efficacy of Yokukansankachimpihange on insomnia in patients with Parkinson’s disease: A pilot study of Randomized, Doble blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel trial

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Diseases of the nervous system
Registration Number
KCT0002869
Lead Sponsor
Dunsan Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
34
Inclusion Criteria

(1) K-FRAIL scale ? 1
(2) STAI ? 41 (for man), STAI ? 42 (for woman)
(3) SCOPA -night score ? 7
(4) A diagnosis of PD made by a neurologist
(5) Patients who corresponds to Hoehn and Yahr scale stage 1–4
(6) Patients who voluntarily participated in the trial and Informed consent completed

Exclusion Criteria

(1) Patients with Alzheimer’s dementia, vascular dementia, Huntington's disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or hydrocephalus
(2) Gait disturbance caused by stroke, brain tumor, or other brain disease
(3) A diagnosis of gastrointestinal disease, endocrine disease, or cardiovascular disease not controlled by diet or medication
- Persons with a history of gastrointestinal disorders (Crohn's disease, ulcer, acute or chronic pancreatitis, etc.) or gastrointestinal surgery (excluding simple cecal surgery or hernia surgery) that may affect the absorption of the test drug.
- Patients with genetic problems such as galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption.
(4) AST or ALT exceeds twice the upper limit of the reference range or the total bilirubin exceeds twice the upper limit of the reference range
(5) Kidney disease such as kidney dialysis (liver cancer, cirrhosis, chronic kidney failure, congestive heart failure, etc.)
(6) Unstable medical condition as decided by the research clinician
(7) If the attending physician determines that there is a significant physical or mental deficiency that does not understand and can not follow the overall treatment
(8) Take a herb medication for PD within the last 4 weeks
(9) Clinical laboratory abnormality such as serum creatinine =97mmol/L, alanine amino transferase =40U/L, aspartate amino transferase =40U/L)
(10) Inability to undergo fNIRS
(11) According to the researcher's judgment, patients who are not eligible to participate in this clinical study

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Questionnaire survey assessing sleep problems : SCOPA-S (Scales for Outcomes in PD-Sleep Scale)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Questionnaire survey associating sleep problems: PDSS (Parkinson’s disease Sleep Scale), ESS (Epworth sleep scale), STAI (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory), BDI (Beck Depression Inventory), PSS (Perceived Stress Scale), Fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illnesses, and loss of weight scale (K-FRAIL);Polysomnography and hormone analysis (cortison and melatonin);Measurement on hemodynamic change in prefrontal cortex using fNIRS;Analysis of Neurotransmitters in blood: Neurotransmitters related to Parkinson's disease include dopamine, 41 amino acids (including glutamate, GABA), Norepinephrine, Epinephrine, serotonin;mRAN analysis
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