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临床试验/NCT06187376
NCT06187376撤回2 期

Evaluating the Safety and Acceptability of Using Chinese Herbal Medicine in Patients With Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized-controlled Trial

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai1 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家开始时间: 2024年7月最近更新:
适应症
干预措施
相关药物

试验速览

阶段
2 期
状态
撤回
试验地点
1
主要终点
Presence or absence of any adverse events

研究概览

简要总结

This is a prospective randomized-controlled trial looking at the safety and acceptability of using Chinese herbal medicine in patients with primary dysmenorrhea. The research team hopes to enroll 100 patients, 50 of whom will be randomized to receive the herbal tincture and 50 who will receive a placebo tincture. Patients will be enrolled and using the assigned tincture for twelve weeks. The research team will assess safety as a primary outcome by the presence or absence of adverse events related to study protocol during the period of participation.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Parallel
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
Single (Participant)

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 36 Years(Adult)
性别
Female
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • Female aged 18-36 are met:
  • Self-reported pain or discomfort during menstruation, as indicated by Grade 1 or higher on the verbal multidimensional scoring system
  • May experience regular menstrual cycle and period must be <7 days in duration
  • May be on birth control
  • Must know or can estimate the date of the next cycle/period
  • May find blood clots in menstrual blood
  • Must be in good health (doesn't report any medical conditions asked in the screening questionnaire)
  • Following a stable, consistent diet regimen
  • Follow a stable, consistent exercise regimen and are willing, for the duration of the study, to not decrease or increase the amount of exercise in their regimen
  • Agree to refrain from any lifestyle changes that may affect their menstrual cycle for the duration of the study (for example, getting on or off hormonal birth control, reducing the amount of exercise)
  • Follow a stable consistent regimen when using any other interventions, such as massage, chiropractic medicine, or acupuncture; agree not to increase or decrease the number of their other interventions
  • Willingness to adhere to the dietary supplement regimen
  • Willingness to refrain from any other dietary supplements targeting the menstrual cycle during the study period
  • Is able to communicate in English
  • Is willing and able to share feedback via REDCap
  • Must provide written informed consent (ICF)

排除标准

  • Do not experience a menstrual cycle
  • Cannot estimate the onset of their next menstrual cycle
  • Do not experience menstrual pain or cramping
  • Follow an extreme diet intervention
  • Experienced severe weight loss in the past 3 months prior to study participation
  • If currently taking allowed supplements, the dosage needs to remain the same throughout the entirety of the study
  • Food intolerances/allergies that require an EpiPen
  • Known allergic reaction to any of the test product ingredients
  • Currently pregnant, want to become pregnant for the duration of the study, or who are breastfeeding
  • Previous users of Elix Cycle Balance
  • Having more than 3 alcoholic drinks a day
  • Have been diagnosed with the following conditions: PCOS, endometriosis, PMDD, adenomyosis, Hashimoto's, anorexia, bulimia, orthorexia, binge eating, any other eating disorder
  • Not been on a stable dose of birth control for the past 6 months

研究组 & 干预措施

Chinese Herbal Medicine (CHM) herbal tincture

Experimental

Chinese herbal tincture

干预措施: Chinese Herbal Medicine (CHM) supplement (Drug)

Placebo

Placebo Comparator

Matching placebo tincture.

干预措施: Placebo (Drug)

结局指标

主要结局

Presence or absence of any adverse events

时间窗: up to 3 months

Presence or absence of any adverse events related to the study protocol during the time of participation.

次要结局

  • Dysmenorrhea Symptom Interference (DSI) Scale(up to 3 months)

研究者

申办方类型
Other
责任方
Principal Investigator
主要研究者

Jenny Tang

Assistant Professor

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

研究点 (1)

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