The Effect of Chinese Herb Solid Drink, a Traditional Chinese Medicine Diet Formula, on Functional Constipation and Gut Microbiota
- Conditions
- Functional constipation
- Registration Number
- ITMCTR2000003207
- Lead Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
1. Aged >= 18 years;
2. There are 2 or more of the following symptoms: difficulty in defecation, dry ball feces, incomplete feeling of defecation, manual assistance in defecation, defecation less than 3 times a week;
3. Meeting the syndrome differentiation of traditional Chinese Medicine of intestinal dryness and fluid deficiency.
4. Patients must stop taking drugs for constipation for at least 1 week before being enrolled;
5. Volunteer to participate in the study, adhere to the treatment according to the doctor's orders, and make regular follow-up, with good compliance.
1. Patients with serious diseases of vital organs such as lung, heart, kidney, liver and brain or psychosis;
2. Previous gastrointestinal surgery or organic lesions of rectum and colon (such as intestinal tumor, Crohn's disease, intestinal tuberculosis, etc.);
3. Patients with allergic constitution or presence of allergy to test drug ingredients;
4. Patients participate in other clinical trials during the treatment;
5. Pregnant or lactating women.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient-Assessment of Constipation Quality Of Life;Defecation frequency;Difficulty in defecation;stool texture;
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Abdominal distention and pain;appetite;