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Efficacy and safety of suanzaore decoction, a classical herbal prescription, with chronic insomnia disorder in adults: study protocol for randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, placebo-controlled trial

Efficacy and safety of suanzaore decoction, a classical herbal prescription, with chronic insomnia disorder in adults: study protocol for randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, placebo-controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-IOR-16009198
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2016-09-13
Start date
2017-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-04-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Chronic insomnia disorder in adults

Interventions

Treatment Group:Suanzaoren decoction granule plus Zolpidem Tartrate tablet placebo
Control Group:Zolpidem Tartrate tablet plus Suanzaoren decoction granule placebo
Placebo Group:Zolpidem Tartrate tablet placebo plus Suanzaoren decoction granule placebo

Sponsors

Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Aged 18-80 years old; 2) Chronic insomnia disorder diagnosed by two clinical attending doctors according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition(DSM-5) criteria; 3) after a shared decision-making, clinicians decide to add pharmacological therapy while the cognitive and bahaviour therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) alone is unsuccessful; 4) has good compliance and willing to accept the test; 5) No mental disease or using psychoactive medications; 6) Signed the written informed consent form for the clinical trial.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Diagnoses of severe hepatic, renal or thyroid dysfunction or cardiovascular diseases; 2) Has a severe psychiatric disorder or a history of major psychiatric disorder (for example, depression, anxiety, autism, schizophrenia and so on); 3) Diagnoses of other sleep disorders (such as narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome or restless legs syndrome); 4) Taking medications, psychotherapy or acupuncture for insomnia within a month; 5) Taking part in other clinical trial; 6) Diagnosed with severe, life-threatening chronic sleep disorders; 7) Not suitable for the study by a physician's evaluation; 8) Pregnancy, breast-feeding or juvenile.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Polysomnography;Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Insomnia Severity Index;Sleep Diary;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZheng Guo-qing/Yan Lin

Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

gq_zheng@sohu.com+86 13566288727/+86 13676415620

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 27, 2026