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Berberine Hydrochloride Tablets for the Treatment of Irinotecan-Induced Diarrhea in Patients with Solid Tumors: A Prospective Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Study

Berberine Hydrochloride Tablets for the Treatment of Irinotecan-Induced Diarrhea in Patients with Solid Tumors: A Prospective Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600124144
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-05-08
Start date
2026-05-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-05-11

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

Conditions

Solid Tumor Patients

Interventions

Study Group:Berberine
Control group:Placebo

Sponsors

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with pathologically confirmed solid tumors; 2. Age >= 18 years old; 3. The patient's physical condition is ECOG performance status =125mg/m²); 6. Bone marrow functional requirements: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1.5 × 10?/L, platelet count (PLT) 125 >= 100 × 10?/L, hemoglobin (HGB) >= 90g/L; 7. Renal function requirement: Serum creatinine =60ml/min; 8. Liver function requirements: Serum total bilirubin <= 1.5 times the upper limit of normal, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) <= 2.5×ULN; if there is potential liver dysfunction caused by malignancy, AST and ALT must be <= 5×ULN. 9. Patients who can understand and complete the questionnaire in the case report form; 10. Patients who can understand and sign the informed consent form, have good compliance, and are willing to accept follow-up.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with diarrhea caused by tumors, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, radiotherapy, malabsorption of fat, ischemic colitis, overflow diarrhea, diarrhea caused by surgery, enteral feeding, etc. 2. Patients diagnosed with depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and/or schizophrenia; 3. Patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis); 4. Patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis or other uncontrolled infectious diseases; 5. Patients who have received abdominal or pelvic radiotherapy within the past 3 months; 6. Patients who have had or are currently experiencing thromboembolic events. 7. Patients who have not taken non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), antibiotics or probiotics within two weeks before treatment; 8. Those who participate in other clinical research treatments simultaneously and may affect the observation of the effect indicators in this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of Grade >=2 Diarrhea;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of Grade >=3 Diarrhea;Time to First Occurrence and Duration of Grade >=2 Diarrhea;Maximum Number of Bowel Movements;Bristol Stool Scale;Duration and Dose of Loperamide Rescue Therapy;Distribution of Diarrhea by Grade;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactQinghua Yao

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

danfer1001@163.com+86 135 8889 9111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 16, 2026