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A Chinese herbal medicine (Xilei-san) for mild/moderate ulcerative proctitis

A Chinese herbal medicine (Xilei-san) for mild/moderate ulcerative proctitis: a randomised, placebo controlled study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN56157078
Enrollment
35
Registered
2011-12-09
Start date
2011-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2016-10-17

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

Conditions

Mild or moderate ulcerative proctitis Digestive System Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis

Interventions

Dexamethasone was formulated as 5 mg/60 ml and Xilei-San as 1000 mg/60 ml (Beijing Tong Ren Tang Ltd., Co., Beijing, China). Patients were instructed to take the formulation as enema once a day for 4

Sponsors

Zhengzhou University (China)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients between the ages of 18 and 80 years were eligible to participate if they had previously established UP with mild to moderate exacerbation at least 7 days

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients receiving 5-aminosalicylic acid and/or immunosuppressive agents in 7 days prior to entry into the trial, except those suffering symptomatic relapse during maintenance treatment of oral 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) preparations 2. Patients currently or recently receiving any oral or rectal steroid preparation 3. Patients having any episode of drug allergy and 4. Pregnant or lactating women

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Clinical remission rate at week 4

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Clinical and endoscopic remission rates at week 8 2. Clinical relapse rates at week 20 3. Adverse events were assessed at week 4, 8 and 20

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026