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Efficacy of Yiqi Congming Decoction in Vascular Cognitive Impairment with Qi Deficiency Pattern Under the Guidance of Qi-Boosting and Yang-Lifting Theory: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

The effect of Yiqi Mingzhong Decoction on vascular cognitive impairment and its influence on mitochondrial autophagy via the Pink1/Parkin pathway under the guidance of the theory of Qi-supplementing and Yang-elevating.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025002594
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-12-30
Start date
2023-08-25
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-12

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

Conditions

Vascular Cognitive Impairment

Interventions

A Group:Oral donepezil hydrochloride tablets (5mg once a night before bedtime, 4 weeks)
B Group:Donepezil hydrochloride tablets (same as group A) Yiqi Smart Decoction drug composition: astragalus 15g licorice 15g ginseng 15g cohosh 9g kudzu root 9g vitex 4.5g cypress huangbai 3g white pe

Sponsors

Weifang Hospital Of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to 79 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Meets the diagnostic criteria for Vascular Cognitive Impairment (VCI); 2) Qi deficiency syndrome score = 10 points; 3) Age between 45-79 years, gender; 4) MoCA score: 10-25 points; 5) Possesses the ability to read and write simple texts; 6) Voluntarily participates in this clinical trial and signs the informed consent form. Note: Patients who meet all of the above six criteria may be included in this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Cognitive impairment caused by other factors such as coexisting conditions like epilepsy encephalitis head trauma thyroid dysfunction severe anemia and other diseases that may lead to cognitive impairment or dementia; 2) Patients with a history of brain surgery or those scheduled for brain surgery; 3) Patients who cannot accept the study protocol and the medications used; 4) Patients with comorbid severe depression or other serious mental illnesses (such as schizophrenia bipolar disorder etc.); 5) Patients with severe primary diseases and malignancies affecting heart liver kidney hematopoietic system which may impact life expectancy and participation in follow-up; 6) Patients with significant neurological deficits or severe claustrophobia that prevent them from completing relevant examinations; 7) Patients who have participated in other interventional clinical trials in the past three months or are undergoing other interventional treatments that may interfere with the efficacy evaluation of this trial; 8) Patients who are pregnant or have plans to become pregnant within the past year. Note: Any patient who meets any of the above criteria will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Montreal Cognitive Assessment;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Activities of Daily Living;Qi deficiency syndrome score;Mini-Mental State Examination;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactManli Zhao

Weifang Hospital Of Traditional Chinese Medicine

maryzhao7451@126.com13791888338

Outcome results

None listed

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