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A Clinical Study on the Combination Therapy of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Western Medicine for Bipolar Disorder

A Clinical Study on the Combination Therapy of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Western Medicine for Bipolar Disorder

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025002611
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-12-30
Start date
2026-01-01
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

Bipolar disorder

Interventions

Experimental Group:Tongyang Xingshen Decoction includes Bupleurum 10g, Oyster shell 30g (boil first), Pearl mother 30g (boil first), Gardenia 10g, Citrus aurantium 10g, Magnolia officinalis 10g, Alpin
Control Group:The control group received a Chinese herbal placebo identical in appearance to that of the experimental group, combined with quetiapine treatment within the same dosage range.

Sponsors

Guangzhou Medical University Affiliated Brain Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Age between 18-65 years old, Han ethnicity; 2) Meets the diagnostic criteria for bipolar II disorder according to DSM-5, currently in an acute depressive episode, with HAMD score =17 and YMRS score <6; 3) Received quetiapine monotherapy during the run-in period and signed the informed consent form; 4) Chinese medicine diagnosis: liver qi stagnation and spleen deficiency syndrome.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Meets any other diagnostic criteria specified in DSM-5; 2) High suicide risk: Currently has suicidal thoughts or a suicide plan, or scores 3 or 4 on the suicide item of the HAMD-17 scale, or is judged by the investigator to be at high suicide risk; 3) Hypothyroidism, or major somatic diseases such as heart, liver, or kidney conditions; 4) Neurological diseases such as central nervous system infections, stroke, hydrocephalus, or brain tumors; 5) Received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or experimental drugs within the past 3 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) Reduction Rate;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale;Yang Mania Scale;Cognitive Function Battery Consensus Version / MATRICS;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactNing Yuping

Guangzhou Medical University Affiliated Brain Hospital

ningjeny@126.com020-81268720

Outcome results

None listed

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