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Sangting Formula for Post-Infectious Cough with Pattern of Dampness and Heat in the Lung and Spleen: An Exploratory Randomized, Controlled Trial

A Theoretical and Clinical Study on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung-Spleen Damp-Heat Pattern in Post-Infectious Cough Based on the Eight-Dimensional Pattern Differentiation Concept

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2026001633
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-06-30
Start date
2026-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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Conditions

Post-infection cough

Interventions

Intervention Group:Health promotion+Sangting Formula
Control Group:Health promotion+Sangting Formula Placebo

Sponsors

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Meets the diagnostic criteria for post-infection cough as per the "Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cough (2021)"; (2) Meets the diagnostic criteria for lung-spleen damp-heat syndrome; (3) Age between 18 and 65 years; (4) Disease duration =3 weeks and 5 points; (6) VAS score =40 mm; (7) Voluntarily participates and signs the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, hepatic and renal insufficiency, hematological disorders, or mental illness; (2) Patients with cough or other pulmonary diseases caused by chronic bronchitis, eosinophilic bronchitis, cough-variant asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), etc.; (3) Patients with a temperature >37.3°C and acute infection; (4) Patients who have taken ACEI (ACEI antihypertensive drugs) within the past 3 months; (5) Heavy smokers (smoking history (years) multiplied by the number of cigarettes smoked per day =400); (6) Pregnant or breastfeeding women; (7) Patients with a known allergy to the investigational drug; (8) Patients currently participating in other interventional clinical trials; (9) Other situations deemed unsuitable for participation in this study by the investigators.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Cough resolution rate;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Cough onset time;The efficacy of cough;Cough Cessation Time;Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Syndrome Efficacy;Leicester Cough Quality of Life Questionnaire Score Changes;Cough severity rating change;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXiaohong Gu

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

guxiaohong1962@163.com18810055165

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ITMCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026