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The evaluation of the efficacy and the safety of rikkunshito on anorexia in Parkinson's disease patients

The evaluation of the efficacy and the safety of rikkunshito on anorexia in Parkinson's disease patients - The effect of rikkunshito on anorexia in Parkinson's disease patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000009626
Enrollment
20
Registered
2013-04-01
Start date
2013-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Parkinson&#39

Interventions

Anti-Parkinson&#39
s disease drug plus rikkunshito Anti-Parkinson&#39
s disease drug

Sponsors

Saitama Medical Center,Saitama Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Selection criterion at enrollment 1)Hoehn-Yahr staging 1-3 2)patients who were diagnosed at having anorexia according to questionnaire 3)Outpatients 4)Agreement to sigh an informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Patients for whom oral administration was impossible 2)Patients who received drugs prohibited for concomitant use 2 weeks before treatment of rikkunshito 3)Patients with serious complications(liver,kidney,heart,blood,or metabolic disorders) 4)Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to traditional Japanese medicine 5)Patients considered inappropriate by the study investigator

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change of appetite before and after treatment of rikkunshito—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Evaluation of gastrointestinal symptoms using Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale Patient satisfaction Gastric emptying Plasma ghrelin level Safety of rikkunshito—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKoji Yakabi

Saitama Medical Center,Saitama Medical University Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

kjyakabi@saitama-med.ac.jp049-228-3741

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026