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Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Individuals between the ages of 19 and 75 years 2. Individuals who meet the Rome III functional dyspepsia criteria 3. Individuals who check more than 40 points on the visual analogue scale (0-100) for dyspeptic symptoms 4. Individuals who voluntarily agree with a study protocol and sign a written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals who have peptic ulcer or gastroesophageal reflux disease 2. Individuals who have obvious signs of irritable bowel syndrome 3. Individuals who have alarm symptoms (weight loss, black or tar stool, or dysphagia) 4. Individuals who have serious structural disease (malignant tumors, disease of heart, lung, liver or kidney) or mental illness 5. Individuals who have had surgery related with the gastrointestinal tract, except for appendectomy more than six months ago 6. Individuals who have other structural disease related with the gastrointestinal tract (e.g., cholangitis, pancreatitis) 7. Individuals who have had maxillofacial surgery or facial bone contouring surgery 8. Individuals who are taking drugs which might affect the gastrointestinal tract (Proton-pump inhibitors(PPIs), H2 antagonists, Antacids, gastrointestinal motility promoters, antibiotics, Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs(NSAIDs), muscle relaxants, antidepressants, stabilizer); a minimum wash-out period of one week is required before participating in the trial 9. Individuals who are pregnant or breastfeeding 10. Individuals who have a problem of malabsorption or maldigestion 11. Individuals who are human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) positive 12. Individuals who have difficulty in attending the trial (e.g., severe mental or psychological abnormality, dementia, drug addiction, time constraint, severe disorder in vision or hearing, outpatient treatment impossibility, illiteracy) 13. Individuals who have taken any other Investigational drug within 3 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total Dyspepsia Symptom(TDS) Scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Single Dyspepsia Symptom(SDS) Scale;Visual Analogue Scale (VAS);Nepean Dyspepsia Index (NDI);Functional dyspepsia-related quality of life (FD-QoL);Spleen Qi Deficiency Questionnaire (SQDQ);Adequate relief(AR) of FD pain & discomfort | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Dong-Eui University Oriental Medicine Hospital