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Efficacy and safety of a herbal medication, HH368, for clinical symptoms of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease

Efficacy and safety of a herbal medication, HH368, for clinical symptoms of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease: a randomized controlled, pilot, investigator-initiated trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0003444
Enrollment
60
Registered
2019-01-23
Start date
2018-12-28
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-02-23

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Drug : In the treatment group, 4 g of HH368 (Eoggansangahubagjisil 4g) is administered twice a day (8 g) for a total of 42 days, and acupuncture and physician consultation will be offered twice a week

Sponsors

KyungHee University Medical Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Men and women aged 45 to over 80 2) Those who have been diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson's disease and have been on levodopa for more than 5 years 3) Hoehn & Yahr stage 2-3 4) Those who have no cognitive problems and have voluntarily agreed to participate in the test after written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Diagnosed with secondary Parkinson's syndrome or atypical Parkinsonian syndrome 2) Diseases that may affect the adminitration or absorption of drugs (swallowing disorders, clinically severe digestive disorders, galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency, glucose-galactose malabsorption etc.) 3) Those who have a history of serious heart disease such as myocardial infarction or heart failure 4 )Those who have had deep brain stimulation 5) Those who have a history of allergy to the test drug 6 )Those who have a history of liver disease or kidney disease, or AST, ALT, BUN or Creatinine exceeds 3 times over the normal upper limit 7) Women who have pregnancy plan, are pregnant or breastfeeding 8) Those who have participated in another test within 30 days before participating in the clinical trial 9) Those who are judged that participation is difficult due to clinically significant psychiatric symptoms, medical illnesses, laboratory findings, etc.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change score of total Movement disorder society-unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (MDS-UPDRS) score between before treatment (V1) and after 6-week of treatment (V13)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Change trends of total MDS-UPDRS score, MDS-UPDRS part ?, ?, ?, ? score before treatment (V1), after 6-week of treatment and follow up at 12 weeks (V14);Change scores in the Timed Up and Go test between before treatment (V1), after 6-week of treatment (V13) and follow up at 12 weeks (V14);Change scores in the Schwab & England ADL score between before treatment (V1), after 6-week of treatment (V13) and follow up at 12 weeks (V14);Change scores in the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) between before treatment (V1), after 6-week of treatment (V13) and follow up at 12 weeks (V14);Change doses of levodopa agent consumption before treatment (V1), after 6-week of treatment (V13) and follow up at 12 weeks (V14);Change scores in the EuroQol(EQ-5D)-5D-5L between before treatment (V1), after 6-week of treatment (V13) and follow up at 12 weeks (V14);A sub-group analysis of the change of total Movement disorder society-unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (MDS-UPDRS) score between the Cold syndrome and Hot syndrome patients according to the results of the Cold-Hot syndrome questionnaire between before treatment (V1) and after 6-week of treatment (V13);Clinical effectiveness assessment based on the modified Hoehn & Yahr stage;Safety assessment;Cost-effectiveness analysis;Change score of Movement disorder society-unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (MDS-UPDRS) part ?score between before treatment (V1) and after 6-week of treatment (V13);Change score of Movement disorder society-unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (MDS-UPDRS) part ? score between before treatment (V1) and after 6-week of treatment (V13);Change score of Movement disorder society-unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (MDS-UPDRS) part ? score between before treatment (V1) and after 6-week of treatment (V13);Change score of Movement disorder society-unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (MDS-UPDRS) part ? score between before treatment (V1) and after 6-week of treat

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactTae-Hun Kim

Kyung Hee University Oriental Medical Center

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CRIS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026