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Effects of herbal medicine (Eulja-tang) for grade ? to ? hemorrhoids with chronic constipation: a randomized, open-label, active-comparator controlled, parallel, exploratory clinical trial

Effects of herbal medicine (Eulja-tang) for grade ? to ? hemorrhoids with chronic constipation: a randomized, open-label, active-comparator controlled, parallel, exploratory clinical trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0007811
Enrollment
30
Registered
2022-10-14
Start date
2021-12-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-24

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Drug : The selected subjects visit within 2 weeks of the screening visit and are randomly assigned to either the Eulja-tang group or the Daehwangmokdanpitang group at a 1:1 ratio. Randomly assigned

Sponsors

Daejeon Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Men and women between the ages of 19 and 65 2) Patients diagnosed with functional constipation according to Rome IV diagnostic criteria 3) Patients with grade 1 or grade 2 according to Goliger classification 4) Those who voluntarily agreed in writing to participate in this clinical trial

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Those with a history of using constipation treatment drugs (bulking laxatives, stool softeners, dietary fiber products, etc.), constipation-inducing drugs, enemas and suppositories, and hemorrhoids ointment within the last 2 weeks 2) Those who have received oriental medical treatment such as acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, or herbal medicine for the purpose of treating constipation or hemorrhoids within the last 2 weeks 3) Those with a Sodergren score of 6 or higher or those with a grade 3 or higher according to Goligher's classification which are eligible for surgery 4) Metabolic disease (hypothyroidism, diabetes, hypercalcemia, etc.), myopathy (amyloidosis), nervous system disease (Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, etc.), constipation or drug-induced constipation due to underlying diseases such as depression is suspected one who becomes 5) In case of acute abdominal disease (appendicitis, intestinal bleeding, ulcerative colitis, etc.), intestinal obstruction, intestinal stenosis, or severe gastrointestinal symptoms, or an anal disease accompanied by dentition, fistula, perianal abscess, anal pruritus, anal Crohn's disease, etc. 6) Those who have been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease or an organic disease (colon cancer, etc.) within 6 months or have the following warning symptoms or signs within 3 months: Bloody stools accompanied by anemia not considered to be the cause of hemorrhoids or hemorrhoids, recently those who have lost 5% or more of their total body weight in 3 months, constipation within 3 months 7) Those with a history of abdominal surgery (except for appendectomy, hernia surgery, cholecystectomy, cesarean section) 8) Those who have had hemorrhoid surgery within 12 months prior to screening 9) Clinically significant diseases and disorders in the liver, kidney, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, endocrine system, and central nervous system in physical examination and clinical examination, or cerebrovascular disease (cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage) within 6 months before screening; Those with a history of heart disease (angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, heart failure, etc.), severe nervous system disease, kidney disease, immunodeficiency disease, active hepatitis B or C, active tuberculosis, asthma, COPD, malignancy or mental illness 10) Patients with hepatic and renal dysfunction (at screening, ALT, AST, r-GTP = 3 times the upper limit of normal, blood creatinine = 2 times the upper limit of normal) 11) Uncontrolled diabetic patients (glycated hemoglobin level 9% or higher or fasting blood sugar 160mg/dL or higher at screening) 12) With abnormal Free T4 on the thyroid function test, TSH 5.1 uIU/ml at screening 13) Those who have a history of hypersensitivity to the components of the drug for clinical trials 14) Those with genetic problems such as galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency, or glucose-galactose malabsorption 15) A person with a history of alcoholic or drug abuse 16) Pregnant, lactating, or planning to become pregnant within 3 months 17) Those who participated in other clinical trials taking clinical investigational drugs within 30 days before participation in this clinical trial (based on the date of written consent) 18) In case the investigator judges that it is not suitable for the clinical trial for other reasons

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage of bleeding

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Bleeding severity score

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactHesol Lee

Daejeon Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University

havesea@kiom.re.kr+82-42-869-2744

Outcome results

None listed

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