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Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

NCT number NCT01958866
Other study ID # 0156
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Phase 2/Phase 3
First received September 11, 2013
Last updated March 10, 2015
Start date October 2013
Est. completion date December 2014

Study information

Verified date March 2015
Source Chulalongkorn University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Thailand: Ethical Committee
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Hypothesis: Tinospora Crispa-extract Product can reduce pyretic similar to acetaminophen.

This study aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of Tinospora Crispa-extract product compared with the acetaminophen. Total of 96 patients with body temperature between 37.8-38.5 without any signs of infections will be enrolled in this study. Patients will be randomly divided into 3 groups: First group will receive acetaminophen 1000 mg every 6 hr, Second group will receive Tinospora Crispa-extract Product 2000 mg twice daily and the third group will receive placebo twice daily.


Description:

Patients in each group will be monitored for body temperature at baseline (at the time of enrollment) and at 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 24 h after receiving the tested material.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 96
Est. completion date December 2014
Est. primary completion date December 2014
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Age over 18 years old

- Body temperature between 37.8-38.5

- Body weight not less than 40 kg but not over 100 kg

- Liver enzymes do not exceed 2 times of normal value

- Can comply with study protocol

Exclusion Criteria:

- Have allergic history of any tested compounds

- Fever from other causes, not by URI

- Take any herbal medicines during 2 weeks before enrollment

- Physicians decide to withdraw the subjects with any reasons

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Tinospora Crispa-extract Product

Acetaminophen

Other:
Placebo


Locations

Country Name City State
Thailand Pornanong Aramwit Bangkok

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Chulalongkorn University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Thailand, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Body Temperature Change from baseline in temperature at 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 and 24 hours No
Secondary Number of adverse events: diarrhea, elevated liver enzyme and elevated creatinine Liver and kidney function will be randomly evaluated. Number of participants with soft stool will be recorded. Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay (24 hours) Yes