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NCT number NCT00815737
Other study ID # rhubarb cerebral hemorrhage
Secondary ID
Status Active, not recruiting
Phase Phase 2/Phase 3
First received December 29, 2008
Last updated May 26, 2010
Start date January 2009

Study information

Verified date September 2009
Source Fudan University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority China: Ethics Committee
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will determine if rhubarb will reduced the incidence of pneumonia and improved recovery from an acute cerebral hemorrhage. The study is designed to look at both infection rate and overall recovery and recovery of motor function, for example muscle strength and coordination.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Active, not recruiting
Enrollment 100
Est. completion date
Est. primary completion date
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Occurrence of an acute cerebral hemorrhage (between 9 and 72 h after onset) with a score of at least 6 on the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and patient age of at least 18 years.

- Have no pneumonia according to modified criteria of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

- Consistent with the Constipation of Phlegm-Heat Accumulation type by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) standard

- Patients or their representatives voluntarily take part in this study and signed the informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Cerebral infarction, transient ischemic attack(TIA)

- Subarachnoid hemorrhage

- Proven cerebral embolism caused by tumor, Brain Trauma, cerebral parasitic disease, dysbolismus, fibrillation atrial resulted from rheumatic heart disease, coronary heart disease, and other heart diseases

- Clinical signs of infection on admission

- Pregnant or breast-feeding

- Allergic to rhubarb

- Preceding or ongoing antibiotic therapy within the last 24 h

- Participation in another interventional trial

- Immunosuppressant treatment within the last 30 days

- Combining severe clinical conditions such as liver, kidney, Hematopoietic System, endocrine system or psychological diseases

Study Design

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


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
rhubarb
14 days of rhubarb
Placebo
14 days of Placebo

Locations

Country Name City State
China Zhongshan hospital of Fudan University Shanghai Shanghai

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Fudan University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

References & Publications (1)

Cai DF, Dai W, Chen YP, Wen M, Dai HL. [Effect and mechanism of rhubarb on fibrinolysis in secondary damaged central nerve system of rats with acute hemorrhagic stroke]. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 2005 Jan;25(1):38-41. Chinese. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary The lung infection rate within 14 days after stroke onset 14 days No
Secondary Global disability on modified Rankin scale at 90 days 90 days No
Secondary NIH stroke scale 90 days No
Secondary Barthel Index 90 days No
Secondary Death rate 90 days No
Secondary Syndrome score by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) standard 90 days No
Secondary Changes in laboratory indexes as safety assessment, including red blood cell(RBC), white blood cell(WBC), platelet(PLT), alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase(AST), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine(Cr) in blood samples; protein, 90 days Yes
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