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Hand, Foot and Mouth DiseaseNCT01769794

Chinese Medicinal Treatment on Mild Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease: Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study

A study testing Western therapy and JET in people with Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, run by China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences at 4 sites in China.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The study is aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Jinlianqingre Effervescent Tablets, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), in the treatment of Uncomplicated hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 year to 13 years
Conditions the study is for
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
What is being tested?
Western therapy and JET
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
288 participants
Where
4 sitesChina
Study dates
Jun 2011to Oct 2011
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 1 year to 13 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Clinical diagnosis of mild hand-foot-mouth disease patients according to Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease Treatment Guidelines 2010 issued by China's Ministry of Health;
  • Within 48 hours of onset of fever and rash symptom.
  • Age of 1-13 years.
  • Documented body temperature 37.4 °C-39.0°C
  • Patients or their guardians agree to participate in this study and signed the informed consent form.

Who cannot join

  • Complicated with other serious diseases such as chronic hepatitis,chronic diarrhea disease,chronic diarrhea, congenital heart disease, acute or chronic nephritis and blood diseases.
  • With history of allergies on traditional Chinese medicine.
  • Attending other clinical studies on HFMD after diagnosed.

Trial locations and contacts

4 sites in 1 country.

China4 sites
  • Beijing children's hospital

    Beijing, 100045

  • Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu university of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    Chengdu, Sichuan, 610072

  • Tangshan infectious disease hospital

    Tangshan, Hebei, 063020

  • Tianjin infectious disease hospital

    Tianjin, 300192

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About this study

The study is aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Jinlianqingre Effervescent Tablets, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), in the treatment of Uncomplicated hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD).

Read the detailed description

By adopting a multicenter, prospective, randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled, this study is aimed to evaluate the effectiveness, safety of a traditional Chinese medicine, Jinlianqingre Effervescent Tablets, for treatment Uncomplicated HFMD, and to provide scientific evidence for the construction of TCM methods in treating HFMD.

Being tested
Western therapy, JET, Placebo(for JET)
Keywords
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, Medicine, Chinese Traditional, Enterovirus, Fever
Medical subject headings
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, Enterovirus Infections, Fever

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Western therapyDrug

    Physical cooling paste or warm bathing, vitamin B, vitamin C. On the basis of the attending physician's judgment, participants were allowed to use Ibuprofen suspension if their body temperature was greater than 38.5℃. Likewise, the need for antibiotics was determined by the attending physicians. The use of acetaminophen or antibiotics was recorded on the case record form

  • JETDrug

    Also called Jinlianqingre Effervescent Tablets

    4g/tablet, One tablet each time (Taken after dissolved in 50ml boiled water, 3 times daily if body temperature≥38.5℃)

  • Placebo(for JET)Drug

    placebos prepared identical in color, taste and consistency to the JET (supplied by Zhongshenghaitian Pharmaceutical, Tianjin, China)

Study groups in NCT01769794
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Western therapy & PlaceboActive comparatorWestern therapy(oral care, skin care and reducing temperature) Placebo for JET(Jinlianqingre Effervescent Tablets )
Receives: Drug: Western therapy; Drug: Placebo(for JET)
Western therapy & JETExperimentalJinlianqingre Effervescent Tablets plus western therapy
Receives: Drug: Western therapy; Drug: JET

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. The time of body temperature going back to normal

    Referring to the time of the armpit temperature of lower than 37.0 degrees Celsius, lasting for at least 24 hours, after the medicine is taken.

    Measured: 10 days

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Healing time of skin or oral mucosa lesions symptom

    Referring to the number of days in the total-contact cast until the skin completely closed after the medicine is used.

    Measured: 10 days

  2. Score of skin or oral mucosa lesions symptom during the study period time

    Referring to Symptoms were hands, feet, oral mucosa lesions, buttock, crissum, back and four limbs. Each symptom was scored as 0 (none), 1 (mild), 2 (modest), or 3 (severe).

    Measured: 10 days

  3. the length of hospital stay

    Measured: 10 days

  4. major complications rate

    Referring to pulmonary edema, cardiac damage, pneumonia, secondary infection, meningitis, encephalomyelitis et al.

    Measured: 10 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Jan 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2011
  3. Primary completionOct 2011
  4. Study completionOct 2011

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
288 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01769794
Sponsor's protocol ID
ChinaACMS-HFMD
Status last verified
Jan 2013
First submitted
15 Jan 2013
Last updated
17 Jan 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Western therapy and JET in people with Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, run by China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences at 4 sites in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Jan 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 4 sites in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The time of body temperature going back to normal (time frame: 10 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Jan 2013.

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