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Diabetic RetinopathyNCT00904592

A Study on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Comprehensive Protocol of Prevention and Control in Diabetic Retinopathy

A study testing Qi ming granula in people with Diabetic Retinopathy, run by Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine at 1 site 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

1. Title: A Study on TCM comprehensive protocol of Prevention and Control in Diabetic Retinopathy. 2. Objectives of study: To evaluate the Intervention effect of integrate control protocol on reducing the incidence rate of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, PRP and MVL. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 35 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Diabetic Retinopathy
What is being tested?
Qi ming granula
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
480 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
Sep 2008to Apr 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 35 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Diagnosed with diabetes mellitus.
  • Diagnosed with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, including moderate and severe diabetic retinopathy
  • and corrected VA≥45 letters(ETDRS), equivalent the decimal value of 0.16(20/125).
  • Diagnosed with the syndrome and signs of TCM.
  • HbA1C≤8.0%.
  • Ages ranged from 35 to 75 years.
  • Joined in the test voluntarily and signed the Informed consent by GCP regulation.

Who cannot join

  • Complicating severe vitreous hemorrhage, or requiring laser and vitrectomy treatment.
  • The patients who have been received the therapy of Retina laser photocoagulation.
  • The patients whose dioptric media is so turbid that hard to evaluate the fundus picture.
  • DMKA or other acute metabolic disturbance, or complicating severe acute infection within a month.
  • Combined with other severe Diabetic complication.
  • Having any allergic reaction to some drugs, food and pollen etc. or hypersensitiveness
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  • Pregnant or breast feeding.
  • combined with primarily severe diseases such as cardiovascular, hepatic,renal illness ,hemopoietic system disease, and psychosis.
  • Combined with glaucoma, uveitis, ocular neuropathy and severe cataract etc.
  • Participated in other clinical trial within 3 month.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site
  • Chengdu University of TCM

    Chengdu, Sichuan, 610075

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About this study

Official title: A Study on TCM Comprehensive Protocol of Prevention and Control in Diabetic Retinopathy

  1. Title: A Study on TCM comprehensive protocol of Prevention and Control in Diabetic Retinopathy.
  2. Objectives of study: To evaluate the Intervention effect of integrate control protocol on reducing the incidence rate of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, PRP and MVL. Then produce a high performance, optimize, convenient, applicable and demonstrated protocol of integrate control with Intervention of TCM and west medicine.
  3. Study Type: Interventional
  4. Study Design: Multi-center, Randomized, Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Parallel Assignment, Positive controlled clinical study.
  5. Sample size: 480 subjects , divided into test and control groups equally.
  6. Primary endpoint: incidence rate of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, panretinal photocoagulation
Read the detailed description
  1. Primary outcome:
  • proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • panretinal photocoagulation
  1. Secondary outcome:
  • Vision, Funduscopy, Fundus photograph
  • Fundus fluorescein angiography
  • Visual Electrophysiology:FERG、OPs、PVEP.
  • Optical coherence tomography.
  • Symptoms scores of TCM.
  • The M0S short-form-36 heaIth survey(SF-36).
  • Visual Function Questionnaire-25(VFQ-25).
Being tested
Qi ming granula, Placebo Comparator
Keywords
diabetic retinopathy, traditional chinese medicine
Medical subject headings
Diabetic Retinopathy

What participants receive

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

  • Qi ming granulaDrug

    Also called QM

    Qi ming granula Usage:4.5g,po,tid. duration:12 months/ arise Endpoint Event

  • Placebo ComparatorDrug

    Also called PC

    Control group: Basic therapy & placebo

    1. Therapy for DM: To control blood glucose, blood pressure, and serum lipid through drug, dietary management , exercise and education.
    2. placebo,Usage: 4.5g,po,tid
Study groups in NCT00904592
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Qi ming granulaExperimentalStudy group(combined therapy with Intervention of TCM): Basic therapy & treating both on deficiency and stasis of blood. 1. Therapy for DM: To control blood glucose, blood pressure, and serum lipid through drug, dietary management, exercise and education. 2. Qi ming granula, Usage: 4.5g,po,tid.
Receives: Drug: Qi ming granula
placebo comparatorPlacebo comparatorControl group: Basic therapy & placebo 1. Therapy for DM: To control blood glucose, blood pressure, and serum lipid through drug, dietary management , exercise and education. 2. placebo,Usage: 4.5g,po,tid
Receives: Drug: Placebo Comparator

What is being measured

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

  1. incidence rate of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, panretinal photocoagulation

    Measured: 12 months

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Symptoms scores of TCM

    Measured: 12 weeks

Timeline

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

  1. First posted19 May 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2008
  3. Primary completionOct 2010
  4. Study completionApr 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
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator
Enrolment
480 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00904592
Sponsor's protocol ID
2006BAI04A0401
Status last verified
Aug 2012
First submitted
24 Dec 2008
Last updated
21 Aug 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Qi ming granula in people with Diabetic Retinopathy, run by Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine at 1 site 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 7 inclusion and 10 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 21 Aug 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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?

incidence rate of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, panretinal photocoagulation (time frame: 12 months). 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 21 Aug 2012.

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