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Hand, Foot, and Mouth DiseaseNCT01554930

Effectiveness and Safety of Chinese Medicine to Treat Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

A study testing Western therapy (mannitol, methylprednisolone, immunoglobulin, febrifuge) and Xiyanping injection plus western therapy in people with Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease, run by Jiangxi Qingfeng Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. at 3 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 Xiyanping injection,a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), in the treatment of severe type of 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 (mannitol, methylprednisolone, immunoglobulin, febrifuge) and Xiyanping injection plus western therapy
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
230 participants
Where
3 sitesChina
Study dates
May 2010to Dec 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 severe hand-foot-mouth disease patients according to Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease Treatment Guidelines 2010 issued by China's Ministry of Health; More than 1/3 patients should be diagnosed by etiological examination.
  • Less than 24 hours of occurrence of fever and/or occurrence of tetter or herpes.
  • Age of 1-13 years.
  • Patients or their guardians agree to participate in this study and signed the informed consent form.

Who cannot join

  • Complicated with other diseases such as neurogenic pulmonary edema, cardiopulmonary failure.
  • Complicated with other serious primary diseases in organ such as congenital heart disease, chronic hepatitis, nephritis and blood diseases, etc.
  • With history of allergies on traditional Chinese medicine.
  • Patients who using glucocorticoids for based diseases.
  • Patients who having history of hemolysis.
  • Patients or their guardians suffering from Psychiatric diseases.
  • Attending other clinical studies on HFMD after diagnosed.

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country.

China3 sites
  • Handan Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital

    Handan, Hebei

  • Liuzhou People's Hospital

    Liuzhou, Guangxi

  • Jiangxi Children's Hospital

    Nanchang, Jiangxi

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About this study

Official title: A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Severe Type of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

The study is aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Xiyanping injection,a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), in the treatment of severe type of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD).

Read the detailed description

By adopting a multi-center, randomized and controlled clinical trial, this study is aimed to evaluate the effectiveness, safety and economic evaluation of a traditional Chinese medicine, Xiyanping injection,for treatment of HFMD, and to provide scientific evidence for the construction of TCM methods in treating HFMD.

Being tested
Western therapy (mannitol, methylprednisolone, immunoglobulin, febrifuge), Xiyanping injection plus western therapy
Keywords
HFMD, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiyanping
Medical subject headings
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

What participants receive

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

  • Western therapy (mannitol, methylprednisolone, immunoglobulin, febrifuge)Drug

    Mannitol:0.5-1.0g/kg,q4h to q8h ivgtt; Methylprednisolone:1mg-2mg/kg·d,qd iv; Immunoglobulin:1g/kg; Others:febrifuge,sedative,etc.

  • Xiyanping injection plus western therapyDrug

    Xiyanping injection:5-10mg/kg/d (0.2-0.4ml/kg/d),qd ivgtt; Mannitol:0.5-1.0g/kg,q4h to q8h ivgtt; Methylprednisolone:1mg-2mg/kg·d,qd iv; Immunoglobulin:1g/kg; Others:febrifuge,sedative,etc.

Study groups in NCT01554930
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Western therapyActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: Western therapy (mannitol, methylprednisolone, immunoglobulin, febrifuge)
Xiyanping injection plus western therapyExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Xiyanping injection plus western therapy

What is being measured

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

  1. complication rate

    Refering to the ratio of patient having complications such as pulmonary edema, myocarditis,damage of central nervous system,shock, respiratory failure, multiple organ failur etc.

    Measured: 15 days

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. time of body temperature going back to normal

    Refering 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: 15 days

  2. time of symptom disappearance

    Referring to the length of time when clinical symptoms and signs totally disappear after the medicine is used.

    Measured: 15 days

  3. safety outcome

    Calculated by adverse event

    Measured: 15 days

Timeline

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

  1. First posted15 Mar 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2010
  3. Primary completionNov 2010
  4. Study completionDec 2011

Resources

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
None (open label)
Enrolment
230 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01554930
Sponsor's protocol ID
200907001-3
Status last verified
Mar 2012
First submitted
11 Mar 2012
Last updated
15 Mar 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Hamaguchi T, Fujisawa H, Sakai K, Okino S, Kurosaki N, Nishimura Y, Shimizu H, Yamada M. Acute encephalitis caused by intrafamilial transmission of enterovirus 71 in adult. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 May;14(5):828-30. doi: 10.3201/eid1405.071121.

    PubMed 18439374
  • Hosoya M, Kawasaki Y, Sato M, Honzumi K, Hayashi A, Hiroshima T, Ishiko H, Kato K, Suzuki H. Genetic diversity of coxsackievirus A16 associated with hand, foot, and mouth disease epidemics in Japan from 1983 to 2003. J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Jan;45(1):112-20. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00718-06. Epub 2006 Nov 8.

    PubMed 17093028
  • Yoke-Fun C, AbuBakar S. Phylogenetic evidence for inter-typic recombination in the emergence of human enterovirus 71 subgenotypes. BMC Microbiol. 2006 Aug 30;6:74. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-6-74.

    PubMed 16939656
  • Chang LY, King CC, Hsu KH, Ning HC, Tsao KC, Li CC, Huang YC, Shih SR, Chiou ST, Chen PY, Chang HJ, Lin TY. Risk factors of enterovirus 71 infection and associated hand, foot, and mouth disease/herpangina in children during an epidemic in Taiwan. Pediatrics. 2002 Jun;109(6):e88. doi: 10.1542/peds.109.6.e88.

    PubMed 12042582
  • Shen WC, Chiu HH, Chow KC, Tsai CH. MR imaging findings of enteroviral encephaloymelitis: an outbreak in Taiwan. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1999 Nov-Dec;20(10):1889-95.

    PubMed 10588115

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Western therapy (mannitol, methylprednisolone, immunoglobulin, febrifuge) and Xiyanping injection plus western therapy in people with Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease, run by Jiangxi Qingfeng Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. at 3 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 4 inclusion and 7 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 15 Mar 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 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?

complication rate (time frame: 15 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01554930, which also lists 5 linked publications.

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 15 Mar 2012.

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