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ThalassemiaPhase 4NCT03374111

Colla Corii Asini Treating Anemia in Pregnant Women With Thalassemia(Presenting the Syndrome of Blood Deficiency)

A Phase 4 study testing Colla corii asini and a Simulate Agent of Colla corii asini granule in people with Thalassemia, run by The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine at 12 sites in China.

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Trial summary

480 pregnant patients diagnosed of silent or standard α-thalassemia, HbH disease, minor or intermediate β-thalassemia with mild anemia will be randomly assigned to treatment group and control group. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 to 50 years, women only
Conditions the study is for
Thalassemia
What is being tested?
Colla corii asini and a Simulate Agent of Colla corii asini granule
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
480 participants
Where
12 sitesChina
Study dates
1 Mar 2018to 30 Dec 2019
Phase
Phase 4
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 20 to 50 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Pregnant women diagnosed as thalassemia carriers by genetic test with clinical presentation of silent or standard α-thalassemia, HbH disease, minor or intermediate β-thalassemia;
  • Patients with mild anemia (70 g/L≤ Hb<100 g/L) prior to study enrollment;
  • Singleton pregnancy ;
  • Gestational age between 24-32 weeks;
  • Patients having not received blood transfusion in the last 12 weeks;
  • Written informed consent of the patient.

Who cannot join

  • Known history of allergy or reaction to any component of the investigational product;
  • Allergic to two or more drugs;
  • Patients with severe thalassemia;
  • Anaemia not caused by thalassemia (e.g., iron deficiency, aplastic, megaloblastic or haemolytic anaemia) or bone marrow diseases, leukemia.
  • Twin or multiple pregnancies;
  • Placental Abnormality (e.g., placenta previa, multilobate placenta, placenta succenturiate, placenta cirumvallate) or polyhydramnios, oligohydramnios, fetal growth restriction, fetal anomaly;
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  • Patients having received hemopoieticfactors or treated by hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the last 2 months;
  • Hypersplenism or hypertensive disorder in pregnancy;
  • Patients with any of the following abnormalities: immunodeficiency, primary diseases involving cardiovascular system, liver, kidney, gastrointestinal tract, endocrine system and hematological system;
  • 1.5 times or more higher plasma creatinine level than high limit of normal state;
  • 1.5 times or more higher AST or ALT than high limit of normal state;
  • Patients with mental illness;
  • Patients who suffer from drug or alcohol abuse;
  • Patients who addicted to smoking and drinking;
  • Participation in any clinical investigational drug study within the previous 3 months;
  • Patients who are regarded as ineligible for this study by investigator.

Trial locations and contacts

12 sites in 1 country.

Song-ping Luo, PhD contact

13005156625

songpingluo@hotmail.com

Zhongqi Yang, PhD contact

+86-20-36598909

Yang_zhongqi@163.com

12 sites in 1 country

China12 sites, 12 recruiting
  • The third people's Hospital of Dongguan

    Dongguan, Guangdong, 523326

    Lifang Mo, 13669853882, 478974155@qq.com

    Not yet recruiting
  • Intranet of Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510405

    shaoying Wu, PhD, 18902268157, wushaoying@163.com

    Recruiting
  • the first affiliated hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510405

    Yanfang Li, PhD, +86-20-36598857, gzyanfangli@hotmail.com

    Song-ping Luo, professor, 13005156625, songpingluo@hotmail.com

    Recruiting
  • Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics,Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515

    Zhijian WANG

    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510630

    Rui-man Li

    Recruiting
  • The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510700

    Junzhao Qiu

    Recruiting
  • Dongguan Guangji Hospital

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 523382

    Caifang Wang, 15817696003

    Not yet recruiting
  • Liuzhou Municipal Matemal and Child Health Hospital

    Liuzhou, Guangxi, 545001

    Yuanliu Wang

    Recruiting
  • The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region National Hospital

    Nanning, Guangxi, 530001

    Ruo xue You

    Recruiting
  • Ruikang Hospital of Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    Nanning, Guangxi, 530011

    Xin QIN

    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine

    Nanning, Guangxi, 530023

    Yong-qin Zhang

    Not yet recruiting
  • Shenzhen maternity and child health care hospital

    Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518033

    Yan Ning

    Not yet recruiting

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About this study

Official title: A Multi-center Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study of Colla Corii Asini for the Treatment of Anemia in Pregnant Women With Thalassemia(Presenting the Syndrome of Blood Deficiency)

480 pregnant patients diagnosed of silent or standard α-thalassemia, HbH disease, minor or intermediate β-thalassemia with mild anemia will be randomly assigned to treatment group and control group. Patients in the treatment group will be given 15 g of Colla corii asini powder form daily for 8 weeks and followed up to 42 days postpartum while the control group will be observed and followed up in the same period treated with placebo. Levels of hemoglobin(Hb), reticulocyte (RET), immaturity reticulocyte (IRF), indirect bilirubin(IBIL), total bilirubin(TBIL), lactic dehydrogenase(LDH) will be measured on three visits(baseline, week 4 and week 8). The curative effect of TCM Syndrome( week 8) and undesirable pregnancy outcomes(42 days after giving birth) will be observed.

Read the detailed description

Thalassemia is a type of hemolytic anemia disease caused by genetic defect of synthesis in one or more globin chains. Among all the single genetic disorders thalassemia has the highest incidence rate in the world and causes heavy burdens on public health system. In China, the southern provinces suffer from high incidence of thalassemia, which is particularly common in the population of Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan provinces. Epidemiological studies showed that in Guangdong alone about 17.83 % of the 14,332 pregnant women across 21 regions examined were diagnosed as carriers of thalassemia .

Recent studies showed that compared with healthy controls, women with thalassemia are associated with a wide range of abnormality and adverse pregnancy outcomes including cardiovascular disease, thrombotic disease, spontaneous miscarriage, premature delivery, oligohydramnios, fetal growth restriction and low birth weight. Currently there is no consensus on treating anemia in pregnant thalassemia patients. Due to the absence of an safe and effective therapeutic measures, many thalassemia patients are prone to develop low level of Hb, which can severely impact the fetal growth and maternal health.

In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Colla corii asini (CCA, E'jiao) is a gelatin-like traditional Chinese medicine refined from donkey hide and has been widely used in clinical antanemic therapy for more than 2000 years. In the last decade, many studies had addressed the effect of CCA on the anemia using modern pharmacological approaches. The results indicated that CCA contains collagen protein,glycogen and a variety of trace elements, a variety of amino acids, etc. the main components of CCA can promote hematopoiesis by a number of mechanisms which eventually increase the peripheral erythrocyte counts and Hb concentration. Therefore, the investigators proposed that the hematopoietic effects of CCA might also contribute to the treatment of thalassemia with insuffcient or abnormal Hb concentration.

The study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Colla corii asini (CCA ) in improve anemia during pregnancy among silent or standard α-thalassemia, HbH disease, minor or intermediate β-thalassemia. Four hundred and eighty pregnant patients who meet inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to either the treatment group or control group. Patients in the treatment group will be given 15 g of CCA daily for 8 weeks and followed up to 42 days postpartum, while the control group were observed and followed up in the same period treated with placebo. Levels of hemoglobin (Hb),reticulocyte (RET), immaturity reticulocyte (IRF), indirect bilirubin (IBIL), total bilirubin (TBIL), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) will be measured on three visits (baseline, week 4 and week 8). The curative effect of TCM Syndrome( week 8) and undesirable pregnancy outcomes(42 days after giving birth) will be observed.

Conditions
Thalassemia
Being tested
Colla corii asini, a Simulate Agent of Colla corii asini granule
Keywords
Thalassemia;, the Syndrome of Blood Deficiency, Anemia, Colla Corii Asini
Medical subject headings
Thalassemia, Anemia

What participants receive

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

  • Colla corii asiniDrug

    Also called donkey-hide gelatin

    15 g Colla corii asini granule daily for 8 weeks

  • a Simulate Agent of Colla corii asini granuleDrug

    Also called Placebo of Colla corii asini granule

    15 g a Simulate Agent of Colla corii asini granule daily for 8 weeks

Study groups in NCT03374111
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Experimental groupExperimental15g of Colla corii asini granule( produced by Dong-E E-Jiao Co., Ltd) , taken once daily for 8 weeks
Receives: Drug: Colla corii asini
Control groupPlacebo comparatora Simulate Agent of Colla corii asini granule, similar in size, shape,color and taste to Colla corii asini granule, taken once daily for 8 weeks
Receives: Drug: a Simulate Agent of Colla corii asini granule

What is being measured

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

  1. Hemoglobin(Hb)

    the change of hemoglobin(g/L)

    Measured: baseline, week 4 and week 8

Secondary outcomes (8)
  1. reticulocyte (RET)

    the change of reticulocyte (RET)count(×10^9/L)

    Measured: baseline, week 4 and week 8

  2. immature reticulocyte fraction(IRF)

    the change of immature reticulocyte fraction(%)

    Measured: baseline, week 4 and week 8

  3. adverse event

    undesirable pregnancy outcomes

    Measured: tracked for 42 days after giving birth

  4. indirect bilirubin(IBIL)

    the change of indirect bilirubin(IBIL)(μmol/L)

    Measured: baseline, week 4 and week 8

  5. total bilirubin(TBIL)

    the change of total bilirubin(TBIL) (μmol/L)

    Measured: baseline, week 4 and week 8

  6. lactic dehydrogenase(LDH)

    the change of lactic dehydrogenase(LDH)(U/L)

    Measured: baseline, week 4 and week 8

  7. anaemia cure rates

    anaemia cure rates(%):The concentration of hemoglobin was higher than baseline > 5g/L;The improvement rate = improved cases/the total number of cases * 100%

    Measured: week 8

  8. The curative effect of TCM Syndrome

    the change of the TCM syndrome scores of two groups before and after treatment(%)

    Measured: week 8

Timeline

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

  1. First posted15 Dec 2017
  2. Study start1 Mar 2018
  3. Primary completion1 Oct 2019 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Dec 2019 (estimated)

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 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
480 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03374111
Sponsor's protocol ID
TH-2
Status last verified
Dec 2018
First submitted
4 Dec 2017
Last updated
27 Dec 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: all collected IPD, all IPD that underlie results in a publication

Publications

  • Li Y, He H, Yang L, Li X, Li D, Luo S. Therapeutic effect of Colla corii asini on improving anemia and hemoglobin compositions in pregnant women with thalassemia. Int J Hematol. 2016 Nov;104(5):559-565. doi: 10.1007/s12185-016-2069-0. Epub 2016 Jul 25.

    PubMed 27456464
  • Cheng YL, Zhang XH, Sun YW, Wang WJ, Fang SP, Wu ZK. Clinical Effect and Mechanism of Yisui Shengxue Granules in Thalassemia Patients with Mild, Moderate, or Severe Anemia. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2016;2016:1713897. doi: 10.1155/2016/1713897. Epub 2016 Feb 2.

    PubMed 26949404

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Colla corii asini and a Simulate Agent of Colla corii asini granule in people with Thalassemia, run by The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine at 12 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 6 inclusion and 16 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Dec 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 12 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. 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.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Song-ping Luo, PhD (13005156625, songpingluo@hotmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Hemoglobin(Hb) (time frame: baseline, week 4 and week 8). 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 NCT03374111, which also lists 2 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 27 Dec 2018.

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