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CoughPhase 2NCT04457011

Efficacy and Safety of Susu Zhike Granules for Treating Acute Cough Due to Common Cold With Cold-cough Syndrome in Children

A Phase 2 study testing High dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules 1 bag, Middle dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules 1 bag and Extremely-low dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules 1 bag in people with Cough, run by Tasly Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd at 7 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

This protocol is designed with the aim of exploring the efficacy of Susu on shortening duration and reducing severity of cough, and observe the safety used in children. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 6 to 14 years
Conditions the study is for
Cough
What is being tested?
High dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules 1 bag, Middle dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules 1 bag and Extremely-low dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules 1 bag
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
240 participants
Where
7 sitesChina
Study dates
19 Sep 2020to 24 Feb 2022
Phase
Phase 2
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 6 to 14 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Diagnosed as common cold standard, and VAS score of daytime or night-time cough >= 40mm;
  • Diagnosed as wind cold cough syndrome;
  • Aged 6-14 ( < 14) years;
  • The course of cough is <= 48 hours;
  • The maximum temperature is <= 38 degree C within 24 hours before visit;
  • The informed consent process complies with the requirement,and the legal representative and the child (>= 8 years old) sign the informed consent form.

Who cannot join

  • Accompanied by sore throat, obvious fever;
  • The white blood cell count(WBC), absolute value of neutrophils(NEU) and c-reactive protein(CRP) all exceeded 1.2 times of the upper limit of the reference value, and the researchers considered bacterial infection;
  • With complication, such as otitis media, sinusitis, acute bronchitis, pneumonia;
  • Acute bronchitis, pneumonia have been cured less than 8 weeks;
  • With a medical history of seasonal or perennial allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, chronic otitis media, bronchial asthma, chronic cough or recurrent respiratory tract infection;
  • Patients with severe malnutrition;
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  • Patients with other serious systemic diseases of the cardiovascular, brain, liver, kidney and hematopoietic systems, any anatomical or respiratory abnormalities or mental disorders;
  • Allergic to the experimental drugs;
  • Received antihistamines or any cough medicine, oral or inhaled steroid preparation before enrollment;
  • The investigator considers it inappropriate to participate in this clinical trial.

Trial locations and contacts

7 sites in 1 country.

7 sites in 1 country

China7 sites
  • The First Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    Changsha, Hunan, 410007

  • Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    Chengdu, Sichuan, 646000

  • Yunnan Provincial Hospital of TCM

    Kunming, Yunnan, 650021

  • Shanghai Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200071

  • The First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM

    Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300381

  • Hubei Provincial Hospital of TCM

    Wuhan, Hubei, 430073

  • Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    Xiamen, Fujian, 361001

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About this study

Official title: The Efficacy and Safety Evaluation of Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules in the Treatment of the Cough Caused by the Common Cold(Wind Cold Cough Syndromes) in Children: a Randomized, Double-blind, Dose Exploration,Multi-center Phase II Clinical Trial

This protocol is designed with the aim of exploring the efficacy of Susu on shortening duration and reducing severity of cough, and observe the safety used in children.

Read the detailed description

Susu used to be a clinical experienced Chinese herb formula for treating acute cough caused by common cold. The ingredients includes Hua Ju Hong, Qiao Rui Su, Zi Su Ye, Jie Geng, Gan Cao,which relieving cold and cough, resolving phlegm in traditional Chinese medicine theory. This prescription was used for a long time in clinical for treatingacute cough caused by common cold as an herb formula. To standardize the quality and make it easier to take, we reproduced it into a patent medicine and design this trial for evaluating it.

Conditions
Cough
Being tested
High dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules 1 bag, Middle dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules 1 bag, Extremely-low dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules 1 bag
Keywords
Susu zhike granules
Medical subject headings
Cough

What participants receive

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

  • High dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules 1 bagDrug

    High dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules 1 bag(9g granule per bag,contains 20.25 g crude herbs), twice a day (7-9a.m. and 5-7p.m.) for five days

  • Middle dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules 1 bagDrug

    Middle dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules 1 bag(9g granule per bag,contains 10.12 g crude herbs), twice a day (7-9a.m. and 5-7p.m.) for five days

  • Extremely-low dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules 1 bagDrug

    Extremely-low dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules 1 bag(9g granule per bag,contains 1.01 g crude herbs), twice a day (7-9a.m. and 5-7p.m.) for five days

Study groups in NCT04457011
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
High dose groupExperimentalHigh dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules, 1 bag, bid
Receives: Drug: High dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules 1 bag
Middle dose groupExperimentalMiddle dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules, 1 bag, bid
Receives: Drug: Middle dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules 1 bag
Extremely-low dose groupPlacebo comparatorExtremely-low dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules, 1 bag, bid
Receives: Drug: Extremely-low dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules 1 bag

What is being measured

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

  1. Time to Resolution of cough/ resolution rate

    Clinical cure is assessed based on visual analogue scale(VAS) score of cough severity, and defined as both VAS scores of day-time and night-time cough reduce to 17mm or less, and last for 24 hours. Day-time refers to 6AM-10PM, night-time refers to 10PM-6AM. The cough VAS is a 100mm line segment, its length represents cough severity (both cough frequent and tense should be considered). 0mm=no cough, 100mm=worst cough, seriously impacting life quality such as playing, going to school, sleeping.18 Day-time and night-time VAS are assessed independently on baseline (Day1) and Day 2-Day 6 to assess the severity of last 24 hours. Children will be trained to use this assessment tool after randomized, and will recorded it by themselves via dairy with the assistance of their parents.

    Measured: The median time of resolution of cough during Day 2-Day 6 and resolution rate of the last 24 hours.

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Time to relief of cough

    Day-time and night-time visual analogue scale(VAS) are assessed independently on baseline (Day1) and Day 2-Day 6 to assess the severity of last 24 hours.

    Measured: The median time of relief of cough during Day 2-Day 6.

  2. Area Under the cough VAS- Time Curve

    Day-time and night-time visual analogue scale(VAS) are assessed independently on baseline (Day1) and Day 2-Day 6 to assess the severity of last 24 hours.

    Measured: Baseline(Day1),Day 2-Day 6 post-treatment

  3. Parent-proxy Children's Acute Cough-specific QoL Questionnaire(PAC-QoL) scale score

    PAC-QoL is a 16-iterm parent-proxy questionnaire to reflect the frequency of particular feelings and concerns or worries of parents, developed by team of Sophie Anderson James in Australia. 7 points Lkiert-type scale (very consistent, consistent, some consistent, general, some non-consistent, non-consistent, and very inconsistent, scoring 1-7, respectively) is used to assess the quality of life of past 24 hours. Lower scores shows greater frequency, concerns, or worries, with higher scores therefore reflecting better quality of life.

    Measured: Baseline(Day1),the last 24 hours post-treatment

  4. Overall improvement of cough

    It is assessed by parents, with the question of "How is your child's cough severity changed after treatment?"(compared with 6 days ago). The response includes much better, better, no difference, worse, much worse. It will be record on Day 6.

    Measured: The last 24 hours post-treatment

  5. Disappearance rate of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) symptom

    TCM syndrome includes feverish, cough,intolerance of cold, headache, body ache, nasal congestion, sneezing, runny nose, pharyngeal itching.

    Measured: Baseline(Day1),the last 24 hours post-treatment

  6. Curative effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) syndrome

    We will assess the cure rate of symptoms respectively and the total efficacy of traditional Chinese syndrome on Day 6 via the TCM syndrome scale. Cure is defined as the score of the independent symptom decreased to 0. Efficacy means the change from baseline of total score>50%.

    Measured: Baseline(Day1),the last 24 hours post-treatment

Timeline

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

  1. First posted7 Jul 2020
  2. Study start19 Sep 2020
  3. Primary completion24 Feb 2022
  4. Study completion24 Feb 2022

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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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
240 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04457011
Sponsor's protocol ID
TSL-TCM-SSXEZKKL-Ⅱ
Status last verified
Aug 2024
First submitted
23 Jun 2020
Last updated
5 Sep 2024
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing High dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules 1 bag, Middle dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules 1 bag and Extremely-low dose Susu Xiao'er Zhike Granules 1 bag in people with Cough, run by Tasly Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd at 7 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 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 5 Sep 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 7 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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

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?

Time to Resolution of cough/ resolution rate (time frame: The median time of resolution of cough during Day 2-Day 6 and resolution rate of the last 24 hours.). 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 5 Sep 2024.

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