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SepsisEarly Phase 1NCT06514339

Evidence-based Evaluation and Mechanism of Shenhuang Granules in the Treatment of Sepsis

A Early Phase 1 study testing shenhuang granule in people with Sepsis, run by The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University at 1 site in China.

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Trial summary

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by the body's dysfunctional response to infection, most patients require treatment in the ICU, and is the leading cause of death worldwide. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Sepsis
What is being tested?
shenhuang granule
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
410 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
1 Jul 2024to 1 Jul 2026
Phase
Early Phase 1
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age ≥18 years old
  • Meet the diagnostic criteria of sepsis 3.0 guidelines
  • Sign informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • Liver or kidney single SOFA score ≥3 points of liver and kidney dysfunction
  • Death is expected within 48 hours, or SOFA≥15 points, or APACHE II ≥30 points, or the patient refuses active treatment
  • Patients with allergic reactions to traditional Chinese medicine
  • Patients treated with chemotherapy or radiotherapy or high-dose immunosuppressants within the last 1 month
  • Participants in other clinical trials at the same time or within 30 days
  • Pregnant and lactating women
  • Patients with severe gastrointestinal bleeding, intestinal obstruction, or severe intraperitoneal pressure elevation (IAP≥20mmHg).

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Wu JianNong, doctor contact

13777571598

13777571598@163.com

Meng-Yuan Shen, doctor contact

18261812250

1355759459@qq.com

China1 site, 1 recruiting
  • First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006

    Wu JianNong, doctor, 13777571598, 13777571598@163.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Evidence-based Evaluation and Mechanism of Shenhuang Granules in the Treatment of Sepsis: a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Effective Clinical Trial

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by the body's dysfunctional response to infection, most patients require treatment in the ICU, and is the leading cause of death worldwide. Over the years, the development of new drugs for the treatment of sepsis has failed without significant benefit in reducing mortality, and there is currently no effective drug treatment. Therefore, sepsis is a serious disease threatening the life and health of patients, causing a huge burden to society, and is a major problem in the medical field.

The pathogenesis of sepsis is complicated, and immune imbalance is the key mechanism. Suppression of host immune function may be the root cause of the increase in the long-term mortality of sepsis. Bidirectional immune regulation may be an important treatment plan to improve the survival rate and quality of life of sepsis patients. In recent years, the contribution of traditional Chinese medicine to sepsis has been highly valued at home and abroad. The treatment of sepsis by traditional Chinese medicine mainly plays the role of bidirectional immune regulation by dispelling the evil and supporting the right. Our team has achieved some results in the diagnosis and treatment of sepsis by using traditional Chinese medicine. Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (81774070). The team also found that magnolol can inhibit intestinal mucosal inflammation in sepsis, which was also supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82174178). The team of Qhuang scholars inherit the academic experience of Zhu Liangchun, the master of Chinese medicine, warm and hot disease need not be limited to the law of wei, qi, ying, blood transmission, that is, the disease can be solved both outside and inside, breaking the three bans of warm and cold disease. On the basis of inheriting Zhu Liangchun's academic theory, the author put forward the early treatment rule of "truncation and reversal", and used to cleanse the "poison" and "save Yin" in the early stage of sepsis to quickly truncate the malignant development trend of sepsis. In the COVID-19 epidemic, we have found that patients with COVID-19 sepsis have "acute deficiency syndrome" in the early stage of clinical syndrome, which is an important factor leading to death. The clinical efficacy and mechanism of "Shenhuang Granules" in sepsis caused by non-novel coronavirus infection such as bacteria need to be further studied.

Read the detailed description
  1. Baseline data: patient's name, gender, age, enrollment diagnosis, sepsis diagnosis time, combined underlying disease, allergy history, personal history, body temperature, respiration, heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation and other vital signs.
  2. Primary outcome measure: 28-day mortality
  3. Secondary outcome indicators:
  4. Total length of stay and ICU stay B. Total hospitalization costs and ICU hospitalization costs C. Overall mortality and ICU mortality D.28 days cumulative no mechanical ventilation time E. Information of TCM syndrome such as tongue and pulse on day 0 and day 5-7 F. TCM symptom scores on days 0 and 5-7 G. SOFA score and APACHE II score on days 0 and 5-7.
  5. Other observation indicators (day 0 and 7) :
  6. Inflammatory markers: WBC, percentage of neutrophils, CRP, PCT, tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-10 (IL-10); B. Main organ function indicators: BNP, TnI, creatinine, urea nitrogen, total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, indirect bilirubin, AST, ALT, arterial lactic acid; C. Coagulation indicators: PT, APTT; D. Immune function: absolute number of lymphocytes, number of CD4+T cells, number of CD8+T cells, number of B cells, number of NK cells.
  7. Safety indicators: adverse reaction symptoms or adverse events (such as allergies). If you need to collect stool and blood samples, you also need to observe the following indicators, if not, please ignore.
  8. Metabolomic study: Serum samples from day 0 and day 5-7 were collected for the study of the main functional components of Shenhuang granules and metabolomic analysis;
  9. Intestinal microecology study: Stool samples from day 0 and day 5-7 were collected for intestinal microecology study.
Conditions
Sepsis
Being tested
shenhuang granule, placebo
Keywords
Sepsis, Shenhuang granules, Evidence-based evaluation, Effect mechanism research
Medical subject headings
Sepsis

What participants receive

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

  • shenhuang granuleDrug

    Also called Tianjin Hongri Pharmaceutical Co., LTD

    Traditional Chinese medicine compound "Shenhuang Granules" is developed by Professor Fang Bangjiang, a scholar in the team of Qi-Huang, which is composed of ginseng, rhubarb, dandelion, etc., with the effect of Fuzheng Guben, clearing heat and detoxification, promoting qi and promoting blood and detumification.

  • placeboDrug

    Also called Tianjin Hongri Pharmaceutical Co., LTD

    Placebo was provided by Tianjin Hongri Pharmaceutical Co., LTD., and was given orally or nasally (through gastric tube or intestinal tube) after dissolution of 100ml warm water (temperature about 40°) in 1 package twice a day.

Study groups in NCT06514339
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment groupExperimentalSepsis cluster therapy + Shenhuang granules for 5 days. For the treatment of sepsis cluster, refer to the 2021 International Guidelines for Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock. Shenhuang Granules (Tianjin Hongri Pharmaceutical Co., LTD.) : 2 times a day, 1 pack each time, 100ml of warm water (temperature about 40°C) after dissolution, oral or nasal feeding (stomach tube or intestinal tube).
Receives: Drug: shenhuang granule
Control groupSham comparatorSepsis cluster therapy + placebo for 5 days. For the treatment of sepsis cluster, refer to the 2021 International Guidelines for Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock. Placebo (Tianjin Hongri Pharmaceutical Co., LTD.) : After dissolution of 100ml warm water (temperature about 40°C) in 1 pack twice a day, oral or nasal feeding (gastric tube or intestinal tube).
Receives: Drug: placebo

What is being measured

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

  1. 28-day mortality rate

    The proportion of deaths due to illness within 28 days after treatment began

    Measured: 28-day

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Total length of stay and ICU stay

    Total length of stay and length of stay in ICU

    Measured: 7 day after treatment,14 day after treatment,28 day after treatment

  2. Total hospitalization costs and ICU hospitalization costs

    The patient's total hospitalization costs and hospitalization costs in the ICU

    Measured: 7 day after treatment,14 day after treatment,28 day after treatment

  3. Overall mortality and ICU mortality

    The proportion of patients who died during their total hospital stay and the proportion of patients who died during their ICU stay were included

    Measured: 7 day after treatment,14 day after treatment,28 day after treatment

  4. 28 days cumulative no mechanical ventilation time

    The total time the patient spent without mechanical ventilation (such as a ventilator) in the 28 days following the start of treatment.

    Measured: 28 day after treatment

  5. SOFA score

    The SOFA score uses six criteria to reflect the function of organ systems (respiratory, blood, liver, cardiovascular, nervous, and kidney) and sets each on a score of 0-4. The objective was to describe the occurrence, development and incidence of MODS

    Measured: day 0,day 5-7

  6. APACHE II score

    The APACHE II score is based on 12 physiological indicators, age, and health status on a scale of 0-71. The higher the score, the more severe the reaction condition, the worse the prognosis, and the higher the expected fatality rate

    Measured: day 0,day 5-7

Timeline

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

  1. First posted23 Jul 2024
  2. Study start1 Jul 2024
  3. Primary completion1 Mar 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Jul 2026 (estimated)

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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
Early Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
The researchers were randomly assigned to either a trial or a control group. Experimental group: sepsis cluster therapy + Shenhuang granules, course of 5 days. For the treatment of sepsis cluster, refer to the 2021 International Guidelines for Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock. Shenhuang Granules (Tianjin Hongri Pharmaceutical Co., LTD.) : 2 times a day, 1 pack each time, 100ml of warm water (temperature about 40°C) after dissolution, oral or nasal feeding (stomach tube or intestinal tube). Control group: sepsis cluster therapy + placebo for 5 days. For the treatment of sepsis cluster, refer to the 2021 International Guidelines for Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock. Placebo (Tianjin Hongri Pharmaceutical Co., LTD.) : After dissolution of 100ml warm water (temperature about 40°C) in 1 pack twice a day, oral or nasal feeding (gastric tube or intestinal tube).
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
410 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06514339
Sponsor's protocol ID
2024-KLS-234-02
Status last verified
Aug 2025
First submitted
19 Jun 2024
Last updated
22 Aug 2025
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Shen MY, Li ZJ, Feng DD, Yang DD, Liu S, Fu YH, Fang BJ, Wu JN. Shenhuang Granules for patients with sepsis: study protocol of a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Front Med (Lausanne). 2025 Nov 21;12:1700749. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1700749. eCollection 2025.

    PubMed 41357500

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Early Phase 1 study testing shenhuang granule in people with Sepsis, run by The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University 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 3 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Aug 2025. 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.

What does this phase mean?

Early Phase 1 (sometimes called Phase 0) studies give a very small amount of a treatment to a few people, mainly to see how the body handles it.

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

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Wu JianNong, doctor (13777571598, 13777571598@163.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

28-day mortality rate (time frame: 28-day). 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 NCT06514339, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 22 Aug 2025.

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