Jing Si Herbal Tea in the Treatment of Dyspeptic Symptoms

July 13, 2023 updated by: Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital

Jing Si Herbal Tea in the Treatment of Dyspeptic Symptoms and Psychophysical Burden in Patients With Functional dyspepsia--a Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study

Dyspepsia refers to chronic or recurrent upper gastrointestinal symptoms. According to the Rome IV criteria, functional dyspepsia (FD) symptoms included meal-related fullness, early satiation, epigastric pain or burning which are unexplained after routine investigation. FD causes substantial psychophysical burden because of its unknown etiology and high prevalence. Although FD is currently associated with local inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract and microbiota alteration, current available treatments for FD are of limited effectiveness. In view of this, many studies have applied Chinese herbal medicine in FD and achieved some therapeutic benefit. The Jing Si Herbal Tea composed of eight native Taiwanese herbs (wormwood, hickory grass, Ophiopogon japonicus, houttuynia cordata, platycodon, licorice, perilla leaves, chrysanthemum) has obtained a special export license from the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The Jing Si Herbal Tea also has been registered in clinical trials as a complementary treatment for COVID-19. The preliminary data demonstrated that the Jing Si Herbal Tea may improve gastrointestinal symptoms and anxiety in patients with COVID-19. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the impact of the Jing Si Herbal Tea on psychophysical burden and metabolites of microbiota in patients with FD through a double-blind randomized manner.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

26

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Taiwan
      • Hualien City, Taiwan, 970
        • Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age between 20-79 years old.
  2. Those who meet the definition of functional dyspepsia (FD). (Functional dyspepsia (FD) is chronic (once a week, lasting at least three months, at least six months before the first symptom) upper gastrointestinal symptoms (any of the following): postprandial abdominal distension, easy to feel full, Epigastric pain or burning sensation in the upper abdomen, and no symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding or significant weight loss, no abnormality after upper gastrointestinal endoscopy).
  3. Be conscious and willing to sign the subject's consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Abnormal liver and kidney function;
  2. Abnormal blood tests and thyroid abnormalities;
  3. Have received surgery on the digestive tract;
  4. Abnormal upper gastrointestinal endoscopy;
  5. Have gastric pylori infection;
  6. Antibiotics are being used for infectious diseases;
  7. Pregnant or breastfeeding women;
  8. Suffering from heart, liver, or kidney failure;
  9. Physical weakness, allergies, coldness, chronic diseases, poor kidney function, infants under three years old, children, Pregnancy, lactation, menstrual period.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Jing Si Herbal Tea Liquid Packet
Participants received Jing Si Herbal Tea Liquid Packet 15 mg tablet orally once daily for 28 days.
Dietary supplement: Jing Si Herbal Tea Liquid Packet
The preliminary data demonstrated that the Jing Si Herbal Tea Liquid Packet may improve gastrointestinal symptoms and anxiety in patients with Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19). Therefore,this study aims to investigate the impact of the Jing Si Herbal Tea Liquid Packet on psychophysical burden and metabolites of microbiota in patients with FD through a double-blind randomized manner.
Placebo Comparator: Jing Si Herbal Tea Liquid Packet Placebo
Participants received Jing Si Herbal Tea Liquid Packet Placebo 15 mg tablet orally once daily for 28 days.
Dietary supplement: Jing Si Herbal Tea Liquid Packet Placebo
Compared with the improvement effect of Jing Si Herbal Tea Liquid Packet, to avoid participants thinking that the improvement is due to psychological effects.
Other Names:
  • Placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from Baseline in Pain on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at day 28
Time Frame: Baseline and day 28
Possible scores range from 0 (No pain) to 10 (Worst possible pain) Change = (day 28 Score - Baseline Score).
Baseline and day 28
Change from Baseline on the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) at day 28
Time Frame: Baseline and day 28
Possible scores range from 0 (Never) to 3 (Occurs three times a week times or more) 0=Never 1=Less than once a week 2=Occurs once or twice a week 3=Occurs three times a week times or more Change = (day 28 Score - Baseline Score).
Baseline and day 28
Change from Baseline on the Taiwanese Depression Scale (TDQ) at day 28
Time Frame: Baseline and day 28
Possible scores range from 0 (Never) to 3 (Always) 0=Never 1=Sometimes 2=Often 3=Always Change = (day 28 Score - Baseline Score).
Baseline and day 28
Change from Baseline on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) at day 28
Time Frame: Baseline and day 28

Possible scores range from 1 (Never) to 4 (Always)

1=Never 2=Sometimes 3=Often 4=Always Change = (day 28 Score - Baseline Score).
Baseline and day 28
Change from Baseline on the Perceived Stress Scale(PSS-10) at day 28
Time Frame: Baseline and day 28
Possible scores range from 0 (Never) to 4 (Always) 0=Never 1=Rarely 2=Sometimes 3=Often 4=Always Change = (day 28 Score - Baseline Score).
Baseline and day 28
Change from Baseline on the Patient Assessment of Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms(PAGI-SYM) at day 28
Time Frame: Baseline and day 28
Possible scores range from 0 (No pain) to 5 (Very serious) 0=No pain 1=Very slightly 2=Slight 3=About medium 4=Serious 5=Very serious Change = (day 28 Score - Baseline Score).
Baseline and day 28

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 5, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 13, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

July 17, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 17, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 13, 2023

Last Verified

June 1, 2023

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRB110-232-A

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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