UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000001659
Receipt number R000002000
Scientific Title Efficacy and safety of a traditional Chinese medicine yokukansan for chorea and psychosis in the Huntington's disease.
Date of disclosure of the study information 2009/08/01
Last modified on 2011/01/07 13:09:05

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Basic information

Public title

Efficacy and safety of a traditional Chinese medicine yokukansan for chorea and psychosis in the Huntington's disease.

Acronym

Traditional Chinese medicine for Huntington's disease

Scientific Title

Efficacy and safety of a traditional Chinese medicine yokukansan for chorea and psychosis in the Huntington's disease.

Scientific Title:Acronym

Traditional Chinese medicine for Huntington's disease

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Huntington's disease

Classification by specialty

Neurology

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

YES


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a traditional Chinese medicine yokukansan for the chorea and psychosis in Huntington's disease

Basic objectives2

Safety,Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Exploratory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Phase II


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS)
Neuropsychiatric Inventry(NPI)

Key secondary outcomes

Cognitive function, ADL, Use of rescue drug, toralance


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Cross-over

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -but assessor(s) are blinded

Control

Active

Stratification

YES

Dynamic allocation

NO

Institution consideration

Institution is considered as a block.

Blocking

YES

Concealment

Central registration


Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Medicine

Interventions/Control_1

Step1. Treated with yokukansan 12 weeks
Step2. Wash out 12 weeks

Interventions/Control_2

Step1. 12 weeks waiting period
Step2. Treated with yokukansan 12 weeks

Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

20 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

80 years-old >=

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1. Clinically diagnosed as Huntington's disease according to ICD10 with abnormal prolongation of CAG repeat in IT15 gene.
2. At least one subscore of UHDRS is more than 3.
3. Serum potassium level is within the normal limit.
4. The patients have symptoms agreed to use yokukansan with public medical insurance in Japan. It includes irritation, quick tempered, hypersensitivity and insomnia.

Key exclusion criteria

1. With any malignancy
2. With severe heart disease, liver disease, blood disease, respiratory disease and any other severe diseases influenced on the patients states
3. With any neurodegenerating diseases other than Huntington's disease
4. Alcohol abuse, drug abuse, metabolic toxicity, chronic inflammatory diseases
5. Who can not take the herbal medicine.
6. Who are perscribed any antipsychotics newly in the observation period.
7. Others who are judged as inadequate by attending doctors.

Target sample size

20


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name
Middle name
Last name Atsushi Takeda

Organization

Tohoku University Graduate school of medicine

Division name

Department of Neurology

Zip code


Address

1-1 Seiryo-cho, Aoba Ward, Sendai City Miyagi Japan

TEL

022-717-7189

Email



Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name
Middle name
Last name Koh Iwasaki

Organization

Tohoku University Graduate school of medicine

Division name

Center for Asian Traditional Medicine

Zip code


Address

1-1 Seiryo-cho, Aoba Ward, Sendai City Miyagi Japan

TEL

022-717-7185

Homepage URL


Email

QFG03604@nifty.com


Sponsor or person

Institute

Dept. Nerol and Center for traditional Asian medicine, Tohoku University Graduate school of medicine

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Grant-in-aid scientific research (now in apply).

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor

Ntional hospital organization Yonezawa hospital
Nishitaga national hospital
Osaka prefectural hospital organization, medical center
National center of neurology and psychiatry

Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization


Address


Tel


Email



Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2009 Year 08 Month 01 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2009 Year 01 Month 24 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2009 Year 03 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2010 Year 05 Month 01 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2010 Year 08 Month 01 Day

Date trial data considered complete

2010 Year 10 Month 01 Day

Date analysis concluded

2011 Year 06 Month 01 Day


Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2009 Year 01 Month 26 Day

Last modified on

2011 Year 01 Month 07 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000002000


Research Plan
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Research case data
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