Evaluation of Effectiveness and Safety of Korean Herbal Medicine for Post-accident Syndromes After Acute Phase

NCT ID: NCT05494008

Last Updated: 2022-12-21

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-07-24

Study Completion Date

2022-09-13

Brief Summary

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This study is a single blind, randomized controlled trail. condition/disease: Post-accident syndromes after acute phase treatment/intervention: herbal medicine treatment strategy

Detailed Description

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The Korean herbal medicine is a complex extract of medicinal herbs prescribed by a Korean medicine doctor who has completed specialized education to diagnose the health condition and symptoms of patients with post-traffic accident syndromes. This treatment is known to relieve the post-accident syndromes and improve health. However, there are no studies examining the efficacy of Korean herbal medicine alone.

So, the investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trials to verify the efficacy and safety of Korean herbal medicine. From July, 2021 to May, 2022, the investigators recruited 40 patients who are suffered from post-accident syndromes with the numeric rating scale(NRS) over 5. For experimental group(the Korean herbal medicine treatment group, n=20), the investigators conducted Korean medicine treatment for 4 weeks(28 days), and for control group(the Non-Korean herbal medicine treatment group, n=20), just Korean medical treatment(acupuncture, pharmacoacupuncture, cupping, and chuna) has been conducted. For these two groups, the investigators compared NRS, Impact of Event Scale-Revised-Korean(IES-R-K), 5-level EuroQol 5-dimension(EQ-5D-5L), Short-Form-12 Health Survey version2(SF-12 v2), and Patient Global Impression of Change(PGIC).

Conditions

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Traffic Accident Whiplash Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Korean herbal medicine treatment

The Korean herbal medicine treatment group received Korean herbal medicine treatment for 28 days. A trained doctor of Korean medicine with at least 3 years of clinical experience prescribed Korean herbal medicine.

The Korean herbal medicine treatment group were also treated with other Korean medical treatment for twice a week for 4 weeks: acupuncture, pharmacoacupuncture, cupping, and chuna.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Korean herbal medicine treatment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Korean herbal medicine treatment is a treatment using complex extract of medicinal herbs prescribed by a Korean medicine doctor who has completed specialized education to diagnose the health condition and symptoms of patients with post-traffic accident syndromes.

Non-Korean herbal medicine treatment

The control group received Korean medical treatment for twice a week for 4 weeks: acupuncture, pharmacoacupuncture, cupping and chuna. (except Korean herbal medicine)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Non-Korean herbal medicine treatment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

acupuncture, pharmacoacupuncture, cupping, chuna

Interventions

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Korean herbal medicine treatment

Korean herbal medicine treatment is a treatment using complex extract of medicinal herbs prescribed by a Korean medicine doctor who has completed specialized education to diagnose the health condition and symptoms of patients with post-traffic accident syndromes.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Non-Korean herbal medicine treatment

acupuncture, pharmacoacupuncture, cupping, chuna

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients aged 19-70 years on the date they sign the consent form
* Patients who have passed more than 8 weeks but less than 24 weeks from the date of the accident on the date they sign the consent form
* Patients with NRS ≥ 5 for post-accident syndromes
* Patients who provide consent to participate in the trial and return the informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients whose pain is not due to a traffic accident but due to an existing disease (hernia of intervertebral discs, spinal canal stenosis, fibromyalgia, etc.)
* Patients who have undergone surgery due to the current traffic accident
* Patients with progressive neurological deficits or with severe neurological symptoms
* Patients with other chronic conditions that may interfere with the interpretation of the therapeutic effects or results: cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, diabetic neuropathy, dementia, epilepsy, etc.
* Patients who are taking steroids, immunosuppressants, mental illness drugs, or other drugs that may affect the results of the study
* Patients with exceeding twice the normal value in liver function tests and kidney function tests in screening tests
* Patients with kidney or liver/biliary system disease (hepatitis, fatty liver, cirrhosis, liver cancer, biliary obstruction, etc.)
* Patients with gastrointestinal dysfunction or patients who have had a surgery that may affect drug absorption, such as gastrectomy
* Patients who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant
* Patients with a serious mental illness
* Patients who are participated in clinical trials other than observational studies without therapeutic intervention.
* Patients who are difficult to complete the research participation agreement
* Other patients whose participation in the trial is judged by a researcher to be problematic
Minimum Eligible Age

19 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Jaseng Medical Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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In-Hyuk Ha, KMD

Director

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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In-Hyuk Ha, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Jaseng Medical Foundation

Locations

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Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine

Seoul, Gangnam-Gu, South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

Other Identifiers

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JS-CT-2021-09

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id