A Trial of Chinese Traditional Medicine Combining With Intradermal Acupuncture for Treating Precocious Puberty

NCT ID: NCT06510764

Last Updated: 2025-01-23

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

170 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-09-15

Study Completion Date

2027-07-01

Brief Summary

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A randomized controlled study will be conducted to evaluate the therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese medicine and acupoints stimulation on children with idiopathic precocious puberty.

Detailed Description

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Traditional Chinese medicine is effective for precocious puberty which is mild or moderate, but not effective for the one that is severe and rapidly progressing. Acupuncture can effectively regulate sex hormone levels and ovarian function, promote ovulation, and have therapeutic effect for polycystic ovary syndrome and irregular menstruation. Studies have shown that acupuncture and auricular point compression stimulation is effective for premature thelarche, yet there are few studies on idiopathic precocious puberty. Clinical evidence is still needed to support whether acupuncture point stimulation combined with traditional Chinese Medicine herbs can enhance the effect and prevent the progression into severe or rapidly progressing precocious puberty, hence the study is to be carried out.

Conditions

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Precocious Puberty Treatment Alternative Medicine Acupuncture

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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Traditional Chinese Medicine+acupuncture

Subjects in this group will be treated with traditional Chinese medicine and intradermal acupuncture point stimulation for 6 months.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

intradermal needles

Intervention Type OTHER

Disposable intradermal needles will be used for acupoint stimulation and Tai Chong, Taixi, Sanyinjiao, Hegu as well as Yanglingquan are chosen for acupuncture point. Acupuncture point pressure will last for 10 minutes each time, three times per day, and the intradermal needles will be changed every 2 days.

Ziyinxiehuo Granules of traditional Chinese Medicine

Intervention Type DRUG

Ziyinxiehuo Granules of traditional Chinese Medicine which includes shengdi 15g, xuanshen 9g, zexie 9g, zhimu9g, huangbai 9g, zhiguiban 9g, maiya 15g, tiandong 9g, zhigancao 9g,and will be administered after dissolved, 1package every time, 2 times per day after a meal.

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Subjects in this group will be treated withTraditional Chinese Medicine for 6 months.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Ziyinxiehuo Granules of traditional Chinese Medicine

Intervention Type DRUG

Ziyinxiehuo Granules of traditional Chinese Medicine which includes shengdi 15g, xuanshen 9g, zexie 9g, zhimu9g, huangbai 9g, zhiguiban 9g, maiya 15g, tiandong 9g, zhigancao 9g,and will be administered after dissolved, 1package every time, 2 times per day after a meal.

Interventions

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intradermal needles

Disposable intradermal needles will be used for acupoint stimulation and Tai Chong, Taixi, Sanyinjiao, Hegu as well as Yanglingquan are chosen for acupuncture point. Acupuncture point pressure will last for 10 minutes each time, three times per day, and the intradermal needles will be changed every 2 days.

Intervention Type OTHER

Ziyinxiehuo Granules of traditional Chinese Medicine

Ziyinxiehuo Granules of traditional Chinese Medicine which includes shengdi 15g, xuanshen 9g, zexie 9g, zhimu9g, huangbai 9g, zhiguiban 9g, maiya 15g, tiandong 9g, zhigancao 9g,and will be administered after dissolved, 1package every time, 2 times per day after a meal.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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traditional Chinese Medicine for nourishing Yin and purging fire

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Girls are diagnosed as Idiopathic precocious puberty, and their age of onset ≤7.5years;
* Tanner stages of breast in female patients ≤ Tanner III stage, diameters of mammillary nucleus ≤ 3cm; •B-type ultrasonography: the volume of uterus≥ 3ml, the volume of ovary≥1.5ml, the diameter of follicle≥4mm;
* Bone age: compared the chronological age, the bone age is less than 1 year and the bone age \<10 years old;
* No GnRH analogs or Sex hormones were administrated in the past; and All above are needed at the same time.

Exclusion Criteria

* Precocity caused by the central nervous system organic diseases;
* Precocious precocity caused by congenital hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, adrenal tumor and ovarian or testicular neoplasms as well as McCune-Albright syndrome, etc;
* Precocious precocity with a family history of diseases such as tumor, leukemia, diabetes, systemic lupus erythematous;
* Pseudo sexual precocity and partial precocious puberty.
Minimum Eligible Age

4 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

9 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Children's Hospital of Fudan University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Sun Yanyan, Master

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Children's Hospital of Fudan University

Locations

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Children's Hospital of Fudan university

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Children's Hospital of Fudan University

Shanghai, , China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Han Xinghui, Master

Role: CONTACT

021-64931219

Facility Contacts

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Sun Yanyan, Master

Role: primary

02164931219

Sun Yanyan, master

Role: primary

02164931219

Other Identifiers

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23Y11921100

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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