Traditional Chinese Medicine in Management of Childhood Asthma
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Asthma in Children
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Randomised Controlled TrialMasking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 6 years and 16 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
It is hypothesized that herbal Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has adjuvant roles in the management of mild-moderate childhood asthma. The primary aim of the study is to investigate the efficacy of using herbal TCM as adjuvant therapy in the management of symptoms and quality of life in asthmatic...
It is hypothesized that herbal Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has adjuvant roles in the management of mild-moderate childhood asthma. The primary aim of the study is to investigate the efficacy of using herbal TCM as adjuvant therapy in the management of symptoms and quality of life in asthmatic patients. The secondary aim of the study is to investigate the improvement in pulmonary function test (PFT) and fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) test in asthmatic patients taking herbal TCM adjuvant therapy, and to monitor the safety profile of herbal TCM with regards to renal and liver functions.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT03645889
- Collaborators
- Singapore Thong Chai Medical Institution
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Oon Hoe Teoh, MBBS KK Women's and Children's Hospital
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