Pinaverium and Herbs for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment: an Onset and Offset Study (PHIBEST)
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2017-05-01
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Summary
The purpose of this study is to test the onset of action, offset of action, efficacy, and
safety of pinaverium and an herbal medication for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) for a long
term (over one year). Pinaverium has been in many countries, but there is no randomized,
double-blind, large sample size, and placebo-controlled study on this medication yet. Tong
Xie Yao Fang (Formula for pain and diarrhea) is a historically and contemporarily used
traditional Chinese medicine that can be used for IBS. The hypothesis is that the two
remedies are effective and safe for IBS treatment with no significant different onset and
offset of actions when tested by modern clinical standards and criteria.