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Post-marketing Evaluation of Mudan Granule Intervention on Type 2 Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-09-01
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Summary
Background: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common and disabling chronic microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetic Mellitus (T2DM) that is characterized by nerve damage, affecting at least half of patients diagnosed with diabetes. It has been reported that DPN significantly contributes to the increased morbidity with diabetic foot ulcers by 60% and amputation by 85% that seriously threaten the quality of life. Mudan granule, a traditional Chinese medicinal preparation, is widely used in clinical practice for DPN in China. Evidence from clinical and preclinical studies have shown that Mudan granule could relieve symptoms and reduce the incidence of DPN exacerbations. However, the previous studies are of variable quality and poorly standardized,which limits the clinical application of Mudan granule. This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of Mudan granule combined with methylcobalamin in the treatment of type 2 diabetic peripheral neuropathy, providing the highest level of evidence of Mudan granule. Methods and design: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled,parallel-arm, and multi-centric clinical trial design was used based on a co-regimen of methylcobalamin. Subjects who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into two groups. The patients in the study group were treated with Mudan granule combined with methylcobalamin, and the patients in the control group were treated with placebo combined with methylcobalamin. The total intervention period is 24 weeks. The sample size was 402 cases. Major evaluation indicators: Michigan Diabetic Neuropathy Score (MDNS) changes, the changes of MDNS were compared between the two groups before and after medication, adopting the evaluation method of difference values. Secondary Evaluation Indicators:(1) nerve conduction velocity changes, the changes in nerve conduction velocity of each nerve were compared between the two groups before and after taking medicine, adopting the evaluation method of difference values. (2)corneal nerve fiber density changes, the changes in corneal nerve fiber density of each mm2 were compared between the two groups before and after taking medicine, adopting the evaluation method of difference values. (3)corneal nerve branch density changes, the changes in corneal nerve branch density of each mm2 were compared between the two groups before and after taking medicine, adopting the evaluation method of difference values. (4)corneal nerve fiber length changes, the changes in corneal nerve fiber length of each mm2 were compared between the two groups before and after taking medicine, adopting the evaluation method of difference values. (5)Toronto Clinical Scoring System (TCSS) changes, the changes of toronto clinical score were compared between the two groups before and after taking medicine, adopting the evaluation method of difference values. (6)Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) syndromes efficacy score changes, the changes in TCM syndromes efficacy score were compared between the two groups before and after taking medicine, adopting the evaluation method of difference values. (7) Clinical symptoms score changes, the changes of each of clinical symptoms score were compared between the two groups before and after medication, adopting the evaluation method of difference values. Discussion: We postulate that patients with type 2 diabetic peripheral neuropathy will benefit from therapy with Mudan granule.
Phase:
Early Phase 1
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Lead Sponsor:
Fengmei Lian
Collaborators:
Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine
Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
Beijing Hospital
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Gansu Provincial People's Hospital
Huashan Hospital
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Shenzhen Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
The Fourth People's Hospital of Chongqing
The Third Hospital of Xi'an
Zhengzhou Yihe Hospital Affiliated to Henan University
Zhu Xianyi Memorial Hospital of Tianjin Medical University