Effect of Jing Si Herbal Tea Liquid Packets on Chronic Pharyngolaryngitis

Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Chronic Pharyngitis

Treatments: Other: control group; Other: Jing Si herbal tea liquid packets

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06331351

A11203001-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chronic pharyngolaryngitis is common and often make people suffer in many aspects. The etiology is numerous, for example, airway hypersensitivity, gastroesophageal acid regurgitation, sicca syndrome, anxiety, etc.

The investigators aimed to investigate the effect of Jing Si herbal tea liquid packets on chronic pharyngolaryngitis by a design of randomized, double-blind clinical trial in this study. The subjects who were bed-ridden, without self-care ability, receiving hemodialysis, no idea about the details of this study, poor compliance for this study, alcohol and/or drugs additives, pregnancy and breast-feeding women were excluded from this study.

A questionnaire for health and habits was performed at the start of the study, and a questionnaire for Reflux Symptom Index (RSI) was performed at the start and the end of the study. Finally, Student's t-test was used to test the difference between the Jing Si herbal tea group and the control group. And, multivariate linear regression was used to test the violation of clinical factors on the treatment outcome of Jing Si herbal tea liquid packets on chronic pharyngolaryngitis.

Full description

Chronic pharyngolaryngitis is common and often make people suffer in many aspects. The etiology is numerous, for example, airway hypersensitivity, gastroesophageal acid regurgitation, sicca syndrome, anxiety, etc.

The investigators aimed to investigate the effect of Jing Si herbal tea liquid packets on chronic pharyngolaryngitis by a design of randomized, double-blind clinical trial in this study. One hundred and twenty adults of both sex with a range of age between of 20-70 years old were included. All participants were divided randomly into two groups. Jing Si herbal tea group received 1 pack of Jing Si herbal tea liquid packet twice a day for 1 month (30 days), and the control group received 1 pack of control liquid packet twice a day for 1 month (30 days). The subjects who were bed-ridden, without self-care ability, receiving hemodialysis, no idea about the details of this study, poor compliance for this study, alcohol and/or drugs additives, pregnancy and breast-feeding women were excluded from this study.

A questionnaire for health and habits was performed at the start of the study, and a questionnaire for Reflux Symptom Index (RSI) was performed at the start and the end of the study. Finally, Student's t-test was used to test the difference between the Jing Si herbal tea group and the control group. And, multivariate linear regression was used to test the violation of clinical factors on the treatment outcome of Jing Si herbal tea liquid packets on chronic pharyngolaryngitis.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Adult men and women aged 20 to 70 years old.
2. Patients with chronic pharyngitis

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients who are bedridden or unable to take care of themselves.
2. Dialysis patients.
3. Patients who cannot understand the details of this study or cannot cooperate with the examination.
4. History of alcohol or drug abuse.
5. Pregnant and lactating women

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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120 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

control group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

placebo: 2 times a day, 1 sachet each time.

Treatment:

Other: control group

Jing Si herbal tea liquid packets group

Experimental group

Description:

Jing Si herbal tea liquid packets: 2 times a day, 1 sachet each time.

Treatment:

Other: Jing Si herbal tea liquid packets