Jianzhong Qushi in Chronic RRI (ACRON)

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Status and phase: Not yet enrolling; Phase 3

Conditions: Chronic Radiation Proctitis

Treatments: Drug: Placebo; Drug: Jianzhong Qushi Formula

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06837597

No.24/520-4800

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Patients diagnosed as CRP and without TCM history will be enrolled and randomly assigned to either the treatment group (receiving standard care plus Jianzhong Qushi Formula, 100 ml bid, *28days) or the control group (receiving standard care plus placebo 100 ml bid, *28days). All of the patients received both The primary endpoint is the clinical response rate, defined as fulfilling one of the following, RTOG grade reduction, ① RTOG/EORTC grade reduction; ② ≥1 symptom downgraded by CTCAE v5.0; ③ Symptom improvement according to TCM symptom standards .The secondary endpoints included TCM syndrome score reduction rate, LENT/SOMA score changes, changes in gut microbiota, quality of life(QoL) , etc. Totally, 168 patients (84 in each group) will be enrolled.

Full description

Both the treatment group and the control group are given standard treatment as recommended by the "2023 Edition of the Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Radiation Proctitis" or the "2018 Edition of the Expert Consensus on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Radiation Proctitis in China", such as sucralfate/steroids/loperamide according to symptoms.

① Treatment Group: Administer Jianzhong Qushi Formula, 100ml per dose, twice daily, taken before breakfast and after dinner, for a total of 28 days.

② Control Group: Administer a simulated Chinese medicine placebo, 100ml per dose, twice daily, taken before breakfast and after dinner, for a total of 28 days.

Observational medication

Jianzhong Qushi Formula (Patent No.: ZL202210097886.0) Composition:

• Monarch medicines (jun yao): Codonopsis (Dang Shen) tonifies the spleen and strengthens the body, serving as the monarch medicine.

  • Minister medicines (chen yao): Atractylodes Macrocephala (Bai Zhu) is heavily used to dry dampness, transform phlegm, strengthen the spleen, and boost energy, along with Pinellia (Ban Xia) which is good at descending adverse qi and stopping vomiting, drying dampness and strengthening the spleen; both serve as the minister medicines.

    • Assistant medicines (zuo yao): Poria (Fu Ling), Tangerine Peel (Chen Pi), and Amomum Tsao-ko (Cao Guo): serve to promote diuresis and reduce dampness to stop diarrhea, regulate qi to relieve abdominal pain, and dry dampness to resolve phlegm; Syzygium aromaticum (Ding Xiang) and Magnolia Officinalis (Hou Po) regulate qi and strengthen the spleen, Aucklandia Lappa (Mu Xiang) has a fragrant aroma that dries dampness, awakens the spleen, and harmonizes the middle burner, also assisting Amomum Tsao-ko and Tangerine Peel in drying dampness and resolving phlegm; Aspergillus Oryzae (Shen Qu) enters the spleen and stomach meridians, has the function of promoting digestion and appetite, and also regulates qi and resolves dampness, harmonizing the spleen and stomach; Codonopsis Pilosula (Bai Lian) regulates qi; Taraxacum Mongolicum (Pu Gong Ying) and Bletilla Stripping (Bai Ji) are combined to clear heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and disperse blood stasis, detoxify and resolve blood stasis obstruction, all serving as the assistant medicines.

      • Guide medicines(shi yao): Glycyrrhiza Uralensis (Zhi Gan Cao) harmonizes all the medicines and serves as the guide medicines.

Enrollment: 168 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18 - 85 years old

• ECOG score ≤ 2

• Pathologically confirmed malignant tumor

• Received pelvic radiotherapy, and it has been ≥ 3 months since the end of radiotherapy ;

• Meet the diagnostic criteria for chronic radiation proctitis in the "2023 Edition of the Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Radiation Proctitis" or the "2023 Edition of the Expert Consensus on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Radiation Intestinal Injury in Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in China", with an international grading of level 1 - 2

• Meet the syndrome of spleen deficiency , and the syndrome differentiation is determined according to the "2017 Edition of the Expert Consensus on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Radiation Proctitis (Intestinal Syndrome) in Traditional Chinese Medicine" formulated by the Oncology Branch of the China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine : Basic Syndrome PRO Scale of Spleen Deficiency (meeting 2 main symptoms or 1 main symptom* + 2 secondary symptoms#).

• Hemoglobin ≥ 100 g / L, neutrophils ≥ 1.5 × 10^9^ / L

• Serum creatinine ≤ 1.25 times the upper normal limit (UNL)

• Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times UNL, alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase ≤ 2.5 times UNL

• The patient has signed the informed consent form

• The patient agrees to cooperate with the follow - up. *Main symptoms included abdominal distension ,anorexia,tenesmus, unsatisfactory bowel movement and fatigue.

  • Secondary symptoms included spontaneous sweating, dizziness,feeling of heaviness in the head, feeling of heaviness in the body, nausea and palpitations.

Exclusion criteria

• Other causes of enteritis cannot be ruled out
• The relevant symptoms existed before radiotherapy and did not worsen after treatment
• Allergy to more than 3 components of the Western medicine used in this study or the formula of Jianzhong Qushi Formula
• Tumor progression requiring urgent anti-tumor treatment
• Urgent surgical or endoscopic treatment is needed
• Has already entered other clinical studies targeting RRI
• Nursing or pregnant women
• Those who may interfere with the study evaluation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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168 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Jianpi AnChang Group

Experimental group

Description:

Jianzhong Qushi Formula, 100ml twice daily, taken before breakfast and after supper orally, for 28 days.

Treatment:

Drug: Jianzhong Qushi Formula

Placebo Group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Simulated Chinese medicine placebo, 100ml twice daily, taken before breakfast and after supper orally, for 28 days.

Treatment:

Drug: Placebo