Ancient herbs take on stroke: new trial tests dengzhan xixin and shengmai

NCT ID NCT07591883

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests two traditional Chinese medicines, Dengzhan Xixin and Dengzhan Shengmai, in 358 adults who recently had an ischemic stroke. The goal is to see if these treatments improve recovery and reduce disability at 3 months. Researchers will also study how the medicines work using advanced testing.

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Phase

Phase 2/3

Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.

Participants

About 358 people

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Expected to start

Jun 2026

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Expected to finish

Jul 2029

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

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Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 years 2. Meeting the diagnostic criteria for acute ischemic stroke in accordance with the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke in China 2023 3. Within 48 hours after the first onset 4. National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score ranging from 4 to 25 points 5. Voluntarily signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pre-stroke modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score ≥ 2 2. Patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA), complicated with cerebral hemorrhage or subarachnoid hemorrhage 3. patients with brain tumor, Alzheimer's disease, psychosis, or a confirmed diagnosis of dementia 4. Patients undergoing endovascular thrombectomy 5. Patients with severe cardiac diseases such as valvular heart disease, infective endocarditis, myocardial infarction, heart failure, severe hepatic or renal insufficiency, respiratory failure, malignant tumor, or massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage 6. Patients who have used any preparations containing the same ingredients as the study drug (e.g., Erigeron breviscapus, ginseng, dwarf lilyturf tuber, schisandra chinensis, etc.) within the past 2 weeks 7. Patients with a history of allergy to the study drug or preparations containing the same ingredients 8. Pregnant or lactating women 9. Patients judged by the investigators as unsuitable for participation in this trial.

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