Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Herbal hope: can ancient chinese medicine boost antidepressants?

NCT ID NCT07590609

Symptom relief Sponsor: Peking University Sixth Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

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

Summary

This study tested whether adding a traditional Chinese herbal formula (Xingpi Jieyu) to a standard antidepressant helps people with severe major depression. 100 patients received either the herb plus antidepressant or a placebo plus antidepressant for 8 weeks. Researchers also checked blood markers related to cell energy to see if they predict who benefits most.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 4

Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.

Participants

150 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2023

Finished

Jan 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 60 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: ① Outpatient/inpatient, aged 18-60, right-handed ② The diagnosis of Western medicine meets the diagnostic criteria of DSM-5 for MDD, as well as the diagnostic criteria for depression and liver depression and spleen deficiency in the 2008 Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Diseases in Traditional Chinese Medicine issued by the Chinese Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine HAMD-17 score ≥ 18 points, and HAMD-17 item 3 ≤ 2 points Exclusion criteria： * DSM-5, with the exception of MDD, has any current or past diagnosis of Axis I mental disorders (MINI). Or it does not meet the diagnostic criteria for depression and liver depression and spleen deficiency syndrome in the "Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines for Common Diseases in Traditional Chinese Medicine" issued by the Chinese Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2008 ② Education years\<5 years or IQ\<90 points ③ Suicide ideation or suicidal behavior (HAMD-17 item 3\>2 points)

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Liver-stagnation and spleen-deficiency are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

major depressive disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Liver-stagnation and spleen-deficiency Severe major depression disorder

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Peking University Sixth Hospital

    Beijing, 100191, China

  • Peking University Sixth Hospital

    Beijing, China