Can an ancient herbal remedy soothe the aftermath of stone surgery?
NCT ID NCT07746219
First seen Aug 04, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether adding a traditional Chinese herbal decoction, Bushen Huoxue Simiao Formula, to standard care can ease urinary symptoms and improve quality of life for adults recovering from upper urinary tract stone surgery. Participants, aged 18 to 80, will receive either the herbal formula plus standard postoperative treatment or standard treatment alone. The study tracks urinary symptoms, lab results, and kidney function to see if the herbal approach offers extra benefits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Bushen Huoxue Simiao Formula, an oral Chinese herbal decoction
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this herbal formula could become a standard add-on therapy to reduce urinary symptoms and improve quality of life after stone surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center trial, and the herbal formula's benefits beyond standard care are unproven. As with any herbal product, there is a risk of side effects or interactions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Meet the Western medicine diagnostic criteria: Patients who need lithotripsy surgery and have a double J stent (4.7F, 28 cm) placed after surgery; plain film of kidney and upper bladder indicates normal position of ureteral stent and no need for stage II surgery. 2. Meet the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnostic criteria. 3. Aged between 18 and 80 years old (inclusive). 4. Voluntary participation with signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with renal insufficiency stage 4 or 5, or acute renal failure. 2. Secondary factors confirmed by examination, such as systemic lupus erythematosus or drug-induced kidney damage. 3. Does not meet the diagnosis of upper urinary tract stones. 4. Cases not within the scope of drug action. 5. Long-term use of other relevant therapeutic drugs, or inability to stop medication immediately. 6. Late-stage deformity, disability, or loss of labor ability. 7. Complicated with severe primary diseases of heart, brain, liver, hematopoietic system, endocrine system, etc., or mental illness. 8. Pregnant or lactating women. 9. Patients in critical condition. 10. Other conditions deemed unsuitable for enrollment by the researchers.
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