Ancient herbs take on dialysis danger: can chinese medicine stop blood pressure crashes?
NCT ID NCT07425262
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a traditional Chinese herbal formula for people on dialysis who often have dangerously low blood pressure during treatment. About 100 adults with kidney failure will either get the herbs or stay on a waitlist. The goal is to see if the herbs reduce low blood pressure episodes and improve quality of life.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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 years and older
- 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: * Maintenance bicarbonate hemodialysis (HD) for more than 1 year, three times a week 3.5 to 4.5 h HD schedule. * Have experienced more than 30% episodes of IDH (defined as a systolic BP\<90 mmHg on dialysis or requirement for clinical intervention) during the exposure assessment period (months 1-3) of this study * Cognitive ability to give written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Allergic history to Chinese herbal medicine * Systemic diseases such as coagulation disorders, malignancy, liver diseases and cardiovascular diseases. * Estimated survival time \< 1 year. * Mental illness. * Participate in other clinical trials.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Kaohsiung branch
Kaohsiung City, 83301, Taiwan
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