Can a traditional chinese herb help COPD patients bounce back faster?
NCT ID NCT07456813
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether Guben Kechuan Granules, a traditional Chinese medicine, can improve lung function and quality of life in people with COPD who are recovering from a sudden worsening of symptoms. 126 patients will receive either the granules or a placebo on top of standard care, and be followed for 12 weeks. The goal is to see if the granules help reduce inflammation and speed up recovery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Guben Kechuan Granules (a traditional Chinese medicine herbal formula)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new add-on treatment to help COPD patients recover faster after a flare-up and reduce the risk of repeat attacks.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with no phase designation, so results are uncertain. The herbal granules are tested alongside standard care, and any benefit may be modest or not confirmed in larger studies.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 126 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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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40 to 75 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: * Meet the diagnostic criteria for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), with lung function classified as Grade II-IV (Groups B and E). * Be in the peri-discharge period of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD). * Conform to the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) syndrome of spleen deficiency with excessive phlegm and insecure kidney qi. * Aged 40-75 years, regardless of gender. * Be an inpatient. * Have no prior use of Guben Kechuan Granules. * Be willing to participate in this study and sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Have airflow limitation caused by other respiratory diseases such as bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis, pulmonary tuberculosis, and lung cancer. * Have severe concurrent diseases of the heart, brain, liver, kidney, etc., which render the patient unable to cooperate with exercise. * Have an impaired immune system or be receiving long-term ·immunosuppressive therapy. * Be currently participating in another interventional clinical trial of drugs or medical devices.
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