Can a chinese herb pill cool menopause hot flashes?
NCT ID NCT07606755
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether Jinfeng Pill, a traditional Chinese medicine, can safely ease perimenopausal symptoms like hot flashes, insomnia, and mood swings. About 100 women aged 45-55 will take either the pill or a placebo for 12 weeks. Researchers will track symptom changes and explore how the pill might affect gut bacteria linked to hormone balance.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 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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45 to 55 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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. Female patients aged 45-55 years; 2. Menstrual disorders (prolonged menstrual cycle or hypomenorrhea) lasting for more than 3 months, or amenorrhea for 2-12 months; 3. Presence of vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes, sweating), somatic symptoms (insomnia, fatigue, headache, paresthesia), psychological symptoms (anxiety, depression), or urogenital symptoms (dyspareunia, vaginal dryness, urinary tract infection); 4. Serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) \> 10 IU/L, or decreased estradiol (E2) levels; 5. No use of HRT or other medications for perimenopausal symptoms in the past 2 months; 6. Intact uterus and bilateral adnexa, not surgically removed; 7. Voluntary participation and signing of informed consent; 8. Modified Kupperman Index (KI score) ≥ 6, indicating mild or above symptoms. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Does not meet the inclusion criteria listed above; 2. Ovarian malignancy, ovarian or hysterectomy, premature ovarian failure, uterine fibroids ≥2 cm, severe breast hyperplasia; 3. Acute gynecological infectious diseases or other acute infectious diseases; 4. Severe liver or kidney dysfunction, or other serious systemic diseases; 5. Use of hormonal drugs or traditional Chinese medicine for treatment in the past 2 months; 6. Participation in other clinical trials; 7. Patients who did not adhere to the treatment protocol or withdrew from the trial;
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hubei Maternal and Child Health Hospital,Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430000, China
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Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430000, China
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Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Health Hospital),Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430000, China