Ancient chinese herbal formula tested for rare muscle disease
NCT ID NCT07472777
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a modified traditional Chinese herbal formula, Guilu Erxian Glue, can help people with myasthenia gravis (a disease causing muscle weakness). Researchers reviewed medical records of 231 patients who took the herbal formula alongside standard Western medicine. They measured how many patients had a relapse and how quickly they could reduce their regular medications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Modified Guilu Erxian Glue (traditional Chinese herbal formula)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this herbal formula could help control myasthenia gravis symptoms and reduce recurrence when added to standard Western medicine.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective study, not a controlled trial, so results may be biased. The herbal formula's benefits are uncertain and may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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231 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2024
- 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.
Who is studied
MG patients
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Clinically confirmed diagnosis of myasthenia gravis (MG), with other differential diagnoses excluded * Received standardized conventional Western medicine treatment for MG for at least 1 month (bromopyridostigmine tablets combined with prednisone acetate tablets) * Complete and traceable medical records available for the entire study period Exclusion Criteria: * Complicated with other major systemic diseases, severe functional impairment of the heart, liver or kidney, or a documented history of mental illness * Incomplete medical records that cannot support full data extraction and statistical analysis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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