Herbal granules could cut heart risks after stent surgery
NCT ID NCT07616544
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding a Chinese herbal medicine called Qidan Xiaoke Granules to standard heart drugs can reduce major heart problems like heart attacks or repeat procedures in people who have had a stent placed. About 164 adults with coronary artery disease will take the granules twice daily for 12 weeks, and researchers will track their heart health for nearly a year. The goal is to see if this herbal approach offers extra protection beyond usual care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Qidan Xiaoke Granules (Chinese herbal compound)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new, low-cost add-on treatment to reduce heart attacks and hospital readmissions after stent surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 3 trial, but it's relatively small (164 people) and tests a herbal compound, which may have variable quality or unknown interactions. The results may not apply to all heart patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 164 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
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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. Age: 18-80 years old; 2. no gender limitation; 3. Meets the diagnostic criteria for coronary heart disease; 4. Accepts effective PCI procedure; 5. Voluntarily participates and signs a written informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Severe hepatic and/or renal insufficiency 2. Severe electrolyte disorders 3. Severe hematological diseases or malignant tumors 4. Pregnant or breastfeeding women 5. Patients with mental illness 6. Cognitive impairment (e.g., dementia, post-stroke cognitive impairment) leading to inability to communicate normally 7. Planning to undergo another revascularization surgery in the near future 8. Other severe cardiovascular diseases (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension, angina pectoris, rapid arrhythmias, high-degree or complete atrioventricular block without a pacemaker implanted, acute severe aortic stenosis, decompensated heart failure (NYHA Class IV), deep vein thrombosis, obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, acute pericarditis or myocarditis, acute endocarditis, acute aortic dissection, etc.) 9. Acute pulmonary embolism and chronic lung diseases with dyspnea symptoms (occurring at rest or with minimal exertion) 10. Explicit exclusion criteria (bleeding history within 1 month, active bleeding, bleeding tendency, currently using anticoagulants) 11. Participants in other interventional clinical trials within the past month 12. Allergy to known components of the investigational drug (Qidan Xiaohe Granules) 13. Other conditions deemed unsuitable for participation in the trial by the investigator
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