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Can an ancient herbal remedy deflate harmful gut cysts?

NCT ID NCT04368663

Disease control Sponsor: Showa Inan General Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 11, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests whether the traditional Japanese medicine TJ-134 can help people with symptomatic pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis, a condition where gas-filled cysts form in the intestinal wall. Participants receive either TJ-134 or lactomin daily for 8 weeks. The study measures changes in the cysts on CT scans and tracks symptoms like bloating and abdominal pain.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Keishi-ka-shakuyaku-daio-to (TJ-134), a traditional Japanese herbal medicine, compared with lactomin
What this could lead to
If effective, TJ-134 could offer a non-invasive treatment option for pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis, potentially reducing symptoms and the need for surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial, and the herbal medicine may not prove more effective than the comparison treatment. Possible side effects are not detailed.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 100 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

May 2020

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 100 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * typical findings of PCI on colonoscopy; Line or pebble like sessile cysts are distributed around the colon with normal overlying mucosa Exclusion Criteria: * patients can not take Keishi-ka-shakuyaku-daio-to（TJ-134）

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Showa Inan General hospital

    RECRUITING

    Komagane, Nagano, 399-4117, Japan