Ancient herbal blend put to the test against hay fever
NCT ID NCT06608017
First seen Jul 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial investigates whether Yupingfeng Powder, a traditional Chinese herbal formula, can improve symptoms and quality of life in adults with allergic rhinitis (hay fever). Participants will take the herbal granules or a placebo twice daily for 8 weeks, with follow-up for another 8 weeks. The study measures changes in a standard quality-of-life questionnaire and tracks safety.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a Chinese herbal medicine formula called Yupingfeng Powder with variation
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a natural alternative for managing allergic rhinitis symptoms and improving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with 140 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Herbal products can vary in potency, and side effects are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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18 years and older
- 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: * Aged 18 or above; * Subjects with deficiency of lung and spleen Qi; * At least 2 or more allergic symptoms (rhinorrhea, sneezing, nasal obstruction and nasal itching) for a cumulative period greater than 1 hour per day; * Understand Chinese; * Voluntary written consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Known chronic disease such as asthma, rhinosinusitis, nasal polyposis; * Known severe medical conditions, such as cardiovascular, liver or renal dysfunction, diabetes mellitus, cancers, cerebrovascular diseases, blood system diseases; * Concomitant steroid, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), anticoagulant, and immunotherapy within past month; * Impaired hematological profile and liver / renal function exceeds the upper limit of the reference value by 2 times ; * Known alcohol and / or drug abuse; * Known allergic history to any Chinese herbal medicines; * Known pregnant or lactating.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hong Kong Institute of Integrative Medicine
RECRUITINGShatin, Hong Kong
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