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The efficacy and safety of herbal medicine BHH10 in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis: study protocol for a phase II, multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Yeeun Cho, Seunghoon Lee, Jihye Kim, Jung Won Kang, Yong-Hyeon Baek, Byung-Kwan Seo, Jae-Dong Lee

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Article in Trials, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yeeun ChoDepartment of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
Seunghoon LeeDepartment of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital of Korean Medicine, Seoul, 02447, South Korea.
Jihye KimDepartment of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital of Korean Medicine, Seoul, 02447, South Korea.
Jung Won KangDepartment of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital of Korean Medicine, Seoul, 02447, South Korea.
Yong-Hyeon BaekDepartment of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
Byung-Kwan SeoDepartment of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
Jae-Dong LeeDepartment of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital of Korean Medicine, Seoul, 02447, South Korea. ljdacu@gmail.com.
Kyung Hee University · KR

Funding

Korea Health Industry Development Institute HI15C0070
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOsteoporosis is becoming more prevalent in aging societies worldwide, and the economic burden attributable to osteoporotic fractures is substantial. The medications presently available to treat osteoporosis have side effects, and the development of safer and more effective treatments is urgently needed. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of BHH10, a traditional Korean herbal medicine, in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. METHODS/

designThis is a phase II, multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial and will include 168 postmenopausal women aged 55 years and older with osteoporosis. The participants will be recruited competitively from two sites of the Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department of Kyung Hee University Hospital of Korean Medicine, either Hoegidong or Gangdong in Seoul, Korea. Participants will be assigned randomly to one of two groups, the BHH10 group or the placebo group, in a 1:1 ratio, and will have five scheduled visits. Participants will take two tablets of BHH10 or placebo three times daily for 12 weeks. The primary efficacy outcome is the change in bone mineral density at the lumbar spine (L1-4) between baseline (visit 1) and 12 weeks after randomization (visit 5). Other outcome variables include changes in bone turnover markers, the Deficiency Syndrome of the Kidney Index, EuroQol five-dimension questionnaire score, and laboratory parameters, as well as adverse events. DISCUSSION: To our knowledge, this will be the first clinical trial to assess the efficacy and safety of BHH10 in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. It is anticipated that the results will contribute to the development of traditional herbal medicines that can be used to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women in Korea. If the superiority of BHH10 over placebo is demonstrated, this study could provide the foundation for a phase III clinical trial. The results of the study will be published in a peer-reviewed journal.

trial registrationClinical Research Information Service, KCT0001842 . Registered on 14 March 2016.

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AgedAged, 80 and overBone DensityBone Density Conservation AgentsClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansLumbar VertebraeMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicOsteoporosis, PostmenopausalPlant ExtractsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSeoulTime FactorsBHH10 extractBone Density Conservation AgentsPlant ExtractsBHH10Herbal medicineOsteoporosisPostmenopausal womenProtocol

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