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Registration number
ACTRN12613000584730
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
16/05/2013
Date registered
24/05/2013
Date last updated
9/12/2013
Type of registration
Prospectively registered

Titles & IDs
Public title
Effects of a traditional Persian medicine syrup (Jollab) on Functional Dyspepsia patients
Scientific title
Survey on a traditional Iranian medicine syrup (Jollab) in relieving gastrointestinal symptoms in Functional Dyspepsia (FD) patients: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial
Secondary ID [1] 282518 0
None
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
U1111-1143-1766
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Functional Dyspepsia 289181 0
Condition category
Condition code
Oral and Gastrointestinal 289502 289502 0 0
Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon
Alternative and Complementary Medicine 289571 289571 0 0
Other alternative and complementary medicine

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
A traditional Persian medicine syrup named Jollab, is administered orally 3 times daily, 45 milliliters totally, during 4 weeks. this syrup is a combination of distilled water, Rose water, Saffron and Sugar as mentioned in Avicenna's book (Al-Qanoon fil-teb). As the active agents have synergistic effect, there isn't way to specify the active ingredients amount.
In order to monitor adherence, patient should check a form and render this form in follow-up meetings.
Intervention code [1] 287178 0
Treatment: Other
Comparator / control treatment
A combination of distilled water, Standard dye material and 5% Rose water
Control group
Placebo

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 289607 0
Relief in Gastrointestinal symptoms in functional dyspepsia patients assessed by Leeds Questionaire
Timepoint [1] 289607 0
0- Baseline
1- At two weeks after the beginning of trial
2- At one month after the beginning of trial
3- At two months after the beginning of trial
Secondary outcome [1] 302839 0
Depression as assessed using Beck Questionaire
Timepoint [1] 302839 0
Baseline, and at 4 weeks after the beginning of intervention
Secondary outcome [2] 302842 0
Quality of life as assessed using SF-36 Questionaire
Timepoint [2] 302842 0
Baseline, and 2 months after the beginning of intervention

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
1- Functional Dyspepsia (FD) patients according to Rome III criteria, based on general exam and gastrointestinal endoscopy
2- Normal range of lab data (CBC, LFT, Stool exam)
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
65 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
1- Steatorrhoea 2- Celiac disease 3- Night Diarrhea 4- Beginning of FD after the age of 40 years 5- Cancer (any form) 6- Liver disease 7- Pulmonary disease 8- Auto-immune disease 9- Psychiatry disease 10- pregnancy 11- Lactation 12- Irritable Bowl Syndrome (IBS) 13- History of Abdominal Surgery 14- Treatment with Lactolose or similar drugs 15- Consumption of drugs contributed to FD simultaneously 16- Consumption of Analgesic or Narcotic drugs

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
numbered containers
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Permuted block randomisation
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s
The people administering the treatment/s
The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Efficacy
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
1/06/2013
Actual
1/06/2013
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
31/12/2013
Actual
16/10/2013
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
Sample size
Target
150
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment outside Australia
Country [1] 5084 0
Iran, Islamic Republic Of
State/province [1] 5084 0
Fars

Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1] 287300 0
University
Name [1] 287300 0
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science
Country [1] 287300 0
Iran, Islamic Republic Of
Primary sponsor type
University
Name
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science
Address
Tehran State,
Tehran,
Velenjak Str. , Shahid Chamran Highway,
Postcode: 1985717443
Country
Iran, Islamic Republic Of
Secondary sponsor category [1] 286053 0
None
Name [1] 286053 0
Address [1] 286053 0
Country [1] 286053 0

Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
Ethics committee name [1] 289276 0
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science Ethics Committee
Ethics committee address [1] 289276 0
Ethics committee country [1] 289276 0
Iran, Islamic Republic Of
Date submitted for ethics approval [1] 289276 0
Approval date [1] 289276 0
Ethics approval number [1] 289276 0

Summary
Brief summary
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 40130 0
Dr Mehdi Pasalar
Address 40130 0
Postal Code:71888-37187
no. 2
Nikan Building,
Lane 21/2,
Mirzay-e-Shirazi Bulvard,
Shiraz
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Country 40130 0
Iran, Islamic Republic Of
Phone 40130 0
+989173121345
Fax 40130 0
Email 40130 0
[email protected]
Contact person for public queries
Name 40131 0
Mehdi Pasalar
Address 40131 0
Postal Code:71888-37187
no. 2
Nikan Building,
Lane 21/2,
Mirzay-e-Shirazi Bulvard,
Shiraz
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Country 40131 0
Iran, Islamic Republic Of
Phone 40131 0
+989173121345
Fax 40131 0
Email 40131 0
[email protected]
Contact person for scientific queries
Name 40132 0
Kamran Bagheri Lankarani
Address 40132 0
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences,
Health policy Research Center, Building No 2, Eighth Floor, School of Medicine, Zand Avenue, Shiraz, Iran, Postal code: 7134853185
Country 40132 0
Iran, Islamic Republic Of
Phone 40132 0
+987112309615
Fax 40132 0
Email 40132 0
[email protected]

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SourceTitleYear of PublicationDOI
EmbaseEfficacy and safety of jollab to treat functional dyspepsia: A randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial.2015https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2015.02.007
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