Treatment of functional constipation with the Yun-chang capsule: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation trial

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 487-493

  Jia, Guo ^a   Meng, Mao Bin ^a   Huang, Zong Wen ^a   Qing, Xia ^a   Lei, Wang ^a   Yang, Xiao Nan ^a   Liu, Song Shan ^b   Diao, Jun Cheng ^c   Hu, Si Yuan ^d   Lin, Bing Hui ^e   Zhang, Rui Ming ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (China)

^c Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi   (China)

^d TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^e Fujian Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

Constipation; Randomized controlled trial; Traditional Chinese medicine; Yun chang capsule

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YUN CHANG; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADULT; CHINESE MEDICINE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FUNCTIONAL CONSTIPATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77649222895     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.06189.x     Document Type: Article

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