Protocol summary
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Study aim
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Study the influence of a herbal drug that is composed of essential oil of Zataria multiflora Boiss, Trachyspermum ammi and Anethum graveolens L, in treatment of irritable bowel syndrome.
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Design
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Study population is the patients that referred to gastroenterology clinic and sample size for study is 60 person. patients are divided into two control and intervention groups by simple randomization and using the Random Allocation software.
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Settings and conduct
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This is a randomized, double-blind clinical trial that is done in gastrointestinal clinic of Shahid Mohammadi Hospial in Bandar Abbas city. In this study, blind persons are participants, clinical caregiver and responsible individual for evaluating the outcome of treatment.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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The inclusion criteria are written consent, complete knowledge about the study and being diagnosed with Irritable bowel syndrome based on the ROME III criteria. The exclusion criteria are the lack of consent to continue their participation, kidney or liver diseases, warning symptoms of gastrointestinal cancers, other chronic gastrointestinal diseases and peptic ulcer disease based on patient history, physical examination and medical records.
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Intervention groups
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The study will last for 14 days, the patients of intervention group are received capsules containing the essential oil of the plant twice times a day, and the control group are received Hyoscine tablet three times a day.
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Main outcome variables
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Patient characteristics such as severity of disease symptoms, and quality of life will enter into a form at the beginning, at the end, and two weeks after completion of treatment. After completion of the treatment, the safety of the treatment regimen will also be assessed by laboratory tests and through recording adverse drug reactions.
General information
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Reason for update
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Acronym
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IRCT registration information
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IRCT registration number:
IRCT2016072629026N3
Registration date:
2016-12-29, 1395/10/09
Registration timing:
registered_while_recruiting
Last update:
2018-02-06, 1396/11/17
Update count:
1
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Registration date
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2016-12-29, 1395/10/09
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Registrant information
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Recruitment status
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Recruitment complete
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Funding source
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Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences.Hormozgan Science & Technology Park.
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Expected recruitment start date
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2016-07-05, 1395/04/15
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Expected recruitment end date
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2017-09-16, 1396/06/25
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Actual recruitment start date
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Actual recruitment end date
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empty
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Trial completion date
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Scientific title
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Efficacy of herbal drug that is composed of essential oil of Zataria multiflora Boiss, Trachyspermum ammi and Anethum graveolens L, in treatment of Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
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Public title
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Herbal drug for treatment of Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
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Purpose
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Treatment
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Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria:
Written consent and complete knowledge about the study.
Being diagnosed with Irritable bowel syndrome based on the ROME III criteria.
Exclusion criteria:
The participants’ lack of consent to continue their participation in the study.
Kidney and liver diseases based on laboratory tests.
Warning symptoms of gastric and intestinal cancers, other chronic digestive diseases and peptic ulcer disease based on patient history, physical examination and medical records.
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Age
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From 15 years old
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Gender
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Both
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Phase
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2-3
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Groups that have been masked
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- Participant
- Care provider
- Outcome assessor
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Sample size
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Target sample size:
60
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Randomization (investigator's opinion)
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Randomized
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Randomization description
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simple randomization method and using the Random Allocation software.
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Blinding (investigator's opinion)
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Double blinded
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Blinding description
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After the patient is visited and proved by gastroenterologist to have required conditions ,the informed consent is obtained from the patients and they will be referred to GP to receive the drug. By simple randomization method and using the random Allocation, GP puts the patients in two equal group of control and interference.The patients in the control group receive medicinal regimen of type A and the patients in the interference group receive the medicinal regimen of type B. The drugs are placed in the containers with the same shape and appearance with code of A and B on them by the way the patients are uninformed about the regimen type. Finally the assessment is done by a third individual (a trained medical student) that is uninformed about the type of regimen A and B.
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Placebo
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Not used
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Assignment
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Parallel
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Other design features
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Ethics committees
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Ethics committee
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Approval date
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2015-07-07, 1394/04/16
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Ethics committee reference number
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HUMS.REC.1394.012
Health conditions studied
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Description of health condition studied
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Irritable bowel syndrome
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ICD-10 code
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K58
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ICD-10 code description
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Irritable bowel syndrome
Primary outcomes
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Description
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Quality of life
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Timepoint
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Before intervention, end of intervention and 2 weeks after intervention
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Method of measurement
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IBS Quality of life(IBS-QOL)
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Description
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Relife of symptoms
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Timepoint
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End of intervention and 2 weeks after intervention
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Method of measurement
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IBS Adequate relief (IBS-AR)
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Description
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Relife of symptoms
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Timepoint
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End of intervention and 2 weeks after intervention
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Method of measurement
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IBS Global Assessment improvement(IBS-GAI)
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Description
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Average score of IBS Symptom Severity Scale(IBS-SSS)
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Timepoint
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Before intervention, end of intervention and 2 weeks after intervention
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Method of measurement
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IBS Symptom Severity Scale(IBS-SSS)
Secondary outcomes
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Description
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Amount of drug consumption
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Timepoint
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After intervention
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Method of measurement
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By checking the residual amount of drug after intervention
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Description
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Liver enzymes disorder
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Timepoint
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Before and after intervention
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Method of measurement
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Labratory test(AST,ALT,ALP,Billi T,D)
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Description
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Renal dysfunction
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Timepoint
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Before and after intervention
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Method of measurement
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Labratory test(BUN,Cr)
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Description
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Drug side effects
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Timepoint
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During and after intervention
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Method of measurement
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Entry the side effects by patient and clinical caregiver in side effects form
Intervention groups
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Description
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ntervention group: Prescription of edible capsule containing 180mg of essential oil of Ajwain fruit, Zataria Multifora and Dill oil, 2 times a day for 2 weeks.
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Category
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Treatment - Drugs
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Description
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Control group: Prescription of hyoscine 10 mg tablet three times a day for 2 weeks.
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Category
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Treatment - Drugs
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Sponsor
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Grant name
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Grant code / Reference number
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Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
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Yes
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Title of funding source
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Hormozgan Science & Technology Park
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Proportion provided by this source
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80
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Public or private sector
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Public
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Domestic or foreign origin
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Domestic
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Category of foreign source of funding
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empty
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Country of origin
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Type of organization providing the funding
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Other
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Sponsor
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Grant name
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Grant code / Reference number
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Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
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Yes
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Title of funding source
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Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences
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Proportion provided by this source
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20
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Public or private sector
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Public
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Domestic or foreign origin
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Domestic
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Category of foreign source of funding
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empty
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Country of origin
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Type of organization providing the funding
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Academic
Sharing plan
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Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)
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No - There is not a plan to make this available
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Justification/reason for indecision/not sharing IPD
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According to the subject of the study, which is about an invention. To prevent misuse of the details of the study information, there is currently no way to publish information.
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Study Protocol
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No - There is not a plan to make this available
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Statistical Analysis Plan
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No - There is not a plan to make this available
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Informed Consent Form
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No - There is not a plan to make this available
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Clinical Study Report
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No - There is not a plan to make this available
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Analytic Code
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No - There is not a plan to make this available
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Data Dictionary
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No - There is not a plan to make this available