Overview

The Efficacy of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Niubang Pill Combined With Methotrexate on Active Rheumatoid Arthritis

Status:
Unknown status

Trial end date:
2018-12-01

Target enrollment:

Participant gender:

Summary

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory autoimmune disease that results in the destruction of joints, connective tissues, muscle, tendons and fibrous tissue. Effective therapy to manage RA still does not exit at present. Jia Wei Niu Bang Zi pill (NBZP) consists of Chinese herbals which has been widely used in the treatment of RA patients in China for hundreds of years to relieve pain and prevent the affected joints pejorative. However, there is no systematic trials to prove the effect of NBZP for management of RA.

Phase:

Phase 2/Phase 3

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Cui xuejun

Collaborators:

Longhua Hospital
Shanghai Seventh People's Hospital
Shanghai Yueyang Integrated Medicine Hospital

Treatments:

Methotrexate