The Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of JWHGWT on Diabetic Neuropathy

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2009-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

In order to provide a alternative treatment for relieving the pain and numbness of Diabetes Mellitus patients,Traditional Chinese Medicine powder was tested by subjective questionnaire and objective nerve conduction velocity study. Liver and kidney functions were tested to provided safety profiles.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of DM

• Must have the symptoms of pain or numbness

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient with pregnancy (or child bearing potential),or in lactation

• Patient currently taking concomitant TCM medications.

• Patient with Drug or alcohol addiction

• Patient with medical history of myocardial infarction, cerebro-vascular disease, major trauma, operation 6 months prior to enrollment

• Patient with liver dysfunction (SGOT or SGPT>2x ULN)

• Patient with renal insufficiency (serum creatinine>1.3mg/dL)