A double blind randomised placebo controlled clinical trial testing the effectiveness of a Chinese herbal medicine extract formulation for constipation-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
  • Description

    This research project will test whether Chinese herbal medicine is useful for treating constipation predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome (C-IBS). C-IBS has multiple symptoms, including abdominal pain, bloating, constipation and changed bowel habits. The Chinese herbal formulation being tested has been designed to address the multiple symptoms of C-IBS. This dataset contains PDF files of particpant information sheets, consent forms and Case Report Forms (CRFs). The data relates to clinical trial ACTRN12609000558224 Clinical and physiological evaluation of a Chinese herbal medicine for constipation-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome (C-IBS Trial). To discuss this trial, please contact the NICM Health Research Institute nicm@westernsydney.edu.au.


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      Data publication title A double blind randomised placebo controlled clinical trial testing the effectiveness of a Chinese herbal medicine extract formulation for constipation-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
    • Description

      This research project will test whether Chinese herbal medicine is useful for treating constipation predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome (C-IBS). C-IBS has multiple symptoms, including abdominal pain, bloating, constipation and changed bowel habits. The Chinese herbal formulation being tested has been designed to address the multiple symptoms of C-IBS. This dataset contains PDF files of particpant information sheets, consent forms and Case Report Forms (CRFs). The data relates to clinical trial ACTRN12609000558224 Clinical and physiological evaluation of a Chinese herbal medicine for constipation-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome (C-IBS Trial). To discuss this trial, please contact the NICM Health Research Institute nicm@westernsydney.edu.au.


      • Data type dataset
    • Keywords
      • Clinical trial
      • Complementary medicine
      • Functional bowel disorder
      • Herbal medicine
      • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
    • Funding source
      • National Health & Medical Research Council
    • Grant number(s)
      • -
      • FoR codes
      • 420803 - Traditional Chinese medicine and treatments
      • 320209 - Gastroenterology and hepatology
      SEO codes
      • 200199 - Clinical health not elsewhere classified
    - Coverage
      Temporal (time) coverage
    • Start date 2009/07/24
    • End date 2012/03/01
      • Time period
       
      Spatial (location,mapping) coverage
    • Locations
    - Data
      Data Locations

      Type Location Notes
      The Data Manager is: Suzannah Bourchier
      Access conditions Restricted
    - Supplements
    - License
      The data will be licensed under
    • Other license
      • Statement of rights in data Copyright Western Sydney University
    - Citation
      Citation Bensoussan, Alan; Kellow , John; Bourchier, Suzannah; Fahey, Paul; Shim, Lisa; Malcolm, Alison; Boyce, Philip (2025): A double blind randomised placebo controlled clinical trial testing the effectiveness of a Chinese herbal medicine extract formulation for constipation-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome.. Western Sydney University. https://doi.org/10.26183/ffgs-jy55

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