Herbal Medicine 'Eungyosan' and 'Samsoeum' for Common Cold

Summary

The investigators intend to conduct a multicenter clinical trial to verify the effectiveness and safety of the administration of 'Eungyosan(EGS)' and 'Samsoeum(SSE)' in cold patients.

Timeline

Start

2019-09-16

Primary completion

2020-12-27

Completion

2020-12-31

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper EKS showed significant clinical effectiveness over the placebo group in the treatment of the common cold, as assessed by the total, symptom, and quality of life scores of WURSS-21-K PMID 38033649 ↗

Publications

• Kim KI, Hong M, Park YC, Lee BJ, Kim K, Kang BK, Choi JY. Effects of herbal medicines (Eunkyosan/Yin qiao san and Samsoeum/Shen su yin) for treating the common cold: A randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial. Integr Med Res. 2023 Dec;12(4):101005. doi: 10.1016/j.imr.2023.101005. Epub 2023 Oct 26.
• Kim KI, Hong M, Park YC, Lee BJ, Kim K, Kang BK, Choi JY. Herbal medicines (Eunkyosan and Samsoeum) for treating the common cold: a protocol for a randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial. Integr Med Res. 2020 Mar;9(1):48-53. doi: 10.1016/j.imr.2020.01.009. Epub 2020 Jan 22.

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