Effects of Compound Ejiao Syrup on Exercise Tolerance and Quality of Life in Critically Ill Patients After ICU Discharge: A Double-Blind, Multicenter,Randomized Controlled Clinical Study

Summary

This study, titled "Effect of Compound Ejiao Jiang on Exercise Tolerance and Quality of Life of Critically Ill Patients after Discharge from ICU: A Double-Blind, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Clinical Study (LIFT Study)," intends to enroll 156 patients (78 in the experimental group and 78 in the control group). A double-blind design will be adopted, with patients receiving Compound Ejiao Jiang (20 ml each time, three times a day for 90 consecutive days) or a placebo for intervention. The primary outcome measure is the 6-minute walking distance on the 90th day after randomization. Meanwhile, secondary endpoints such as physical function, quality of life, and nutritional and inflammatory indicators will also be monitored. The aim of this study is to explore the rehabilitation value of Compound Ejiao Jiang for patients with post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) through high-level evidence-based medicine methods and to provide scientific evidence for the integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine approach to improving the long-term prognosis of critically ill patients

Timeline

Start

2025-12

Primary completion

2027-06

Completion

2027-09

Publications

• Background Zhang Y, Ye T, Hong Z, Gong S, Zhou X, Liu H, Qian J, Qu H. Pharmacological and transcriptome profiling analyses of Fufang E'jiao Jiang during chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression in mice. J Ethnopharmacol. 2019 Jun 28;238:111869. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.111869. Epub 2019 Apr 9.
• Background Li Y, Zhang Z, Yang L, Li X, Zhou J, Li D, Luo S. Colla corii asini might upregulate ZNF471 and THOC5 by KRAB domain-containing zinc-finger protein pathway and THO complex subunit 5 pathway to improve anemia of pregnant women with beta-thalassemia. Ann Hematol. 2019 Aug;98(8):1813-1826. doi: 10.1007/s00277-019-03710-1. Epub 2019 May 16.
• Background Li Y, He H, Yang L, Li X, Li D, Luo S. Therapeutic effect of Colla corii asini on improving anemia and hemoglobin compositions in pregnant women with thalassemia. Int J Hematol. 2016 Nov;104(5):559-565. doi: 10.1007/s12185-016-2069-0. Epub 2016 Jul 25.
• Background Shi WB, Wang ZX, Liu HB, Jia YJ, Wang YP, Xu X, Zhang Y, Qi XD, Hu FD. Study on the mechanism of Fufang E'jiao Jiang on precancerous lesions of gastric cancer based on network pharmacology and metabolomics. J Ethnopharmacol. 2023 Mar 25;304:116030. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2022.116030. Epub 2022 Dec 20.
• Background Kress JP, Hall JB. ICU-acquired weakness and recovery from critical illness. N Engl J Med. 2014 Jul 17;371(3):287-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1406274. No abstract available.
• Background Iwashyna TJ, Ely EW, Smith DM, Langa KM. Long-term cognitive impairment and functional disability among survivors of severe sepsis. JAMA. 2010 Oct 27;304(16):1787-94. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1553.
• Background Ely EW, Shintani A, Truman B, Speroff T, Gordon SM, Harrell FE Jr, Inouye SK, Bernard GR, Dittus RS. Delirium as a predictor of mortality in mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit. JAMA. 2004 Apr 14;291(14):1753-62. doi: 10.1001/jama.291.14.1753.
• Background Kaukonen KM, Bailey M, Suzuki S, Pilcher D, Bellomo R. Mortality related to severe sepsis and septic shock among critically ill patients in Australia and New Zealand, 2000-2012. JAMA. 2014 Apr 2;311(13):1308-16. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.2637.
• Background Pandharipande PP, Girard TD, Ely EW. Long-term cognitive impairment after critical illness. N Engl J Med. 2014 Jan 9;370(2):185-6. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1313886. No abstract available.
• Background Herridge MS, Tansey CM, Matte A, Tomlinson G, Diaz-Granados N, Cooper A, Guest CB, Mazer CD, Mehta S, Stewart TE, Kudlow P, Cook D, Slutsky AS, Cheung AM; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Functional disability 5 years after acute respiratory distress syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2011 Apr 7;364(14):1293-304. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1011802.
• Background Puthucheary ZA, Rawal J, McPhail M, Connolly B, Ratnayake G, Chan P, Hopkinson NS, Phadke R, Dew T, Sidhu PS, Velloso C, Seymour J, Agley CC, Selby A, Limb M, Edwards LM, Smith K, Rowlerson A, Rennie MJ, Moxham J, Harridge SD, Hart N, Montgomery HE. Acute skeletal muscle wasting in critical illness. JAMA. 2013 Oct 16;310(15):1591-600. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.278481.
• Background Needham DM, Davidson J, Cohen H, Hopkins RO, Weinert C, Wunsch H, Zawistowski C, Bemis-Dougherty A, Berney SC, Bienvenu OJ, Brady SL, Brodsky MB, Denehy L, Elliott D, Flatley C, Harabin AL, Jones C, Louis D, Meltzer W, Muldoon SR, Palmer JB, Perme C, Robinson M, Schmidt DM, Scruth E, Spill GR, Storey CP, Render M, Votto J, Harvey MA. Improving long-term outcomes after discharge from intensive care unit: report from a stakeholders' conference. Crit Care Med. 2012 Feb;40(2):502-9. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318232da75.

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Indications

No indication recorded.