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Jan. 30, 2023

May. 07, 2026

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The effect of Rikkunshito on The Nutritional Status in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure; A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial (APPETIZE-HF trial)

APPETIZE-HF trial (APPETIZE-HF trial)

Seo Masahiro

Osaka General Medical Center

3-1-56, Bandai Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku,Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu

+81-6-6692-1201

roland-dyens@hotmail.co.jp

Seo Masahiro

Osaka General Medical Center

3-1-56, Bandai Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku,Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu

+81-6-6692-1201

roland-dyens@hotmail.co.jp

Recruiting

Jan. 30, 2023

June. 23, 2023
80

Interventional

randomized controlled trial

open(masking not used)

active control

parallel assignment

treatment purpose

(1) Patients diagnosed with chronic heart failure:<1>Patients with a history of hospitalization for heart failure or <2>Patients with risk factors for heart failure, symptoms of heart failure such as shortness of breath, or abnormal ECG, and NT-proBNP>=125pg/ml or BNP>=35pg/ml which was measured at the timing within 3 months of informed consent, and some abnormal findings on echocardiography.
(2) Patients with an appetite loss:CNAQ(Council on Nutrition appetite questionnaire)-J of 28 or less
(3) Patients who are age 20 years and over on the day informed consent obtained and are adequate oral intake
(4) Patients who can provide written consent

(1) Patients using the implantable medical device
(2) Patients with BMI > 23.5 kg/m2
(3) Patients who have used Rikkunshito and/or other kampo medicines within 4 weeks before enrollment
(4) Patients hospitalized for acute heart failure within 3 months before study consent
(5) Patients scheduled for catheter intervention or ablation/cardiac surgery within the study period
(6) Patients unable to stand (If patients can hold on, patients can register.)
(7) Patients on dialysis
(8) Patients with malignant disease with a prognosis considered to be within 6 months
(9) Patients who received gastrectomy
(10) Patients with a history of allergy to kampo medicines
(11) Patients who are pregnant or potentially pregnant, patients breast-feeding, or patients aiming to become pregnant during the clinical trial
(12) Patients who are ineligible in the opinion of the investigator

20age old over
No limit

Both

Chronic heart failure with loss of appetite

The patients were randomly assigned to group A or group B.
group A:Conventional treatment.
group B :Oral administration of TSUMURA Rikkunshito 7.5 g/day in 2 or 3 divided doses before or between meals adding conventional treatment.

To evaluate the amount of change SMI by the BIA method using Seca mBCA 515 Medical Body Composition Analyzer.

(1) Body composition(SMI,FFMI,BMI,FMI,phase angle,ECW/TBW)
(2) Questionnaire survey(QOL(KCCQ,EQ-5D-5L), Appetite score(CNAQ-J), PGA)
(3) Blood test (RBC, WBC (Basophils, eosinophils, neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes), Hb, Ht, Plt, Alb, Prealbumin, T-Chol, CHE, BNP, NT-proBNP, Na, K, Cl, AST, ALT, AI-P, gamma-GTP, T-Bil, Cr, BUN, Uric acid, CRP, High-sensitivity CRP)
(4) Outpatient blood test (appetite hormone: acylated ghrelin, unacylated ghrelin, inflammatory marker: IL-6, TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, growth hormone: Growth Hormone, IGF-1, IGFBP-3, others: blood Sirtuin-1)
(5) Transthoracic echocardiography (heart rate, presence of atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter, LVDd/Ds, left ventricular end-diastolic volume /end systolic volume, IVS/PW, FS, LVEF, Left atrial volume, E wave, A wave, E/A, DcT, e' wave, a' wave, E/e', LVOT-VTI, RVD, TRPG, IVC maximum diameter / minimum diameter, TAPSE, FAC, S' wave, aortic insufficiency(severity), mitral insufficiency(severity), tricuspid insufficiency(severity), myocardial strain analysis, LVOT diameter, CO, CI)
(6) Grip power
(7) Prognosis information(total death, cardiovascular death, non-cardiovascular death, heart failure admission)

TSUMURA&CO.
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Osaka Prefectural Hospital Organization Medical Center Clinical Research Review Board
3-1-56, Bandai Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku,Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu, Osaka

+81-6-6692-1201

kenkyu-crb@gh2.opho.jp
Approval

Dec. 09, 2022

No

none

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