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Intervention, dosage and frequency: drug: Bushen Culuan Decoction 13g tid and Clomiphene Citrate Tablets placebo 50mg qd; Dosage form: Bushen Culuan Decoction is dissolved medicine and Clomiphene Citrate Tablets placebo is tablets; Duration: the medicine will be taken from 5th day of a menstrual cycle, Bushen Culuan Decoction is taken for 14 days while Clomiphene Citrate Tablets placebo being taken for 5 days. Then patients stop taking the medicine until the 5th day of next menstrual cycle. If the patient doesn't have a regular menstrual cycle, the medicine will be taken from 5th day from vaginal bleeding caused by taking progesterone. Each treatment cycle contains 3 menstrual cycle. If the patient regains normal ovulation at the end of the first treatment cycle, she will reach the end of the whole treatment, and if not she will start the second treatment cycle. All treatment will be terminated after 2 treatment cycles.

Intervention, dosage and frequency: drug: Clomiphene Citrate Tablets 50mg qd and Bushen Culuan Decoction placebo 13g tid; Dosage form: Clomiphene Citrate Tablets is tablet and Bushen Culuan Decoction placebo is dissolved medicine; Duration: the medicine will be taken from 5th day of a menstrual cycle, Clomiphene is taken for 5 days while Bushen Culuan Decoction placebo being taken for 14 days while. Then patients stop taking the medicine until the 5th day of next menstrual cycle. If the patient doesn't have a regular menstrual cycle, the medicine will be taken from 5th day from vaginal bleeding caused by taking progesterone. Each treatment cycle contains 3 menstrual cycle. If the patient regains normal ovulation at the end of the first treatment cycle, she will reach the end of the whole treatment, and if not she will start the second treatment cycle. All treatment will be terminated after 2 treatment cycles.

the same as group description including dosage, frequency and duration

experimental group: Bushen Culuan Decoction and Clomiphene Citrate Tablets placebo

control group: Clomiphene Citrate Tablets and Bushen Culuan Decoction placebo

Kun Ma, Dr.

Yuan Yuan, Master

This study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Bushen Culuan Decoction in the treatment of anovulatory infertility, including anovulatory abnormal uterine bleeding, polycystic ovarian syndrome, hyperprolactinemia, luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome, corpus luteum insufficiency and ovarian insufficiency, through a randomised, double-blinded, double-dummy, parallel positive controlled, adaptive multicenter clinical trial.

Anovulation is one of the main causes of female infertility. Anovulatory infertility account for a proportion of 25-30% in whole female infertility.

In western medicine, hormone induced ovulation and assisted reproduction technology are two main ways to solve the problem and Clomiphene citrate is the first-line medication in ovulation induction. There are many side effects being reported in the treatment with modern medicine technique such as ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, complication with uteroscope and puncture egg retrieval, low pregnancy rate with high ovulation rate, potential cancer occuring risk and offspring healthy risk.

Bushen Culuan Decoction is a traditional Chinese medicine recipe with 10 Chinese herbs including Tusizi, Yinyanghuo, Xianmao, Xuduan, Gouqizi, Nvzhenzi, Zelan, Shengpuhuang, Xiangfu and Chuanshanlong. Previous laboratory and exploratory clinical researches have proved Bushen Culuan Decoction had an exactly efficacy in treating anovulatory infertility safely.

In the first stage, the primary sample size In the study is 528. Half patients will receive Bushen Culuan Decoction and clomiphene citrate placebo, while the other half will receive clomiphene citrate tablets and Bushen Culuan Decoction placebo. When 1/3 of 528 patients complete the treatment, we will analysis the treatment efficacy of 6 diseases separately, and find which of them could be the target diseases of Bushen Culuan Decoction. Then we will modify the sample size depending on the result in first stage, and the research will only be processed in the target diseases being chosen. In the next stage, half patients will receive Bushen Culuan Decoction and clomiphene citrate placebo, while the other half will receive clomiphene citrate tablets and Bushen Culuan Decoction placebo.

Effectiveness and Safety of Bushen Culuan Decoction for Anovulatory Infertility

Effectiveness and Safety of Bushen Culuan Decoction for Anovulatory Infertility：A Clinical Research of "Same Treatment for Different Diseases"

If the patient participate 1 treatment cycle, the ovulation will be measured 3 menstrual cycles, and if the patient participate 2 treatment cycle, the ovulation will be measured 6 menstrual cycles.

Including Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH), Luteinizing Hormone (LH), Prolactin (PRL), Estradiol (E2), Progesterone(P), Testosterone (T).

The type of endometrium is measured by ultrasound. The type of endometrium contains type A, B, and C. Type A means the endometrium thickness is about 4-9mm, and there is a "trilaminar patterns" in the image. Type B means the endometrium thickness is about 9-12mm, the image shows moderate homogeneous echo. Type C means the endometrium thickness is about 10-14mm with a strong homogeneous echo. The type only represents different forms of endometrium, but not represents endometrium level or grade.

Pulsatility Index (PI) of Uterus and Bilateral Ovaries is the pulsatility index of uterine arteries and bilateral ovarial arteries. The normal range of uterine PI has no unified standard, but the smaller the index is, the better the endometrial receptivity is. Generally, when uterine PI\<2, the endometrial receptivity will be good enough to get zygote implantation, and when uterine PI\>3, the endometrial receptivity is too improper to get zygote implantation.

Resistant Index (RI) of Uterus and Bilateral Ovaries is the resistant index of uterine arteries and bilateral ovarial arteries. The normal range of uterine RI has no unified standard, but the smaller the index is, the better the endometrial receptivity is.

Including prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, fibrinogen and thrombin time

Traditional Chinese Medicine Symptom Score (point) including:

amenorrhea (0-3); delayed menstruation (0-3); scant menstruation (0-3); weakness in lower back, waist and knees (0-3); dizziness and tinnitus (0-3); sexual apathy (0-3); fatigue (0-3); colorless transparent urination(0-3); frequent urination at night (0-3); feeling obstruction with menstruation (0-3); profuse menstruation with dark color (0-3); clot in menstruation (0-3); stabbing pain in lower abdomen area, may aggravating with sexual intercourse (0-3); dysmenorrhea (0-3) The total score will be measured by summing the subitems' score above, and the total score range is 0-42. The higher the score is, the worse the situation is.

Study title	NCT ID	Conditions	Interventions	Eligibility	Organization	Link
Effectiveness and Safety of Bushen Culuan Decoction for Anovulatory Infertility	NCT03709849	Anovulatory Inf... Abnormal Uterin... Polycystic Ovar... Hyperprolactine... Luteinized Unru... Corpus Luteum I... Ovarian Insuffi...	experimental gr... control group: ...	21 Years - 40 Years	Xiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Effectiveness and Safety of Bushen Culuan Decoction for Anovulatory Infertility	NCT03709849	Anovulatory Inf... Abnormal Uterin... Polycystic Ovar... Hyperprolactine... Luteinized Unru... Corpus Luteum I... Ovarian Insuffi...	experimental gr... control group: ...	21 Years - 40 Years	Xiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

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