[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"health-study-detail:100617662":3},{"organization":4,"armGroups":7,"interventions":21,"overallOfficials":37,"centralContacts":41,"locations":50,"responsibleParty":101,"collaborators":103,"id":107,"slug":108,"hasResults":109,"nctId":110,"briefTitle":111,"officialTitle":112,"acronym":27,"eligibilityCriteria":113,"healthyVolunteers":109,"sex":114,"minAge":115,"maxAge":116,"enrollmentInfo":117,"targetDuration":27,"studyType":120,"phases":121,"briefSummary":123,"conditions":124,"keywords":126,"overallStatus":131,"whyStopped":27,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":132,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":133,"startDateStruct":136,"completionDateStruct":138,"leadSponsor":140,"locationsCount":141},{"fullName":5,"class":6},"Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences","OTHER",[8,15],{"label":9,"type":10,"description":11,"interventionNames":12},"Huangjing Yangji Formula + Training","EXPERIMENTAL","Participants in this group will take \"Huangjing Yangji Formula\" granules orally. The formula consists of Polygonati rhizoma (Huangjing) 15g, Codonopsis radix (Dangshen) 10g, Rehmanniae radix praeparata (Shudi) 9g, Angelica sinensis radix (Danggui) 6g, Cistanches herba (Roucongrong) 9g, Lycii fructus (Gouqi) 12g, Poria (Fuling) 9g, and Crataegi fructus (Shanzha) 6g per daily dose. The granules are taken twice daily, 30 minutes after meals, for a total treatment period of 3 months. Additionally, all participants in this group will simultaneously complete the standardized elastic band resistance training program 3 times per week for 3 months.",[13,14],"Drug: Huangjing Yangji Formula Granules","Behavioral: Standardized Elastic Band Resistance Training Program",{"label":16,"type":17,"description":18,"interventionNames":19},"Placebo + Training","PLACEBO_COMPARATOR","Participants in this group will take matched placebo granules orally. The placebo is designed to be identical to the investigational \"Huangjing Yangji Formula\" granules in appearance, color, odor, packaging, and solubility, but it contains no active herbal components. The placebo granules are taken twice daily, 30 minutes after meals, for a total treatment period of 3 months. Additionally, all participants in this group will simultaneously complete the identical standardized elastic band resistance training program 3 times per week for 3 months.",[20,14],"Drug: Placebo Granules for Huangjing Yangji Formula",[22,28,32],{"type":23,"name":24,"description":25,"armGroupLabels":26,"otherNames":27},"DRUG","Huangjing Yangji Formula Granules","Investigational herbal granule formulation. Each daily dose contains: Polygonati rhizoma (Huangjing) 15g, Codonopsis radix (Dangshen) 10g, Rehmanniae radix praeparata (Shudi) 9g, Angelica sinensis radix (Danggui) 6g, Cistanches herba (Roucongrong) 9g, Lycii fructus (Gouqi) 12g, Poria (Fuling) 9g, and Crataegi fructus (Shanzha) 6g. Administered orally as granules dissolved in water, twice daily (30 minutes after meals), for a period of 3 months.",[9],null,{"type":23,"name":29,"description":30,"armGroupLabels":31,"otherNames":27},"Placebo Granules for Huangjing Yangji Formula","Matched placebo granules. This preparation is specifically designed to be indistinguishable from the active \"Huangjing Yangji Formula Granules\" in terms of appearance, color, odor, packaging, and solubility. It contains no pharmacologically active herbal components. Administered orally in the same manner (twice daily, 30 minutes after meals) for 3 months.",[16],{"type":33,"name":34,"description":35,"armGroupLabels":36,"otherNames":27},"BEHAVIORAL","Standardized Elastic Band Resistance Training Program","A structured, progressive resistance training program using elastic bands. Participants train 3 times per week for 3 months. Each 60-minute session includes warm-up, 10 core strength exercises (e.g., standing row, leg extension, bridge), and cool-down. Intensity is progressively increased from low (approximately 40-60% of 1-RM) to medium-high (approximately 60-80% of 1-RM) resistance. Sessions are supervised once weekly, with twice-weekly home-based sessions.",[9,16],[38],{"name":39,"affiliation":5,"role":40},"Xu Wei, Ph.D.","PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR",[42,46],{"name":39,"role":43,"phone":44,"phoneExt":27,"email":45},"CONTACT","+8613488716557","weixu.007@163.com",{"name":47,"role":43,"phone":48,"phoneExt":27,"email":49},"Linghui Li, Ph.D.","+8615210037442","postdoctorli@163.com",[51,71,86],{"facility":5,"status":27,"city":52,"state":53,"zip":54,"country":55,"countryCode":56,"cosmosGeoPoint":57,"geoPoint":62,"contacts":63},"Beijing","Beijing Municipality","100102","China","CN",{"type":58,"coordinates":59},"Point",[60,61],116.39723,39.9075,{"lat":61,"lon":60},[64,65,66,68],{"name":39,"role":43,"phone":44,"phoneExt":27,"email":45},{"name":47,"role":43,"phone":48,"phoneExt":27,"email":49},{"name":67,"role":40,"phone":27,"phoneExt":27,"email":27},"Xu Wei, Ph.D",{"name":69,"role":70,"phone":27,"phoneExt":27,"email":27},"Linghui Li, Ph.D","SUB_INVESTIGATOR",{"facility":72,"status":27,"city":73,"state":74,"zip":75,"country":55,"countryCode":56,"cosmosGeoPoint":76,"geoPoint":80,"contacts":81},"The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine","Changsha","Hunan","410021",{"type":58,"coordinates":77},[78,79],112.97087,28.19874,{"lat":79,"lon":78},[82,85],{"name":83,"role":43,"phone":27,"phoneExt":27,"email":84},"Shaofeng Yang, Ph.D.","ysf574996585@163.com",{"name":83,"role":40,"phone":27,"phoneExt":27,"email":27},{"facility":87,"status":27,"city":88,"state":89,"zip":90,"country":55,"countryCode":56,"cosmosGeoPoint":91,"geoPoint":95,"contacts":96},"The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine","Tianjin","Tianjin Municipality","300381",{"type":58,"coordinates":92},[93,94],117.17667,39.14222,{"lat":94,"lon":93},[97,100],{"name":98,"role":43,"phone":27,"phoneExt":27,"email":99},"Aifeng Liu, Ph.D.","draifeng@163.com",{"name":98,"role":40,"phone":27,"phoneExt":27,"email":27},{"type":102,"investigatorFullName":27,"investigatorTitle":27,"investigatorAffiliation":27,"oldNameTitle":27,"oldOrganization":27},"SPONSOR",[104,105],{"name":87,"class":6},{"name":106,"class":6},"Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine","100617662","huangjing-yangji-formula-combined-with-resistance-training-for-sarcopenia-100617662",false,"NCT07321535","Huangjing Yangji Formula Combined With Resistance Training for Sarcopenia","Huangjing Yangji Formula Combined With Resistance Training for Sarcopenia: a Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Meets the diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia according to the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) 2025 consensus, defined as the co-presence of:\n\nLow Muscle Mass: Appendicular skeletal muscle index (ASMI) measured by multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) below the following thresholds:\n\nAges 50-64: \\\u003C7.6 kg\u002Fm² for men, \\\u003C5.7 kg\u002Fm² for women. Ages ≥65: \\\u003C7.0 kg\u002Fm² for men, \\\u003C5.7 kg\u002Fm² for women.\n\nLow Muscle Strength: Handgrip strength below the following thresholds:\n\nAges 50-64: \\\u003C34 kg for men, \\\u003C20 kg for women. Ages ≥65: \\\u003C28 kg for men, \\\u003C18 kg for women.\n\n* Meets the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) pattern diagnosis criteria for Spleen-Kidney Deficiency Syndrome, characterized by:\n\nPrimary Symptoms: Muscle wasting, general fatigue, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees.\n\nSecondary Symptoms: Poor appetite, abdominal distension, loose or chronic diarrhea, dizziness, poor memory. Tongue presentation: pale and swollen tongue with tooth marks, white and glossy coating. Pulse: deep, thin, and weak.\n\n* Aged between 50 and 75 years.\n* Willing and able to provide written informed consent personally or via a legal guardian.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Secondary sarcopenia due to specific diseases (e.g., active malignancy, hyperthyroidism, severe hepatic or renal dysfunction).\n* Presence of severe or uncontrolled cardiovascular disease, consumptive diseases (e.g., cancer), active infections, or severe osteoporosis.\n* Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, psychiatric disorders, or other cognitive\u002Fmental impairments that would hinder cooperation with the trial procedures.\n* Inability to perform activities of daily living or walk independently; or presence of motor dysfunction due to joint deformities, prolonged bed rest, fractures, or other reasons that would preclude safe participation in resistance training.\n* Known contraindications to the ingredients of the investigational herbal formula or allergy to the materials of the elastic bands.\n* Use of medications known to affect muscle metabolism (e.g., corticosteroids, muscle relaxants) within the past 3 months.\n* Participation in any other interventional clinical trial within the past 3 months.","ALL","50 Years","75 Years",{"count":118,"type":119},106,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[122],"NA","The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a traditional Chinese medicine formula called \"Huangjing Yangji Formula,\" combined with elastic band resistance training, works better than exercise alone to improve physical function and muscle strength in older adults with sarcopenia (age-related muscle loss). The main questions it aims to answer are:\n\nDoes the combined treatment improve participants' overall physical performance scores more than exercise with a placebo?\n\nDoes it lead to better outcomes in walking speed, balance, muscle strength, body composition, nutrition, mood, sleep, and overall quality of life?\n\nResearchers will compare two groups. One group will take the real Huangjing Yangji Formula granules and do the standardized elastic band resistance training. The other group will take placebo granules (a look-alike mixture with no active medicine) and do the same training.\n\nParticipants will:\n\nTake the assigned granules twice daily for 3 months.\n\nComplete a standardized elastic band exercise program 3 times per week for 3 months (with both group and home sessions).\n\nAttend three assessment visits (at the start, after 3 months, and 1 month after treatment) for tests and questionnaires.\n\nProvide blood samples at the start and after 3 months for routine safety tests and special muscle health markers.",[125],"Sarcopenia",[127,128,129,130],"traditional Chinese medicine","resistance training","randomized controlled trial","multicenter trial","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2026-01-05",{"date":134,"type":135},"2026-01-07","ACTUAL",{"date":137,"type":119},"2026-01-15",{"date":139,"type":119},"2026-12-31",{"name":5,"class":6},3]