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STW5-II consists of six herbal extracts: bitter candy tuft, camomile flower, caraway fruit, melissa leaf, peppermint leaf, and licorice root.\n\nSTW 5-II will be a solution for oral intake, for the treatment of FD, administered as 20 droplets in liquids, three times daily during 8 weeks. Recommended time of ingestion is just before or with meals. Patients and study staff are blinded for the intervention",[15],null,{"type":22,"name":9,"description":27,"armGroupLabels":28,"otherNames":25},"Matching placebo will be a solution for oral intake, administered as 20 droplets in liquids, three times daily during 8 weeks. Recommended time of ingestion is just before or with meals. Patients and study staff are blinded for the intervention.",[9],[30],{"name":31,"affiliation":5,"role":32},"Jan Tack, MD, PhD","PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR",[34],{"name":31,"role":35,"phone":36,"phoneExt":25,"email":37},"CONTACT","+32 16 34 47 75","jan.tack@kuleuven.be",[39],{"facility":40,"status":25,"city":41,"state":25,"zip":42,"country":43,"countryCode":44,"cosmosGeoPoint":45,"geoPoint":50,"contacts":51},"University Hospitals Leuven \u002F UZLeuven","Leuven","3000","Belgium","BE",{"type":46,"coordinates":47},"Point",[48,49],4.70093,50.87959,{"lat":49,"lon":48},[52],{"name":53,"role":35,"phone":54,"phoneExt":25,"email":55},"CTC UZLeuven","+32 16 34 19 98","ctc@uzleuven.be",{"type":57,"investigatorFullName":25,"investigatorTitle":25,"investigatorAffiliation":25,"oldNameTitle":25,"oldOrganization":25},"SPONSOR","100608183","phase-4-the-effects-of-stw-5-ii-on-duodenal-mucosa-and-symptoms-in-functional-dyspepsia-100608183",false,"NCT07198243","The Effects of STW 5-II on Duodenal Mucosa and Symptoms in Functional Dyspepsia","Prospective Randomized Controlled Proof-of-concept Trial to Investigate the Effects of STW 5-II on Duodenal Mucosa and Symptoms in Functional Dyspepsia","DESTINY","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Patients ≥18 years newly to be treated with an FD\u002FPDS diagnosis (Rome IV clinical criteria).\n* Newly to be treated patients are defined as patients currently not on any ongoing treatment for FD (including OTC medication) for the last 2 weeks. Medications such as PPI or others that may affect GI function and symptom should be stopped prior the trial (min 4 weeks). See list of forbidden medication.\n* Male or female using contraception or postmenopausal\n* Witnessed written informed consent\n* Capable to understand and comply with the study requirements\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\nInclusion criteria:\n\n* Patients ≥18 years newly to be treated with an FD\u002FPDS diagnosis (Rome IV clinical criteria).\n* Newly to be treated patients are defined as patients currently not on any ongoing treatment for FD (including OTC medication) for the last 2 weeks. Medications such as PPI or others that may affect GI function and symptom should be stopped prior the trial (min 4 weeks). See list of forbidden medication.\n* Male or female using contraception or postmenopausal\n* Witnessed written informed consent\n* Capable to understand and comply with the study requirements\n\nExclusion criteria:\n\n* Major active somatic or psychiatric condition that may explain dyspeptic symptoms (stable dose of single antidepressant allowed for psychiatric indication, no limitation for other indications) Predominant symptoms of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)\n* Chronic ppi use. No PPI use for at least the prior 4 weeks before entering the trial- History of major abdominal surgery (except for appendectomy, cholecystectomy or splenectomy)\n* History or presence of diabetes mellitus type 1 \\& type 2, coeliac disease or inflammatory bowel disease\n* Active malignancy\n* Known HIV, HBV or HCV infection\n* Significant alcohol use (\\>10 units\u002Fweeks)\n* Females pregnant or lactating\n* Hypersensitivity against ingredients of STW 5-II or placebo (see annex)\n* Abnormal baseline laboratory blood values","ALL","18 Years",{"count":69,"type":70},100,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[73],"PHASE4","The goal of this clinical trial is to find out whether a herbal medicine called STW 5-II can help improve gut health and symptoms in adults recently diagnosed with functional dyspepsia (FD)-a condition that causes frequent stomach discomfort, especially after eating.\n\nThe main questions it aims to answer are:\n\nCan STW 5-II reduce certain immune cells (eosinophils) in the gut lining? Can it improve symptoms like severe postprandial fullness, bloating, epigastric pain, and improve quality of life?\n\nResearchers will compare STW 5-II to a placebo to see if it helps reduce gut inflammation and ease symptoms.\n\nParticipants will:\n\nTake either STW 5-II or a placebo for 8 weeks Provide small samples of gut tissue (via endoscopy) Answer questions about their symptoms and daily life An optional 4-week treatment with STW 5-II will follow for all participants.",[76],"Functional Dyspepsia","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2025-09-25",{"date":80,"type":81},"2025-09-30","ACTUAL",{"date":80,"type":70},{"date":84,"type":70},"2028-12-01",{"name":5,"class":6},1]