This clinical trial aims to determine whether Meu-cinn promotes gastric mucosal health in adults with functional dyspepsia and to assess its safety. The main questions are: * Does Meu-cinn promote gastric mucosal health in participants? * What side effects occur when participants take Meu-cinn?
Researchers will compare Meu-cinn to placebo to evaluate their effectiveness in promoting gastric mucosal health. Participants will: * Take Meu-cinn or a placebo daily for 8 weeks. * Visit the clinic at 1, 2, 4, and 8 weeks for checkups and tests.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
100
Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Yangsan, South Korea
RECRUITINGThe Korean version of the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale, Total score
Measured at baseline and 8 weeks. This is a 4-point Likert scale for each of the 15 items, with scores ranging from 0 to 3. A score of 0 indicates no symptoms, and 3 represents very severe symptoms. The higher the overall score, the more severe the gastrointestinal symptoms. The minimum value was 0, and the maximum value was 45, and higher scores mean a worse outcome.
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
The Korean version of the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale, Subtotal score of upper abdomen
Measure at baseline, 1, 2, 4, and 8 weeks. This is a 4-point Likert scale for each of the 8 items, with scores ranging from 0 to 3. A score of 0 indicates no symptoms, and 3 represents very severe symptoms. The higher the overall score, the more severe the gastrointestinal symptoms. The minimum value was 0, and the maximum value was 21, and higher scores mean a worse outcome.
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Patient's global assessment score
The 5-point Likert scale for the Patient's Global Assessment Score is a self-reported tool where patients rate their disease activity. It uses an order scale, with 5 indicating "Very Good" and 1 indicating "Poor." The patient evaluates their condition based on this scale: Very Good-Good-Fair-Unchanged-Poor
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Visual Analogue Scale for evaluating gastric mucosal improvement
Measured at baseline and 8 weeks. The minimum value was 0 and the maximum value was 100, and higher scores mean a worse outcome.
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Gastrointestinal symptom score
Measured at baseline and 8 weeks. The minimum value was 0 and the maximum value was 40, and higher scores mean a worse outcome. For each gastrointestinal symptom, the minimum value was 0, and the maximum value was 4, and higher scores mean a worse outcome.
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Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Pepsinogen I level (ng/mL)
Measured at baseline and 8 weeks
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Pepsinogen II level (ng/mL)
Measured at baseline and 8 weeks
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Pepsinogen I/Pepsinogen II ratio
Measured at baseline and 8 weeks
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Gastrin-17 level (ng/L)
Measured at baseline and 8 weeks
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
High-sensitive C-reactive protein (mg/dL)
Measured at baseline and 8 weeks
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Immunuglobulin G (mg/dL)
Measured at baseline and 8 weeks
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Immunoglobulin A (mg/dL)
Measured at baseline and 8 weeks
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Immunoglobulin M (mg/dL)
Measured at baseline and 8 weeks
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
The derivatives of reactive oxidative metabolites (CARR U)
Measured at baseline and 8 weeks
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Biological antioxidant potential (u M)
Measured at baseline and 8 weeks
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks