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Pharmacol."],"abstract":"<jats:p><jats:bold>Background:<\/jats:bold> Jiaotaiwan (JTW) is a classical tranquillizing prescription in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for the treatment of insomnia symptoms caused by disharmony of the heart and kidney (ISDHK). This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of JTW for treating ISDHK in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> From September 2018 to February 2020, 128 participants with ISDHK were included in this single-center clinical trial. All participants were equally and randomly divided into either the JTW group (2-g JTW granules, b.i.d. for 7\u00a0days) or placebo group (2-g placebo granules, b.i.d. for 7\u00a0days). Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores were set as the primary outcome, and polysomnography (PSG), <jats:sup>1<\/jats:sup>H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy (<jats:sup>1<\/jats:sup>H-MRS), blood tests, and Disharmony of Heart and Kidney Scoring System (DHKSS) and clinical global impression (CGI) scores were used as secondary outcomes. Laboratory tests were used to evaluate the safety of JTW. All data were collected at baseline and posttreatment.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> A total of 106 participants completed this clinical trial. Symptom relief was more apparent in the JTW group than the placebo group (PSQI total score: 9.34 \u00b1 3.578 vs. 10.98 \u00b1 3.073, respectively; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.006). However, no PSG changes were observed between the two groups (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;gt; 0.05). Higher CGI and lower DHKSS scores were observed after JTW treatment. Serum melatonin was increased in patients with ISDHK after JTW treatment (JTW, 339.09 \u00b1 256.894 vs. placebo, 219.59 \u00b1 169.045; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.004). There were significant posttreatment differences in metabolites in the left cerebellum between the two groups (myoinositol: JTW, 13.47 \u00b1 2.094 vs. placebo, 12.48 \u00b1 2.449; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.021; choline: JTW, 3.96 \u00b1 0.657 vs. placebo, 3.65 \u00b1 0.562; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.008). In terms of safety, JTW had no noticeable adverse effects relative to placebo.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> JTW was effective and well tolerated for the treatment of ISDHK. The development of large-scale trials with longer follow-up durations is recommended to provide further evidence.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Clinical Trial Registration:<\/jats:bold><jats:ext-link>clinicaltrials.gov<\/jats:ext-link>, identifier ChiCTR1800019239<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fphar.2022.1011003","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,4]],"date-time":"2022-11-04T05:26:02Z","timestamp":1667539562000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, single-center clinical trial of jiaotaiwan for the treatment of insomnia symptoms caused by disharmony of the heart and kidney"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Nengzhi","family":"Xia","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chengrou","family":"Jiang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yiwei","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qun","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lufeng","family":"Hu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Haihuan","family":"Zeng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lin","family":"Luo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhengzhong","family":"Yuan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","volume-title":"The Chinese classification and the diagnose criterion of mental disorder (CCMD)","author":"Branch of Chinese Medical Association","year":"2001"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"706","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.2013.193","article-title":"Insomnia","volume":"309","author":"Buysse","year":"2013","journal-title":"JAMA"},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"193","DOI":"10.1016\/0165-1781(89)90047-4","article-title":"The Pittsburgh sleep quality index: A new instrument for psychiatric practice and research","volume":"28","author":"Buysse","year":"1989","journal-title":"Psychiatry Res."},{"key":"B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"eaav0581","DOI":"10.1126\/science.aav0581","article-title":"Cerebellar modulation of the reward circuitry and social behavior","volume":"363","author":"Carta","year":"2019","journal-title":"Science"},{"key":"B5","volume-title":"Diagnostics of traditional Chinese medicine","author":"Chen","year":"2016"},{"key":"B6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"245","DOI":"10.1016\/j.bbi.2021.01.034","article-title":"Anti-inflammatory effects of melatonin: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials","volume":"93","author":"Cho","year":"2021","journal-title":"Brain Behav. 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