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Effects of Japanese herbal medicine saikokeishikankyoto (SKK) on PTSD

Basic Information

Recruitment status	Complete: follow-up complete
Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied	Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to the East Japan great disaster
Date of first enrollment	2011/11/01
Target sample size	40
Countries of recruitment	Japan
Study type	Interventional
Intervention(s)	Use of saikokeishikankyoto (SKK) Waiting list

Outcome(s)

Primary Outcome	The Impact of Event Scale-revised (IESR), Japanese edition
Secondary Outcome	serum K concentration, transaminases, Qi stagnation score

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Age minimum	20years-old
Age maximum	Not applicable
Gender	Male and Female
Include criteria
Exclude criteria	Expectant mothers, lactating mothers, persons with chronic respiratory diseases, liver diseases, renal dysfunction, persons who regulary use stabilizers, antidepressants, antipsychotics are excluded. Persons who cannot understand the explanation of the study or cannnot consent to the study are also excluded.