Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Identification in Paediatric Neurology
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Purpose
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a history of more than two millenniums. It has been a common practice in China, Taiwan, Japan and Korea and is becoming increasingly popular worldwide in recent decades However, there is no general consensus for treatment of many diseases among TCM practitioners. In some specialties, such as neurology, there is not enough well documented case reports for practitioners to make reference with. Different practitioners may give different opinions according to their own experience and patients often feel frustrated about that.
Therefore, it is worth recording cases of neurological diseases, with accurate western medicine diagnosis and TCM theory explained. Possible TCM treatments can be suggested accordingly. Being an academic research supervised by western medicine doctor, this study can help to suggest more objective opinion with least conflict of interest.
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| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective |
| Official Title: | Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Identification in Paediatric Neurology |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 100 |
| Study Start Date: | April 2007 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2017 |
| Primary Completion Date: | December 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a history of more than two millenniums. It has been a common practice in China, Taiwan, Japan and Korea. In recent decades, it is becoming increasingly popular worldwide(Victor S. Sierpina 2005). Studies in Hong Kong, showed that TCM is quite common among children in Hong Kong, with about a quarter of children consulting a pediatrician are concurrently using Chinese Medicine.(Lee 2006; Li 2006).
However, there is a lack of standardized protocol for treatment of many diseases among TCM practitioners. In some specialties, such as neurology, there is not enough well documented case reports for TCM practitioners to make reference. Different TCM practitioners may give different opinions according to their own experience and patients often feel frustrated about that.
Therefore, it is worth recording cases of neurological diseases, with accurate western medicine diagnosis and TCM theory explained. Possible TCM treatments can be suggested accordingly. Being an academic research supervised by western medicine doctor, this study can help to suggest more objective opinion with least conflict of interest.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 18 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
| Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
From Primary care clinic
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients receiving medical care in the Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine in Queen Mary Hospital or the Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital, and
- Patients (or their care takers) who are able to provide accurate information about their signs and symptoms
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients (or their care takers) who are unable to report a reliable medical history
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Virginia CN Wong, Professor | 2255 4485 | vcnwong@hkucc.hku.hk |
| Contact: Vanessa LY Chu, MChinMed | 2255 3454 | vchu@hku.hk |
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| Queen Mary Hospital | Recruiting |
| Hong Kong, China | |
| Contact: Viriginia CN Wong 22554485 vcnwong@hku.hk | |
| Principal Investigator: | Virginia CN Wong, Professor | The University of Hong Kong |
More Information
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| Responsible Party: | Prof Virginia CN Wong, Department of Peadiatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The University of Hong Kong |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01335282 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | UW07-163 |
| Study First Received: | April 12, 2011 |
| Last Updated: | April 13, 2011 |
| Health Authority: | Hong Kong: Department of Health |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 22, 2013