Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Identification in Paediatric Neurology
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| First Received Date ICMJE | April 12, 2011 | ||||||||
| Last Updated Date | April 13, 2011 | ||||||||
| Start Date ICMJE | April 2007 | ||||||||
| Primary Completion Date | December 2010 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||||||
| Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Change History | Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01335282 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site | ||||||||
| Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
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| Brief Title ICMJE | Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Identification in Paediatric Neurology | ||||||||
| Official Title ICMJE | Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Identification in Paediatric Neurology | ||||||||
| Brief Summary | 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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| Detailed Description | 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. |
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| Study Type ICMJE | Observational | ||||||||
| Study Design ICMJE | Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective |
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| Target Follow-Up Duration | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Biospecimen | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Sampling Method | Non-Probability Sample | ||||||||
| Study Population | From Primary care clinic |
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| Condition ICMJE | Other Diagnoses and Conditions | ||||||||
| Intervention ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Study Group/Cohort (s) | Not Provided | ||||||||
| Publications * | Not Provided | ||||||||
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* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
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| Recruitment Status ICMJE | Recruiting | ||||||||
| Estimated Enrollment ICMJE | 100 | ||||||||
| Estimated Completion Date | December 2017 | ||||||||
| Primary Completion Date | December 2010 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||||||
| Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Gender | Both | ||||||||
| Ages | up to 18 Years | ||||||||
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers | Yes | ||||||||
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| Location Countries ICMJE | China | ||||||||
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| NCT Number ICMJE | NCT01335282 | ||||||||
| Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | UW07-163 | ||||||||
| Has Data Monitoring Committee | No | ||||||||
| Responsible Party | Prof Virginia CN Wong, Department of Peadiatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The University of Hong Kong | ||||||||
| Study Sponsor ICMJE | The University of Hong Kong | ||||||||
| Collaborators ICMJE | Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong | ||||||||
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| Information Provided By | The University of Hong Kong | ||||||||
| Verification Date | April 2011 | ||||||||
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