Bringing Acute and Wellness Care to Underserved Populations Using Traditional Chinese Medicine
2 other identifiers
interventional
N/A
1 country
1
Brief Summary
At a time when there is so much focus in the United States on reducing the cost of health care delivery while maximizing the effectiveness of health care performance, Traditional Chinese Medicine (acupuncture, herbal treatment, and accessory techniques) offers decision makers a tantalizing option. Traditional Chinese Medicine differs from its biomedical counterpart in that it is highly portable, inexpensive to administer, relies on a conversational diagnostic inquiry system to arrive at differential diagnosis for its patients, and has very few reported side effects associated with treatment. The World Health Organization cites acupuncture has a proven and effective treatment for 28 diseases/disorders including stroke, pain management issues and rheumatoid arthritis; the WHO lists another over 65 diseases for which the therapeutic effect of acupuncture has been shown but for which further proof is needed including alcohol dependence, cancer pain and diabetes mellitus. With the completion of this pragmatic clinical trial and introduction of the Constant Care method of health care delivery to underserved communities on Chicago's south side, the investigators can both utilize an effective plan of health care delivery, advance the research needed to effectively utilize Traditional Chinese Medicine as a low cost therapeutic option in this country, and successfully treat disenfranchised populations that have been traditionally overlooked and that deserve a better health and wellness care future.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 29, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 1, 2010
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2010
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2012
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2012
CompletedFebruary 2, 2010
January 1, 2010
1.9 years
January 29, 2010
February 1, 2010
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
QualityMetric SF36v-2 Quality of Life
Every four weeks
Secondary Outcomes (1)
QualityMetric PIQ-6
Every four weeks
Study Arms (1)
Traditional Chinese Medicine
OTHERAssessing efficacy of treating subjects/patients with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) by administering SF-36v2 and PIQ-6 surveys to subjects/patients to create a baseline and then re-assessing quality of life achieved through TCM treatments by administering follow-up SF-12v2 and PIQ-6 surveys every four weeks
Interventions
Traditional Chinese Medicine includes acupuncture, herbal, tuina and other accessory techniques
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Adults age 21 and over
You may not qualify if:
- Children
- Pregnant women
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Chicago College of Oriental Medicinelead
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)collaborator
- QualityMetricscollaborator
- Inspire Tech Groupcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Chicago College of Oriental Medicine, Inc. dba Chicago College of Asian Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, 60656, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- early phase 1
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 29, 2010
First Posted
February 1, 2010
Study Start
September 1, 2010
Primary Completion
August 1, 2012
Study Completion
August 1, 2012
Last Updated
February 2, 2010
Record last verified: 2010-01