Compliance of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Young Patients With Rheumatic Diseases
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interventional
300
1 country
1
Brief Summary
To evaluate the compliance of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in young people with Chronic rheumatic disease
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Oct 2014
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 2, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 9, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 1, 2022
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 1, 2022
CompletedApril 4, 2017
March 1, 2017
7.3 years
October 2, 2014
March 31, 2017
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Changes from baseline in HBCS(Hill-Bone Compliance Scale) score at 48 weeks
at 0 week, 12 weeks, 24 weeks, 48 weeks
Changes from baseline in MARS(Medication Adherence Rating Scale) score at 48 weeks
at 0 week, 12 weeks, 24 weeks, 48 weeks
Study Arms (2)
patient-tailored anti-arthritis herbs
EXPERIMENTALpatient use tailored anti-arthritis herbs
patient-tailored DMARDs
ACTIVE COMPARATORPatients use tailored DMARDs
Interventions
patient use tailored anti-arthritis herbs
patient use tailored disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- were between 18 and 35 years of age
- without use of TCM in the previous 3 months
- and had a Steinbrocker functional status of class I, II, or III
You may not qualify if:
- previous general health conditions disallowed their use of TCM
- were pregnant
- lack of motivation, remote from home, time-consuming,intervention, or other personal difficulties
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
General Hospital of Chengdu Military Area Command PLA
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610083, China
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Ph.D
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 2, 2014
First Posted
October 9, 2014
Study Start
October 1, 2014
Primary Completion
January 1, 2022
Study Completion
February 1, 2022
Last Updated
April 4, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-03