Establishing the Collaborative Care Model of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine-Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
In Taiwan, there are many patients suffer from pediatric atopic dermatitis. Because of the clinical characteristic of repetitive and scratchy, which will affect the patients' quality of life and lead to the medical heavy budget. TCM may play an important role in this disease and help patient to improved their health. In this project, we aim to establish a Collaborative Care Model of TCM and Western Medicine, to achieve the multiple goal in clinical treatment, research and medical training. By establishing a collaborative care model, including the Chinese medicine doctor and Western medicine doctor, nurses, pharmacists and case managers, to cooperative satisfy the patient needed in the medical service, to improve the clinical presentation, patients'quality of life, and reduce exposure to corticosteroid. Besides, we can also build a training environment and reduce medical cost in long term purpose. Furthermore, by establishing a collaborative care model, we can provide a medical education and training opportunity to educate the medical student and clinician the necessary knowledge of pediatric atopic dermatitis by caring patients and learning from clinical case. According to the above training program, we not only aim to strengthen the competitiveness of Chinese medicine doctor in Taiwan, but also make the Western medicine doctors comprehend the TCM characteristic and may find out the even more opportunity to cooperate in clinical practice. To make this collaborative care model as a beginning milestone of cooperation between Chinese medicine and Western medicine.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started May 2017
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 2, 2017
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 26, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 18, 2017
CompletedDecember 18, 2017
April 1, 2017
7 months
May 26, 2017
December 15, 2017
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Scoring Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) score
a clinical tool to assess the extent and severity of eczema
week 4
Secondary Outcomes (1)
36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36)
week 4
Study Arms (2)
Collaborative Care of TCM and Western Medicine
EXPERIMENTALWestern Medicine
ACTIVE COMPARATORInterventions
oral steroid, oral antihistamine, topical steroid
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- age 0-18
- meets the Hanifin and Rajka diagnostic criteria
- SCORAD score ≧ 25
You may not qualify if:
- Drug abuse
- Pregnent or lactating women
- Mental or behavioral abnormalities
- Allergic to the ingredients of the test regimen
- Any potentially life-threatening disease or dysfunctional organ system l
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
China Medical University Hospital
Taichung, 404, Taiwan
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Attending physician
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 26, 2017
First Posted
December 18, 2017
Study Start
May 2, 2017
Primary Completion
December 1, 2017
Study Completion
December 1, 2017
Last Updated
December 18, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-04