Pulse Diagnosis of Traditional Chinese Medicine

NCT04799756 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 2020-12-015CC
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Taking pulse as a disease diagnosis process has a long history in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Ancient physicians used the common attributes of pulse conditions and finger-feeling characteristics as a basis for pulse classification, which " position, rate, shape and tendency " is the principle for pulse differentiation. However, it is not easy to express feelings of hands in a scientific way and not easy for clinical teaching and practice. To develope a new direction of pulse diagnosis in TCM by deep learning and integrative time-frequency domain analysis maybe can be solved the problem.

Conditions

Detection

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• "Skylark" Pulse Analysis System

  That is, after measuring the pulse waves at different positions and depths of the bilateral radial arteries, by using the pulse diagnostic instrument, to initial signal processing and to get a single pulse. Then Fourier transformation is performed to obtain the magnitude and phase parameters of the 12 harmonics (24 variables in total), and then extract 7 time-domain characteristic parameters of a single pulse. The next step to perform Fourier transformation again using the 6-second pulse waves to obtain high and low frequency spectrum by using above parameters. The feature parameters obtained by the above two analysis methods are simultaneously sent to the deep learning-convolution neuron network (CNN) training.

  6 second

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

"Sub-healthy state" is defined as a condition where there is no illness but unhealthy. It causes abnormal psychological and physiological changes under internal and external environmental stimulation, but it has not yet reached the level of obvious pathological response.

You may qualify if:

• People who do not have a clear diagnosis of chronic diseases by Western medicine

You may not qualify if:

• Western medicine confirms the diagnosis of chronic diseases, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, chronic hepatitis, chronic kidney disease, chronic hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, etc.
• There is a clear diagnosis of mental illness by Western medicine
• Cancer patients

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan: lead

Study Sites (1)

Center for Traditional Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Taipei, 112, Taiwan

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Yen-Ying Yen-Ying, MD

  Taipei Veterans General Hospital Center for Traditional Medicine

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Yen-Ying Yen-Ying, MD

CONTACT

0228757453; yykung@vghtpe.gov.tw

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 14, 2021
• First Posted: March 16, 2021
• Study Start: February 17, 2021
• Primary Completion: May 5, 2021
• Study Completion: January 5, 2022
• Last Updated: April 30, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-04

Locations

TW (1)