The Characteristics of TCM Clinical Trials: A Systematic Review of ClinicalTrials.gov
Joint Authors
Zheng, Qing-shan
He, Yingchun
Lv, Yinghua
Chen, Junchao
Huang, Jihan
Li, Jordan V.
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-08-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
The aim of this review is to characterize current status of global TCM clinical trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov.
Methods.
We examined all the trials registered within ClinicalTrials.gov up to 25 September 2015, focusing on study interventions to identify TCM-related trials, and extracted 1,270 TCM trials from the data set.
Results.
Overall, 691 (54.4%) trials were acupuncture, and 454 (35.8%) trials were herbal medicines.
Differences in TCM trial intervention types were also evident among the specific therapeutic areas.
Among all trials, 55.7% that were small studies enrolled <100 subjects, and only 8.7% of completed studies had reported results of trials.
As for the location, the United States was second to China in conducting the most TCM trials.
Conclusion.
This review is the first snapshot of the landscape of TCM clinical trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov, providing the basis for treatment and prevention of diseases within TCM and offering useful information that will guide future research on TCM.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chen, Junchao& Huang, Jihan& Li, Jordan V.& Lv, Yinghua& He, Yingchun& Zheng, Qing-shan. 2017. The Characteristics of TCM Clinical Trials: A Systematic Review of ClinicalTrials.gov. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1155015
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chen, Junchao…[et al.]. The Characteristics of TCM Clinical Trials: A Systematic Review of ClinicalTrials.gov. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1155015
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chen, Junchao& Huang, Jihan& Li, Jordan V.& Lv, Yinghua& He, Yingchun& Zheng, Qing-shan. The Characteristics of TCM Clinical Trials: A Systematic Review of ClinicalTrials.gov. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1155015
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1155015