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Chart review to investigate the actual condition, effectiveness and cost of using oriental medicine for children with idiopathic short stature

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease
Registration Number
KCT0005632
Lead Sponsor
Kyung Hee University Oriental Medical Center
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

? First-time patients who received outpatient treatment in the Department of Oriental Pediatrics, Kyunghee University Oriental Hospital, between January 1, 2015 and February 29, 2020
? Patients diagnosed with R62.8 or E34.3
? Patients whose height is at least 2 standard deviations (SD) less than the mean child of that gender and age, or less than the third percentile for a child of that gender and age
? Patients with medical records that can confirm the effect of oriental medical treatment of the patient with short stature by visiting the outpatient clinic twice or more during the specified period

Exclusion Criteria

? Patients whose primary diagnosis is not R62.8 or E34.3
? Patients with insufficient medical records

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes in growth indicators before and after oriental medicine treatment
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Oriental medical treatment cost data
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