Compliance of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Young Patients With Rheumatic Diseases

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Chronic Rheumatic Diseases

• Registration Number: NCT02260323
• Lead Sponsor: Chengdu PLA General Hospital

Brief Summary

To evaluate the compliance of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in young people with Chronic rheumatic disease

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-10
• Study First Submitted: 2014-10-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-10-08
• Study First Posted: 2014-10-09
• Status Verified: 2017-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 2017-04-04
• Primary Completion: 2022-01
• Study Completion: 2022-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

• 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

Exclusion Criteria

• previous general health conditions disallowed their use of TCM
• were pregnant
• lack of motivation, remote from home, time-consuming,intervention, or other personal difficulties

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

General Hospital of Chengdu Military Area Command PLA; 🇨🇳 Chengdu, Sichuan, China