Experience, expectation and perception of the caregivers who have chosen Traditional Korean medicine height growth therapy: Research through Interview

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Conditions: Not Applicable

Registration Number: KCT0004072

Lead Sponsor: Dongshin Korean Medilcine Hospital

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: ot yet recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion criteria
1. The caregiver of the child who came to the oriental medicine hospital&clinic for height growth with height percentile below 50.
2. At the time of treatment, the age of the child should be between 0 and 20 years old.
3. The main caregiver who is raising the child.
4. Participants should be able to meet with the researcher at least once (up to 5 times) for interviews or be able to contact them by telephone or in writing.
5. After hearing a clear explanation of the purpose and characteristics of this study, agree to participate and sign the consent form.

The explanation and consent form of this study are in Korean and the interview will be conducted in Korean, so the participants should also be able to speak Korean.

Exclusion Criteria

Eligibility Criteria: Exclusion criteria
1. A person who refused to participate in the research.
2. A person who has problems with his / her expressions or poor understanding.
3. A child who has been treated for less than four weeks for traditional Korean medicine height growth therapy.

Since the participants must have sufficient experience in the treatment of traditional Korean medicine height growth therapy, he or she will be excluded if his / her child has been treated for less than 4 weeks.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational Study

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The motive why the child was treated with Traditional Korean Medicine growth therapy;Advantages of growth therapy of Traditional Korean Medicine treatment;Disadvantages of growth therapy of Traditional Korean Medicine treatment;Reasons for discontinuing growth therapy of Traditional Korean Medicine treatment;What the subject felt while their child receiving Traditional Korean Medicine growth therapy;The change that subject's child gets when he/she is treated with Traditional Korean Medicine growth therapy

Secondary Outcome Measures