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A Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Real-World Study of Bushen Tongluo Decoction for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Not Applicable
Conditions
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Registration Number
ITMCTR2024000054
Lead Sponsor
The Affiliated Hospital of Gansu Traditional Medicine University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

(1) Meets the aforementioned Western medical diagnosis, traditional Chinese disease classification, and syndrome diagnosis.
(2) Age range between 35 and 60 years.
(3) Classified with joint function levels I, II, or III, and hand X-ray staging falls under stages I, II, or III.
(4) RA disease activity is mild to moderate.
(5) Has not recently taken or been administered non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs), biologics, glucocorticoids, or similar medications intended to alleviate symptoms or improve rheumatoid arthritis condition.

Exclusion Criteria

(1) Patients who do not meet the diagnostic criteria.
(2) Patients who have used glucocorticoid medications continuously for more than one month in the last six months (such as oral prednisone, methylprednisolone, or intravenous methylprednisolone).
(3) Patients with concomitant other rheumatic diseases.
(4) Patients who have taken medications in the past year that promote bone formation or absorption, such as calcium supplements, calcitriol, or teriparatide.
(5) Patients with acute cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases.
(6) Patients with significant concurrent systemic diseases, severe trauma, planned surgery, or severe infections.
(7) Patients with a history of drug abuse, allergies to the medications used in this study, or a history of mental illness.
(8) Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or in the preconception period.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Visual Analogue Pain Scale (VAS scale);TCM symptom score;adverse reaction;
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Acute phase reactants;bone mineral density test;appraisal of life quality;imageological examination;
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