Sonophoresis of Chinese herbal medicine for acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A cohort study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- Registration Number
- ITMCTR2200006046
- Lead Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of He'nan University of Chinese Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
1.Patients who were diagnosed as AE-IPF according to medical records;
2.Patients who were aged between 40 and 80 years old.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patients who were pregnant or lactating;
2.Patients who had active tuberculosis,bronchiectasis or other serious respiratory diseases;
3.Patients who had severe liver, kidney, cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases;
4.Patients who had tumor.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Annual incidence of acute exacerbation;
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life;All cause mortality;Length of stay;Inflammatory index;Pulmonary function;Mortality;Readmission rate;Time to first acute exacerbation;