Integrated Clinical Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Conventional Medicine on Diabetic Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02564913

Enrollment

250

Registered

2015-10-01

Start date

2011-12-31

Completion date

2014-11-30

Last updated

2015-10-01

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Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus

Keywords

tongue diagnosis, heart rate variability, nailfold videocapillaroscopy

Brief summary

In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), examination of the tongue plays an important role in diagnosis. The characteristics of the tongue(e.g., color of the tongue body, tongue fur, teeth-marked tongue) provides some clues and prognosis, which are considered a reflection of the body's internal condition. Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder of hyperglycemia, which lead to damage the kidneys, eyes, nerves, blood vessels, and heart. Long standing hyperglycemia can also be associated with buccal alteration. The purpose of this study was to survey on tongue diagnosis and other examinations associated with diabetic mellitus.

Interventions

OTHERclinical evaluation

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* diabetic patients(ac sugar\>126mg/dl or HbA1c\>6.5, twice) * pre-diabetic patients(100mg/dl \<ac sugar\<126mg/dl, or 5.9\<HbA1c\<6.5) * non-diabetic patients(ac sugar\<100mg/dl )

Exclusion criteria

* acute infectious disease, * cancer, * End Stage Renal Disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
tongue diagnosis	1 year
heart rate variability	1 year
nailfold videocapillaroscopy	1 year

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026