Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitution Study and the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Disease in Taiwan Population

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02678546

Enrollment

150

Registered

2016-02-09

Start date

2016-01-31

Completion date

2016-12-31

Last updated

2016-08-02

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Conditions

Autoimmune Rheumatologic Disease, Endocrine, Metabolic or Nutritional Diseases or Conditions, Kidney Disease

Keywords

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Brief summary

Several questionnaires have been developed for clinical research in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The objective of this study is to evaluate the consistency and relevance of two questionnaires, the Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire (CCMQ) and the Body Constitutions Questionnaire (BCQ).

Detailed description

Aim: Several questionnaires have been developed for clinical research in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The objective of this study is to evaluate the consistency and relevance of two questionnaires, the Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire (CCMQ) and the Body Constitutions Questionnaire (BCQ). Method: Between December 2015 and December 2016, a sample of 150 participants aged above 20 years from the Chinese Medical University elder college curriculum and outpatients at the Hospital in Taichung, Taiwan, will be interviewed to complete both questionnaires based on subjective symptoms in a 3-d interval. There are three common patterns of body constitutions in CCMQ and BCQ: gentleness/plain, Ying-deficiency, and Yang-deficiency. As for other body constitutions, Qi-deficiency, phlegm-dampness, dampness-heat, blood-stasis, Qi-depression, and special diathesis are described only in CCMQ, while stasis is a feature only defined in BCQ. Average and standard deviation will be used to describe the measurement scores of the questionnaires and the percentages of constitution distribution. Statistical analysis of the Kappa value, Pearson Chi-Square, odds ratio, and Pearson's correlation coefficient would be employed to examine the consistency and association between the two questionnaires. Expected result: The investigators hope to 1) describe the constitution profile of the study population; 2) assess the consistency between two questionnaires; and 3) examine the associations between CCMQ and demographic life style factors.

Interventions

OTHEROther

case review of diagnosed disease

Study design

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* people above 20 years old

Exclusion criteria

* people who cannot understand the description of questionnaire

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
the measure patterns of the Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire (CCMQ)	1 month
the measure patterns of the Body Constitutions Questionnaire (BCQ)	1 month

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
the association between measure patterns of CCMQ and demographic life style factors	1 month

Countries

Taiwan

Contacts

Primary ContactHen-Hong Chang, M.D.,Ph.D.

tcmchh55@gmail.com+886-4-22053366

Outcome results

None listed

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