Epidemiological Study on Body Constitution Classified by Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03335306

Enrollment

6400

Registered

2017-11-07

Start date

2011-07-31

Completion date

2012-07-31

Last updated

2018-01-09

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Conditions

Body Constitution

Keywords

Body constitution, Chinese Medicine, Validation

Brief summary

Background: Different people are classified into different physiological constitution types in the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory. Two instruments, the Body Constitution Questionnaire (BCQ) and the Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire (CCMQ), have been developed in Taiwan and Mainland China respectively to measure constitution. They were adapted and pilot tested in primary care Chinese patients in Hong Kong, which showed acceptable validity and reliability. These instruments have potential applications for epidemiological studies on body constitution. Aim and objectives: The aim of this study is to establish the prevalence and epidemiology of body constitution classified by the Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory in the Chinese population in Hong Kong. It would also determine whether the prevalence of constitution types change with seasons and whether it is associated with socio-demographic factors, place of origin or residence, life style, or quality of life. Design and subjects: Two cross-sectional telephone surveys of the Hong Kong (HK) general Chinese population, one in Summer and one in Winter, will be carried out. Sample size for each survey is 3200 subjects. Methods: Residential-telephone-owning households will be contacted through random dialing by the Social Science and Research Centre of the University of Hong Kong using the Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) system that covers 95% households in Hong Kong. A member, aged 18 or above, of the contacted household who last had his/her birthday will be invited to the study to answer either the BCQ or the CCMQ and a structured questionnaire on socio-demographics, place of origin, place of residence, health service utilization, life style and quality of life.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Can be contacted by in a residential telephone number * Age 18 or above * Chinese who can communicate in Cantonese or Chinese by telephone; * Has given verbal consent to take part in the study

Exclusion criteria

* Cannot communicate in Cantonese or Chinese * Persons who cannot communicate by telephone; * Refuse to give consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Prevalence of constitution types classified by the BCQ or CCMQ	Baseline only	Proportion of different constitution types according to the BCQ or CCMQ questionnaire

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Short Form-12 (SF-12) Health-related quality of life of people with different constitution types	Baseline only
Chinese quality of life (ChQOL) (HK version) Health-related quality of life of people with different constitution types	Baseline only

Countries

China

Outcome results