Standard Scale for Syndrome Differentiation of Yin Deficiency Syndrome

Establish and Validate Study of Standard Scale for Syndrome Differentiation of Yin Deficiency Syndrome

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04806490

Acronym

SFYDS

Enrollment

1200

Registered

2021-03-19

Start date

2019-05-21

Completion date

2022-12-31

Last updated

2021-03-19

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Conditions

Yin Deficiency Syndrome

Keywords

standard scale, syndrome differentiation, Yin Deficiency Syndrome

Brief summary

An version of the standard scale for syndrome differentiation of Yin Deficiency Syndrome is not available yet for Chinese medicine. The aim of this study is to develop and validate the standard scale for syndrome differentiation of Yin Deficiency Syndrome. The study is divided into two steps. The first step is to develop the standard scale for syndrome differentiation of Yin Deficiency Syndrome through expert consultation (Delphi method). The second step is to apply the scale in the participants and find out the diagnostic cut-off value of the scale by comparing it with the gold standard.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTthe diagnosis for Yin Deficiency Syndrome

The measurement of the standard scale for syndrome differentiation of Yin Deficiency Syndrome

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Subject will be recruited from the current outpatients' clinic activity of the affiliated hospitals of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine. Subjects must be able to read and write in Chinese. After obtained informed consent we will ask them to participate to this study. * All the subjects need to fill in the scale of Yin Deficiency syndrome and be diagnosed by a specialist in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to determine whether they have Yin deficiency syndrome. The judgment of TCM experts is the gold standard.

Exclusion criteria

* Participates who not meet eligibility criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
the diagnostic cut-off value of scale	12 months	find out the diagnostic cut-off value of the standard scale for syndrome differentiation of Yin Deficiency Syndrome.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Accuracy of the Standard Scale for Syndrome Differentiation of Yin Deficiency Syndrome	12 months	By comparing the consistency between the scale diagnosis and expert diagnosis, the accuracy of the scale diagnosis of Yin deficiency syndrome was judged.

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactLiyuan Tao, PhD

tendytly@163.com+8610-82265571

Outcome results

None listed

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