Exploration of early diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus type 2 based on Traditional Chinese Medicine by 'MERID' diagnostics, biophoton measurements, heart rate variability and systems biology

Exploration of early diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus type 2 based on Traditional Chinese Medicine by 'MERID' diagnostics, biophoton measurements, heart rate variability and systems biology - Early diagnosis of DM2

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON31184

Enrollment

Registered

2007-06-12

Start date

2007-06-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-13

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Conditions

Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus type 2

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Male: > 30 to 6.1 to 26 to

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: On medication (Western or Chinese) Smoking, Alcohol consumption > 28 glasses /week Reported slimming, vegan, vegetarian, macrobiotic Acupuncture treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
TCM Diagnosis: Identification of DM type 2 based on TCM, diagnosed independently by 3 physicians and classified in Upper Xiao, Middle Xiao and Lower Xiao. Diagnosis will be considered consistent when 80% of the subjects are assigned to the same category by each physician. In case subjects are classified differently, then each subject will be evaluated by the three physicians together, and will then finally be reclassified. Other measurements: General measurements as BMI, waist circumference, blood pressure and heartbeat variability will be conducted. Next to these measurements also the following parameters will be established. Biophoton emission: a recording based on analysis of intensity of both hands (ventral and dorsum) quantum stochastic nature, in combination with both right-left and dorsal-ventral symmetry of the energy field and balance of both hands. Performance Meridian Measurements (MERID measurements): The MERID meridian method is based on the change of skin impedance after a given IR (infrared) stimulus to a Biological Active Point (BAP) which gives a reliable and reproducible measure for the energy status of that particular meridian and consequently of the related organ or organ system. Heart rate variability: Heart rate is affected by both sympathetic and parasympathetic input. These two branches of the autonomic control system affect both heart rate and changes in heart rate. Cardiac autonomic balance, also called sympatho-vagal balance, is the combined effect of parasympathetic (inhibitory) and sympathetic (excitatory) innervation of the heart and can be considered the main determinant of the regulation of heart rate and can be quantified by means of electrocardiography (ECG) measurements and spectral analysis. The sympathetic and parasympathetic activities have different effects on the frequency spectrum. High frequencies (>0.15 Hz) are mostly affected by parasympathetic activity, whereas lower frequencies are affecte	—

Measure

Time frame

TCM Diagnosis: Identification of DM type 2 based on TCM, diagnosed independently by 3 physicians and classified in Upper Xiao, Middle Xiao and Lower Xiao. Diagnosis will be considered consistent when 80% of the subjects are assigned to the same category by each physician. In case subjects are classified differently, then each subject will be evaluated by the three physicians together, and will then finally be reclassified. Other measurements: General measurements as BMI, waist circumference, blood pressure and heartbeat variability will be conducted. Next to these measurements also the following parameters will be established. Biophoton emission: a recording based on analysis of intensity of both hands (ventral and dorsum) quantum stochastic nature, in combination with both right-left and dorsal-ventral symmetry of the energy field and balance of both hands. Performance Meridian Measurements (MERID measurements): The *MERID* meridian method is based on the change of skin impedance after a given IR (infrared) stimulus to a Biological Active Point (BAP) which gives a reliable and reproducible measure for the energy status of that particular meridian and consequently of the related organ or organ system. Heart rate variability: Heart rate is affected by both sympathetic and parasympathetic input. These two branches of the autonomic control system affect both heart rate and changes in heart rate. Cardiac autonomic balance, also called sympatho-vagal balance, is the combined effect of parasympathetic (inhibitory) and sympathetic (excitatory) innervation of the heart and can be considered the main determinant of the regulation of heart rate and can be quantified by means of electrocardiography (ECG) measurements and spectral analysis. The sympathetic and parasympathetic activities have different effects on the frequency spectrum. High frequencies (>0.15 Hz) are mostly affected by parasympathetic activity, whereas lower frequencies are affecte

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
None	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results