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

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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
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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.

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

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

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Other


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: people above 20 years old Exclusion Criteria: people who cannot understand the description of questionnaire

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 20 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| patients in outpatients departments<br>patients from outpatients departments in teaching hospital | Other: Other<br>* case review of diagnosed disease<br>|
| General<br>participants from center of continuing education in China Medical University | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | 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 Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| the association between measure patterns of CCMQ and demographic life style factors |  | 1 month | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Traditional Chinese Medicine