Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Cohort Study Protocol Focusing on Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC) Scoring System
Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
This study is a multicentre, ambidirectional, observational cohort study. The ambidirectional design incorporates both the collection of retrospective data from the three years prior to enrolment, and a prospective follow-up period of up to two years. The study is designed to evaluate the long-term effects of Integrated Medicine on radiographic progression in patients diagnosed with Ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 75
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• fulfill the 1984 modified New York criteria for ankylosing spondylitis or the 2009 Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis
• age between 18 and 75 years
• sign informed consent.
Locations
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China
China-Japan Friendship Hospital
RECRUITING
Beijing
Contact Information
Primary
Yuanyuan Zou, Doctor
zyysdmn1234@163.com
+86 18080935783
Time Frame
Start Date: 2026-01-19
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-06-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 210
Treatments
exposed group
Participants who receive traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapy for more than 60% of the total duration of their prospective follow-up period.
non-exposed group
Participants who do not receive any TCM therapy.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Henan Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (the Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine), Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an Fifth Hospital, Beijing Electric Power Hospital, Guangxi Ruikang Hospital, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shunyi Hospital, Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Leads: China-Japan Friendship Hospital