Evaluating the Efficacy and Short-Term Prognosis of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Ankylosing Spondylitis(AS): A Protocol for a Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study
Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
This study is a multicenter, prospective cohort study designed to systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy of integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine on short-term functional improvement in patients with ankylosing spondylitis, with the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI) at 6 months of treatment as the primary outcome measure.
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
Jiaqi Liu
benxiliujiaqi@163.com
+86 19804148523
Time Frame
Start Date: 2026-01-19
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-06-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 790
Treatments
exposed group
Participants who receive integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine therapy during the follow-up period.
non-exposed group
Participants who receive only Western medicine therapy during the follow-up period.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Shanghai University of Traditional 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, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Leads: China-Japan Friendship Hospital