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To explore the association among TCM pattern, TCM tongue diagnosis and TCM pulse diagnosis for Autoimmune disease and Dry eye syndrome
Objective: To explore the association among TCM pattern, TCM tongue diagnosis and TCM pulse diagnosis for Autoimmune disease and Dry eye syndrome
Method:
This study wants to establish the objective measurement of Autoimmune disease (AID) as Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) for comparing with the Dry eye syndrome (DES) subjects. And the investigators want to use the objective measurement tools to explore the association of TCM pattern, heart rate variability (HRV), TCM tongue diagnosis and TCM pulse diagnosis among at least 50 each AID group subjects and at least 50 DES subjects.
Expected Results:
Keyword: Autoimmune disease, Dry eye syndrome, TCM pattern, TCM tongue diagnosis, TCM pulse diagnosis
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Sjögren's syndrome | Sjögren's syndrome patients were screened in the rheumatology outpatient departments and Center for Traditional Medicine at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and were enrolled with the inclusion criteria: (1) aged between 20 and 75 years; (2) fulfilled the 2002 American-European Consensus Criteria for SS (AECG) |
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| Systemic lupus erythematosus | Systemic lupus erythematosus patients were screened in the rheumatology outpatient departments and Center for Traditional Medicine at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and were enrolled with the inclusion criteria: (1) aged between 20 and 75 years; (2) fulfilled the 1982 revised Systemic lupus erythematosus criteria |
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| Rheumatoid Arthritis | Rheumatoid Arthritis patients were screened in the rheumatology outpatient departments and Center for Traditional Medicine at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and were enrolled with the inclusion criteria: (1) aged between 20 and 75 years; (2) fulfilled the 2010 ACR/EULAR Rheumatoid Arthritis classification criteria |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Traditional Chinese Medicine pattern | Diagnostic Test | Autoimmune disease (AID) as Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) for comparing with the Dry eye syndrome (DES) subjects will take the Traditional Chinese Medicine pattern. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| TCM pattern | TCM pattern is a tool for detecting the constitution among the Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and Dry eye syndrome (DES). | Five year |
| TCM tongue diagnosis | TCM tongue diagnosis is a tool for detecting tongue expression among the Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and Dry eye syndrome (DES). | Five year |
| TCM pulse diagnosis | TCM pulse diagnosis is a tool for detecting pulse of radial artery among the Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and Dry eye syndrome (DES) . | Five year |
| Heart rate variability (HRV) | HRV is a tool for detecting the ratio between High-frequency (HF) activity and low-frequency (LF) activity. among the Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and Dry eye syndrome (DES) . | Five year |
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Sjögren's syndrome
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Systemic lupus erythematosus
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Systemic Sclerosis
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Ankylosing spondylitis
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Dry eye syndrome
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Autoimmune disease (AID) as Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and Dry eye syndrome (DES) subjects were screened in the ophthalmology outpatient departments, rheumatology outpatient departments and Center for Traditional Medicine at Taipei Veterans General Hospital.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Ching-Mao Chang, M.D., Ph.D. | Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Ching-Mao Chang | Taipei | Taiwan (r.o.c.) | 112 | Taiwan |
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| Systemic Sclerosis | Systemic Sclerosis patients were screened in the rheumatology outpatient departments and Center for Traditional Medicine at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and were enrolled with the inclusion criteria: (1) aged between 20 and 75 years; (2) fulfilled the 1980 ACR eSystemic Sclerosis criteria |
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| Ankylosing spondylitis | Ankylosing spondylitis patients were screened in the rheumatology outpatient departments and Center for Traditional Medicine at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and were enrolled with the inclusion criteria: (1) aged between 20 and 75 years; (2) fulfilled the 1984 Ankylosing spondylitis Modified New York criteria |
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| Dry eye syndrome | Dry eye syndrome patients were screened in the ophthalmology outpatient departments, rheumatology outpatient departments and Center for Traditional Medicine at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and were enrolled with the inclusion criteria: (1) aged between 20 and 75 years; (2) Schirmer's test less than 10 mm/5 min |
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| Traditional Chinese Medicine tongue diagnosis | Diagnostic Test | Autoimmune disease (AID) as Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) for comparing with the Dry eye syndrome (DES) subjects will take the Traditional Chinese Medicine tongue diagnosis. |
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| Traditional Chinese Medicine pulse diagnosis | Diagnostic Test | Autoimmune disease (AID) as Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) for comparing with the Dry eye syndrome (DES) subjects will take the Traditional Chinese Medicine pulse diagnosis. |
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| Heart rate variability | Diagnostic Test | Autoimmune disease (AID) as Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) for comparing with the Dry eye syndrome (DES) subjects will take the Heart rate variability. |
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| Schirmer's test | Diagnostic Test | Autoimmune disease (AID) as Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) for comparing with the Dry eye syndrome (DES) subjects will take the Schirmer's test. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D012859 | Sjogren's Syndrome |
| D008180 | Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic |
| D001172 | Arthritis, Rheumatoid |
| D012595 | Scleroderma, Systemic |
| D013167 | Spondylitis, Ankylosing |
| D015352 | Dry Eye Syndromes |
| ID | Term |
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| D001168 | Arthritis |
| D007592 | Joint Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
| D012216 | Rheumatic Diseases |
| D014987 | Xerostomia |
| D012466 | Salivary Gland Diseases |
| D009059 | Mouth Diseases |
| D009057 | Stomatognathic Diseases |
| D007766 | Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases |
| D005128 | Eye Diseases |
| D003240 | Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D001327 | Autoimmune Diseases |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
| D000089183 | Axial Spondyloarthritis |
| D025242 | Spondylarthropathies |
| D025241 | Spondylarthritis |
| D013166 | Spondylitis |
| D013122 | Spinal Diseases |
| D001847 | Bone Diseases |
| D000844 | Ankylosis |
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