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A multi-center registration study of clinical characteristics of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
The CARE-TCM is a prospective, multi-center, patient registry study. Eligible ALS patients with TCM treatments will be enrolled in the registry. After enrollment, this research collects the individual characteristics of patients' status. Longitudinal follow-up data are collected from both patients (primary caregivers) and their treating neurologists every 3 months for 5 years. The aims of the CARE-TCM are to: 1) explore the general characteristics of ALS patients with TCM and; 2) assess the effectiveness and safety of various TCMs on ALS based on nationwide registry outcome collecting process.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients with traditional Chinese medicine |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Effective Survival | The time from disease onset to death, tracheostomy, or permanent assisted ventilation | Through study completion, an average of 3 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Overall Survival | Death owing to any causes | Through study completion, an average of 3 months |
| Rate of Disease Progression | (48-total ALSFRS-R)/symptom duration (months) |
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Patients who meet the criteria will be enrolled from multi-centers in China.
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ying Gao, MD, PhD | Contact | +86-10-84013209 | gaoying973@126.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Ying Gao, MD, PhD | Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine | Recruiting | Beijing | 100700 | China |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38867220 | Derived | Jia Q, Song Y, Zhang C, Li M, Feng L, Sugimoto K, Zhang X, Liu J, Gao Y. Reasons and experience for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using traditional Chinese medicine: a CARE-TCM based mixed method study. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2024 Jun 12;24(1):231. doi: 10.1186/s12906-024-04513-2. | |
| 34699945 | Derived |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000690 | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D013118 | Spinal Cord Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D016472 | Motor Neuron Disease |
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| Through study completion, an average of 3 months |
| Rate of Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) Decline | The slope of decline of forced vital capacity (FVC) to assess the respiratory function. | through study completion, an average of 3 months |
| Rate of Body Mass Index (BMI) Decline | The slope of decline of body mass index (BMI) to assess the disease progression. | Through study completion, an average of 3 months |
| Song Y, Li M, Sugimoto K, Han Y, Liu J, Ma B, Song H, Zhang C, Gao Y; CARE-TCM Group. China amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry of patients with Traditional Chinese Medicine (CARE-TCM): Rationale and design. J Ethnopharmacol. 2022 Feb 10;284:114774. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114774. Epub 2021 Oct 23. |
| D019636 | Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| D057177 | TDP-43 Proteinopathies |
| D009468 | Neuromuscular Diseases |
| D057165 | Proteostasis Deficiencies |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |