REspiratory diSEAse cohoRt Studies of CHinese Medicine for ILD (RESEARCH-ILD)

REspiratory diSEAse cohoRt Studies of CHinese Medicine for Interstitial Lung Disease (RESEARCH-ILD)

This study is a traditional Chinese medicine cohort for interstitial lung disease（ILD） in China, including at least 5000 patients with ILD and followed up for at least 5 years. The aim is to focus on the demographic characteristics, clinical features, disease occurrence and development characteristics, TCM syndrome evolution patterns, and clinical efficacy of TCM treatment for ILD in the real world.

This study focuses on ILD patients and adopts a prospective cohort study design, with traditional Chinese medicine treatment as the exposure factor. The subjects are divided into a traditional Chinese medicine cohort and a non traditional Chinese medicine cohort, with demographic characteristics, mortality rate, lung transplant rate, annual acute exacerbation frequency, traditional Chinese medicine syndrome, 6MWT, lung function, dyspnea score, quality of life, and other observation indicators. Follow up for at least 5 years will be conducted, and at least 5000 ILD patients will be included, focusing on the demographic characteristics, clinical characteristics, disease occurrence and development characteristics, traditional Chinese medicine syndrome evolution rules, and clinical efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine treatment for ILD in the real world.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients who meet the diagnosis of ILD;
2. Age≥18 years old;
3. Ability to provide independent informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with acute ILD caused by known reasons, but the lesions disappear within 2 weeks after treatment. Example: Interstitial pneumonia caused by infections such as mycoplasma/virus, and those who recover after treatment are excluded.