GuidelineComplementary therapies in medicine2015
Methodology guideline for clinical studies investigating traditional Chinese medicine and integrative medicine: executive summary.
Guideline in Complementary therapies in medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Chinese Herbal Medicine for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trials.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2021Pooled it
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- Reconciling Methodological Paradigms Toward More Accurate Evaluation of Personalized Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Intervention in Standardized Trials: Introducing the TRIPLE-TCM Trial Framework.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2025Article
- Study design of herbal medicine clinical trials: a descriptive analysis of published studies investigating the effects of herbal medicinal products on human participants.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Review
- Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of intestinal cancer: preclinical studies and potential clinical applications.Molecular cancer · 2024Review
- A scoping review of the use of traditional medicine for the management of ailments in West Africa.PloS one · 2024Article
- Treatment progress of cryptozoospermia with Western Medicine and traditional Chinese medicine: A literature review.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Applying regulatory science in traditional chinese medicines for improving public safety and facilitating innovation in China: a scoping review and regulatory implications.Chinese medicine · 2021Article
- Zeaxanthin Isolated fromMarine drugs · 2019Article
- Hepatoprotective Effect of Jianpi Huoxue Formula on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Induced by Methionine-Choline-Deficient Diet in Rat.BioMed research international · 2019Article
- Integrative medicine for managing the symptoms of lupus nephritis: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
This guideline aims to provide a methodological guidance for clinical studies in TCM and integrative medicine in terms of study design, execution, and reporting. The commonly used methods including experimental and observational methods were introduced in this guideline such as randomized clinical trials, cohort study, case-control study, case series, and qualitative method which can be incorporated into above quantitative methods. The guideline can be used for the evaluation of therapeutic effect of TCM therapies or their combination with conventional therapy. TCM therapy refers to one of the followings or their combination: herbal medicine, acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, Taichi/Qigong, and Guasha,Tuina (therapeutic massage). It is also suitable for research and development of ethnopharmaceuticals or folk medicine.
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