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Combined Korean medicine therapies in children with allergic rhinitis: A multi-center, observational explanatory registry trial: A study protocol.

Hongmin Chu, Bo-Hyoung Jang, Eunkoung Lee, Seunghwan Moon, Ham-soa Clinics KM doctors group

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Article in Medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Weight Control Registry Using Korean Medicine: A Protocol for a Prospective Registry Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.

Hongmin ChuDaecheong Public Health Subcenter, Daecheong-myeon, Ongjin-gun, Incheon, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0171-0234
Bo-Hyoung JangDepartment of Preventive Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Eunkoung LeeDepartment of Preventive Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Seunghwan MoonDepartment of Preventive Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Ham-soa Clinics KM doctors group
Kyung Hee University · KR

Funding

National Insitute for Korean Medicine Development HI16C0275
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAllergic rhinitis (AR) is the third most prevalent disease in early and middle adolescence in South Korea and one of the most common allergic diseases worldwide. Due to the ineffectiveness and frequent side effects of conventional medications for AR (such as antihistamines, corticosteroids) complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies have been in the spotlight. Although previous clinical trials conducted on AR with CAM showed efficacy and safety, these research results have limitations in that they did not estimate the effectiveness of combining multiple interventions. In this respect, this study aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of combined Korean medicine therapy by establishing an observational registry study at 13 Korean medical clinics that specialize in treating pediatric rhinitis.

methodsThis is a prospective, observational, registry study of adolescent patients with AR. After screening, eligible subjects will be allocated to the registry. The patients will undergo a 4-week treatment and a 4-week post-treatment follow-up. The primary outcome will be the change in the average total nasal symptom score evaluated from baseline to the end of treatment. The secondary outcomes will include the numerical range scale, quality of life questionnaire in Korean children with AR, and the Pediatric Allergic Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire. KiFDA 3.0 will be measured for explanatory application on adolescents. Medical cost data and characteristics of patients such as weight, height, and sex will be collected by researchers. DISCUSSION: This is the first multi-center observational registry study to compare combined Korean medicine treatment for AR. The results of this study will shed light on the effectiveness and safety of Korean medicine treatments for the treatment of patients with AR.

trial registrationKCT0006625 (2021.09.30)/IRB approval: Kyung-hee University Institutional Review Board (approval number: KHSIRB-21-358-1 [NA]).Trial Status: Protocol version 1.2(2021.09.16).

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Acupuncture TherapyComplementary TherapiesMedicine, Korean TraditionalQuality of LifeAdolescentChildHumansMulticenter Studies as TopicObservational Studies as TopicRepublic of KoreaRhinitis, AllergicTreatment Outcome

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PMCPMC8701862
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