Standard Scale for Syndrome Differentiation of Yin Deficiency Syndrome

Peking University Third Hospital1,200 enrolled

Overview

An version of the standard scale for syndrome differentiation of Yin Deficiency Syndrome is not available yet for Chinese medicine. The aim of this study is to develop and validate the standard scale for syndrome differentiation of Yin Deficiency Syndrome. The study is divided into two steps. The first step is to develop the standard scale for syndrome differentiation of Yin Deficiency Syndrome through expert consultation (Delphi method). The second step is to apply the scale in the participants and find out the diagnostic cut-off value of the scale by comparing it with the gold standard.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,200

Conditions

Yin Deficiency Syndrome

Interventions

the diagnosis for Yin Deficiency SyndromeDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The measurement of the standard scale for syndrome differentiation of Yin Deficiency Syndrome

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Subject will be recruited from the current outpatients' clinic activity of the affiliated hospitals of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine. Subjects must be able to read and write in Chinese. After obtained informed consent we will ask them to participate to this study. * All the subjects need to fill in the scale of Yin Deficiency syndrome and be diagnosed by a specialist in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to determine whether they have Yin deficiency syndrome. The judgment of TCM experts is the gold standard. Exclusion Criteria: * Participates who not meet eligibility criteria

Locations (1)

Peking University Third Hospital

Beijing, China

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

the diagnostic cut-off value of scale

find out the diagnostic cut-off value of the standard scale for syndrome differentiation of Yin Deficiency Syndrome.

Time frame: 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

Accuracy of the Standard Scale for Syndrome Differentiation of Yin Deficiency Syndrome

By comparing the consistency between the scale diagnosis and expert diagnosis, the accuracy of the scale diagnosis of Yin deficiency syndrome was judged.

Time frame: 12 months

Central Contacts

Liyuan Tao, PhD

CONTACT

+8610-82265571 tendytly@163.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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