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Sjögren's SyndromeNCT03937271

Objective Measurement Methods for Autoimmune Disease and Dry Eye Syndrome

An observational study of Sjögren's Syndrome and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, run by Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan at 1 site in Taiwan.

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Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

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Trial summary

To explore the association among TCM pattern, TCM tongue diagnosis and TCM pulse diagnosis for Autoimmune disease and Dry eye syndrome Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 to 75 years
What is being tested?
Traditional Chinese Medicine pattern, Traditional Chinese Medicine tongue diagnosis and Traditional Chinese Medicine pulse diagnosis
How many people
0 participants
Where
1 siteTaiwan
Study dates
1 Apr 2019to 31 Dec 2020
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 20 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Autoimmune disease (AID) as Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and Dry eye syndrome (DES) subjects were screened in the ophthalmology outpatient departments, rheumatology outpatient departments and Center for Traditional Medicine at Taipei Veterans General Hospital.

Who may be able to join

  • (1) aged between 20 and 75 years
  • (2) fulfilled the 2002 American-European Consensus Criteria for SS (AECG) Exclusion Criteria: NA
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • (1) aged between 20 and 75 years
  • (2) fulfilled the 1982 ACR revised Systemic lupus erythematosus criteria Exclusion Criteria: NA
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
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  • (1) aged between 20 and 75 years
  • (2) fulfilled the 2010 ACR/EULAR Rheumatoid Arthritis classification criteria Exclusion Criteria: NA
  • Systemic Sclerosis
  • (1) aged between 20 and 75 years
  • (2) fulfilled the 1980 ACR eSystemic Sclerosis criteria Exclusion Criteria: NA
  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • (1) aged between 20 and 75 years
  • (2) fulfilled the 1984 Ankylosing spondylitis Modified New York criteria Exclusion Criteria: NA
  • Dry eye syndrome
  • (1) aged between 20 and 75 years
  • (2) Schirmer's test less than 10 mm/5 min

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Taiwan1 site
  • Ching-Mao Chang

    Taipei, Taiwan (r.o.c.), 112

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About this study

Official title: Using the Objective Measurement Methods and TCM Questionnaire to Explore the Association Among TCM Pattern, TCM Tongue Diagnosis and TCM Pulse Diagnosis for Autoimmune Disease and Dry Eye Syndrome

To explore the association among TCM pattern, TCM tongue diagnosis and TCM pulse diagnosis for Autoimmune disease and Dry eye syndrome

Read the detailed description

Objective: To explore the association among TCM pattern, TCM tongue diagnosis and TCM pulse diagnosis for Autoimmune disease and Dry eye syndrome

Method:

This study wants to establish the objective measurement of Autoimmune disease (AID) as Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) for comparing with the Dry eye syndrome (DES) subjects. And the investigators want to use the objective measurement tools to explore the association of TCM pattern, heart rate variability (HRV), TCM tongue diagnosis and TCM pulse diagnosis among at least 50 each AID group subjects and at least 50 DES subjects.

Expected Results:

  1. To evaluate the difference among TCM pattern, HRV, TCM tongue diagnosis, TCM pulse diagnosis for the each AID groups.
  2. To evaluate the difference among TCM pattern, HRV, TCM tongue diagnosis, TCM pulse diagnosis for the each DES groups.
  3. To evaluate the difference among TCM pattern, HRV, TCM tongue diagnosis, TCM pulse diagnosis among the AID groups and DES group.

Keyword: Autoimmune disease, Dry eye syndrome, TCM pattern, TCM tongue diagnosis, TCM pulse diagnosis

Being tested
Traditional Chinese Medicine pattern, Traditional Chinese Medicine tongue diagnosis, Traditional Chinese Medicine pulse diagnosis, Heart rate variability, Schirmer's test
Keywords
Sjögren's syndrome, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Sclerosis, Ankylosing spondylitis, Dry eye syndrome
Medical subject headings
Sjogren's Syndrome, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Scleroderma, Systemic, Spondylitis, Ankylosing, Dry Eye Syndromes

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Traditional Chinese Medicine patternDiagnostic test

    Autoimmune disease (AID) as Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) for comparing with the Dry eye syndrome (DES) subjects will take the Traditional Chinese Medicine pattern.

  • Traditional Chinese Medicine tongue diagnosisDiagnostic test

    Autoimmune disease (AID) as Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) for comparing with the Dry eye syndrome (DES) subjects will take the Traditional Chinese Medicine tongue diagnosis.

  • Traditional Chinese Medicine pulse diagnosisDiagnostic test

    Autoimmune disease (AID) as Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) for comparing with the Dry eye syndrome (DES) subjects will take the Traditional Chinese Medicine pulse diagnosis.

  • Heart rate variabilityDiagnostic test

    Autoimmune disease (AID) as Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) for comparing with the Dry eye syndrome (DES) subjects will take the Heart rate variability.

  • Schirmer's testDiagnostic test

    Autoimmune disease (AID) as Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) for comparing with the Dry eye syndrome (DES) subjects will take the Schirmer's test.

Study groups in NCT03937271
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Sjögren's syndromeSjögren's syndrome patients were screened in the rheumatology outpatient departments and Center for Traditional Medicine at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and were enrolled with the inclusion criteria: (1) aged between 20 and 75 years; (2) fulfilled the 2002 American-European Consensus Criteria for SS (AECG)
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Traditional Chinese Medicine pattern; Diagnostic Test: Traditional Chinese Medicine tongue diagnosis; Diagnostic Test: Traditional Chinese Medicine pulse diagnosis; Diagnostic Test: Heart rate variability; Diagnostic Test: Schirmer's test
Systemic lupus erythematosusSystemic lupus erythematosus patients were screened in the rheumatology outpatient departments and Center for Traditional Medicine at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and were enrolled with the inclusion criteria: (1) aged between 20 and 75 years; (2) fulfilled the 1982 revised Systemic lupus erythematosus criteria
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Traditional Chinese Medicine pattern; Diagnostic Test: Traditional Chinese Medicine tongue diagnosis; Diagnostic Test: Traditional Chinese Medicine pulse diagnosis; Diagnostic Test: Heart rate variability; Diagnostic Test: Schirmer's test
Rheumatoid ArthritisRheumatoid Arthritis patients were screened in the rheumatology outpatient departments and Center for Traditional Medicine at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and were enrolled with the inclusion criteria: (1) aged between 20 and 75 years; (2) fulfilled the 2010 ACR/EULAR Rheumatoid Arthritis classification criteria
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Traditional Chinese Medicine pattern; Diagnostic Test: Traditional Chinese Medicine tongue diagnosis; Diagnostic Test: Traditional Chinese Medicine pulse diagnosis; Diagnostic Test: Heart rate variability; Diagnostic Test: Schirmer's test
Systemic SclerosisSystemic Sclerosis patients were screened in the rheumatology outpatient departments and Center for Traditional Medicine at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and were enrolled with the inclusion criteria: (1) aged between 20 and 75 years; (2) fulfilled the 1980 ACR eSystemic Sclerosis criteria
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Traditional Chinese Medicine pattern; Diagnostic Test: Traditional Chinese Medicine tongue diagnosis; Diagnostic Test: Traditional Chinese Medicine pulse diagnosis; Diagnostic Test: Heart rate variability; Diagnostic Test: Schirmer's test
Ankylosing spondylitisAnkylosing spondylitis patients were screened in the rheumatology outpatient departments and Center for Traditional Medicine at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and were enrolled with the inclusion criteria: (1) aged between 20 and 75 years; (2) fulfilled the 1984 Ankylosing spondylitis Modified New York criteria
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Traditional Chinese Medicine pattern; Diagnostic Test: Traditional Chinese Medicine tongue diagnosis; Diagnostic Test: Traditional Chinese Medicine pulse diagnosis; Diagnostic Test: Heart rate variability; Diagnostic Test: Schirmer's test
Dry eye syndromeDry eye syndrome patients were screened in the ophthalmology outpatient departments, rheumatology outpatient departments and Center for Traditional Medicine at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and were enrolled with the inclusion criteria: (1) aged between 20 and 75 years; (2) Schirmer's test less than 10 mm/5 min
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Traditional Chinese Medicine pattern; Diagnostic Test: Traditional Chinese Medicine tongue diagnosis; Diagnostic Test: Traditional Chinese Medicine pulse diagnosis; Diagnostic Test: Heart rate variability; Diagnostic Test: Schirmer's test

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. TCM pattern

    TCM pattern is a tool for detecting the constitution among the Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and Dry eye syndrome (DES).

    Measured: Five year

  2. TCM tongue diagnosis

    TCM tongue diagnosis is a tool for detecting tongue expression among the Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and Dry eye syndrome (DES).

    Measured: Five year

  3. TCM pulse diagnosis

    TCM pulse diagnosis is a tool for detecting pulse of radial artery among the Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and Dry eye syndrome (DES) .

    Measured: Five year

  4. Heart rate variability (HRV)

    HRV is a tool for detecting the ratio between High-frequency (HF) activity and low-frequency (LF) activity. among the Sjögren's syndrome (SJS), Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and Dry eye syndrome (DES) .

    Measured: Five year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 May 2019
  2. Study start1 Apr 2019
  3. Primary completion31 May 2019
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2020

Why it stopped: Leak of research funding

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03937271
Sponsor's protocol ID
2018-10-003AC
Status last verified
Feb 2021
First submitted
22 Apr 2019
Last updated
5 Feb 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Sjögren's Syndrome and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, run by Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan at 1 site in Taiwan.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 17 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Feb 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Taiwan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

TCM pattern (time frame: Five year). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Feb 2021.

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