Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine ›› 2017, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (01): 140-142.

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Adherence reporting in clinical trials of type 2 Diabetes Metellius in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Xing Dongmei, Zhang Junhua, Zhu Mingjun, Zhao Yu, Shang Hongcai   

  1. Cardiology Department, the Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine;Evidence Based Medicine Center,Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine;Key Discipline Laboratory, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine;
  • Accepted:2017-02-15 Online:2017-02-15 Published:2022-04-04
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation Project of China,No.81102733(Patient Compliance Assessment Method in Clinical Trial of Traditional Chinese Medicine:"Interplayer Transformation"), the National Basic Research Program of China(973 program),No.2015CB554401(Clinical Study on Syndrome of Qi Deficiency and Blood Stasis)

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To assess the medication adherence reporting in clinical trials the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) and the impact factors of medication adherence.METHODS: Reviewed and evaluated were all randomized clinical trials in the field of TCM in treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus published in Chinese journals in 2012, in terms of their medication adherence, adherence measurement, and impacted factors of adherence.RESULTS: Finally 124 studies were included. Nonestudies reported the medication adherence. The factors impacting medication adherence couldn't be analyzed due to none reporting adherence.CONCLUSION: Medication adherence reporting was poor in clinical trials in TCM research. Establishing standards for adherence assessment and reporting may be one of the important steps to improve the quality of clinical studies.

Key words: Diabetes Metellius, type 2, Randomized controlled trials, Medicine, Chinese traditional, Impact factor, Review

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Xing Dongmei, Zhang Junhua, Zhu Mingjun, Zhao Yu, Shang Hongcai. Adherence reporting in clinical trials of type 2 Diabetes Metellius in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2017, 37(01): 140-142.