Studies traditional Chinese medicine tools in inflammatory bowel disease patients
Observes inflammatory bowel disease patients using traditional Chinese medicine diagnostic tools and tongue coating analysis.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Study on the Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnostic Tools to Assist in Identifying the Clinical Characteristics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Research on Metabolic Plastids of Tongue Coating
Key facts
- Where
- Taichung, TaiwanSee the site
Where in Taiwan
- China Medical University HospitalTaichung, TaiwanTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- China Medical University Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT07314151
- Record updated
- 2 January 2026
- Original description
This study will be conducted at the outpatient clinic of China Medical University hospital. It is expected to enroll two groups of 30 subjects, including the experimental group must meet the clinical diagnosis of IBD, and the control group without IBD and have no obvious gastrointestinal symptoms . This proje ct uses modern TCM diagnostic tools, such as tongue diagnosis instrument, auscul tation instrument, TCM constitution questionnaire, and pulse diagnosis instrument to establish the comparison of physiological and biochemical indicators such as TCM phenotype and laboratory tests data in patients with IBD. Besides, another purpose of this project is to analyze the tongue coating metabolites of patients with IBD by mass spectrometry, and to establish a research model of tongue coating an d metabolomics for patien ts with IBD and the prognosis analysis of acute and remission phases.Read full original descriptionShow less
Study on the Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnostic Tools to Assist in Identifying the Clinical Characteristics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Research on Metabolic Plastids of Tongue Coating
This study will be conducted at the outpatient clinic of China Medical University hospital. It is expected to enroll two groups of 30 subjects, including the experimental group must meet the clinical diagnosis of IBD, and the control group without IBD and have no obvious gastrointestinal symptoms . This proje ct uses modern TCM diagnostic tools, such as tongue diagnosis instrument, auscul tation instrument, TCM constitution questionnaire, and pulse diagnosis instrument to establish the comparison of physiological and biochemical indicators such as TCM phenotype and laboratory tests data in patients with IBD. Besides, another purpose of this project is to analyze the tongue coating metabolites of patients with IBD by mass spectrometry, and to establish a research model of tongue coating an d metabolomics for patien ts with IBD and the prognosis analysis of acute and remission phases.
Inclusion: Adult patients aged 18 years or older who are able to provide informed consent and comply with the study procedures; Experimental group: Patients with a primary diagnosis of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, defined by ICD-10-CM codes K50-K51; Control group: Individuals without inflammatory bowel disease and without significant gastrointestinal symptoms.
Exclusion: Individuals who have undergone major surgery or received chemotherapy or radiotherapy within the past month; Control group exclusions:; Individuals with any diagnosed psychiatric disorder; Individuals with any major gastrointestinal disease, such as gastrointestinal malignancy; Individuals who are unable to provide informed consent or unable to comply with study procedures or questionnaires; Pregnant women; Individuals deemed unsuitable for participation in this study by the attending physician.