Future Development Trends and Considerations for Clinical Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20240423
- VernacularTitle:中医药临床研究的未来发展趋势及思考
- Author:
Zhihan CHEN
1
;
Dan LIANG
1
;
Lina WAN
1
;
Cheng'en LI
1
;
Cui GUO
1
;
Jianyuan TANG
1
Author Information
1. Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine， Chengdu 610075， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
digitization;
artificial intelligence algorithm;
wearable monitoring device;
data management tool;
blockchain;
virtual clinical trial;
clinical research of traditional Chinese medicine
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2024;30(22):102-109
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The advent of digital times promotes the evolution of clinical research from traditional mode to digital mode. Digital technologies， which are introduced to clinical research of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM）， can optimize the research design， improve research quality， and save research funds and time. The digital and remote control of clinical research recruitment and screening， disease diagnosis and treatment， informed consent， indicator measurement， and other processes can be realized by computers， networks， sensors， and other technologies. Artificial intelligence （AI） algorithms， wearable monitoring devices， data management tools， blockchain， and virtual clinical trials （VCTs） are key innovation technologies and research design methods. On this basis， this study summarized relevant literature on key digital technologies and research methods such as AI algorithms， wearable monitoring devices， data management tools， blockchain， and VCT， and the following discoveries were obtained： The future development of clinical research of TCM requires to attach importance to the changes in clinical research brought by digital technologies and to promote the utilization of digital technologies in clinical research of TCM. Digital technologies realize the medical ethical ideas of ''putting people first''， promote the decentralization of clinical research， simplify the participation process of participants， reduce the time and cost of clinical research， improve the efficiency of clinical research of TCM， and enhance the objectivity， authenticity， and stability of clinical research of TCM. Deepening the application of digital technologies in clinical research and realizing the interaction and fusion of various digital technologies are inevitable trends of future development of clinical research of TCM. Under the background of digitization， the digital innovation of clinical research of TCM can accelerate the development of clinical research of TCM and promote the internationalization of TCM.
