Assessment of the results of syndrome in clinical trials of dementia treated by Chinese herbal medicine.
- Author:
Jing-nian NI
1
;
Jing SHI
;
Jin-zhou TIAN
;
Bing-lin LIU
;
Jian-ping LIU
;
Tong-hua LIU
;
Shi-qian XU
;
Gong-ping CUI
;
Yong-yan WANG
Author Information
1. Third Department of Neurology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Alzheimer Disease;
drug therapy;
Dementia;
drug therapy;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
therapeutic use;
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
methods;
Phytotherapy;
methods;
Treatment Outcome
- From:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
2013;33(3):404-407
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Chinese medical syndrome efficacy, as a second efficacy indicator, has been widely used in clinical trials of treating dementia by Chinese herbal medicine. The syndrome assessment tool is a key point in assessing the efficacy of Chinese medical syndrome. The syndrome assessment tool for dementia used nowadays needs to be optimized in content, reliability, and validity. In this paper, the authors reviewed some problems correlated with the design of Chinese medical assessment questionnaire on the basis of Chinese medical theories by combining the common requirements for questionnaire development.
