Application and thinking of cohort study in clinical research of acupuncture and moxibustion.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200415-k0007
- Author:
Rui-Min HAO
1
;
Xiao-Nong FAN
2
;
Li LI
2
;
Yan SHEN
2
;
Jian LIU
2
;
Yan-Ning MA
3
;
Shu WANG
2
Author Information
1. Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China; National Clinical Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion of Chinese Medicine, Tianjin
2. Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China; First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Sciences, Tianjin 300193; Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Encephalopathy, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193; National Clinical Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion of Chinese Medicine, Tianjin
3. First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
acupuncture and moxibustion;
clinical research;
cohort study;
evidence-based medicine
- MeSH:
Acupuncture;
Acupuncture Therapy;
China;
Cohort Studies;
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Moxibustion
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2021;41(5):545-548
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Cohort study has been greatly considered and widely used in clinical research of traditional Chinese medicine in China, but it is seldom applied in the field of acupuncture and moxibustion. This paper introduces the development background, basic concepts, advantages and limitations of cohort study, analyzes the existing problems in the evaluation of acupuncture and moxibustion curative effect and development status of cohort study in the cycle of acupuncture and moxibustion, explores the feasibility and value of such method in clinical research of acupuncture and moxibustion and proposes the methodological suggestions on rigorous design, control of selective bias, control of cohort migration and reduction of loss to follow
