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Demyelinating Diseases of the Central Nervous System Registry for Patients With Traditional Chinese Medicine (DATE-TCM)

Study Purpose

Demyelinating Diseases of the Central Nervous System Registry for Patients with Traditional Chinese Medicine (DATE-TCM) is an observational study aiming to better define the multidimensional (epidemiologic, demographic and clinical) characteristics of Demyelinating Diseases of the Central Nervous System (DDC) patients receiving Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment, the type and long-term safety and effectiveness of TCM in DDC populations, as well as the interaction of TCM treatment and disease-modifying therapy in the management of DDC.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms	No
Study Type An interventional clinical study is where participants are assigned to receive one or more interventions (or no intervention) so that researchers can evaluate the effects of the interventions on biomedical or health-related outcomes. An observational clinical study is where participants identified as belonging to study groups are assessed for biomedical or health outcomes. Searching Both is inclusive of interventional and observational studies.	Observational [Patient Registry]
Eligible Ages	18 Years - 65 Years
Gender	All

More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Male or female participants with aged 18-65 years old; Diagnosis of DDC including multiple sclerosis (MS), Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-associated disease(MOGAD) according to relevant criteria or consensus; Patients who receive or are willing to receive TCM treatment including the Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture, moxibustion, massage, taiji, and qigong; Informed written consent obtained from the patient, and/or his/her legally authorized representatives.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Refusal to give informed consent; Malignancies, infectious diseases (HBV, HCV, HIV, etc.), congenital or acquired severe immunodeficiency, significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, and hepatic diseases or conditions; Mental disturbance or severe cognitive impairment impeding necessary information gathering and assessment.

Trial Details

Trial ID: This trial id was obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, providing information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants with locations in all 50 States and in 196 countries.	NCT05415579
Phase Phase 1: Studies that emphasize safety and how the drug is metabolized and excreted in humans. Phase 2: Studies that gather preliminary data on effectiveness (whether the drug works in people who have a certain disease or condition) and additional safety data. Phase 3: Studies that gather more information about safety and effectiveness by studying different populations and different dosages and by using the drug in combination with other drugs. Phase 4: Studies occurring after FDA has approved a drug for marketing, efficacy, or optimal use.
Lead Sponsor The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.	Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing
Principal Investigator The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.	N/A
Principal Investigator Affiliation	N/A
Agency Class Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.	Other
Overall Status	Not yet recruiting
Countries
Conditions The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.	Demyelinating Diseases of the Central Nervous System (DDC)

Additional Details

Demyelinating Diseases of the Central Nervous System (DDC) is a collective term for a group of immune-mediated disorders including multiple sclerosis, Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein associated disorder, characterized by myelin loss and axonal damage in the central nervous system. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), a main form of complementary and alternative medicine provides a potential possibility to DDC management and has been applied to a considerable number of patients with this disorder in China as well as in other regions or countries worldwide. Demyelinating Diseases of the Central Nervous System Registry for Patients with Traditional Chinese Medicine (DATE-TCM) provides a prospective and voluntary registry aiming to include 2000 eligible adult DDC patients with TCM intervenes from around 30 participating centers by using a web-based system. Baseline data will be recorded and subsequently regular follow-up visits will be implemented every 3-6 months for a total of 5 years. Main objective of DATE-TCM is to create an organized multicenter structure to collect reliable data for better define the multidimensional (epidemiologic, demographic and clinical) characteristics of DDC patients receiving TCM treatment, the type and long-term safety and effectiveness of TCM in DDC populations, as well as the interaction of TCM treatment and disease-modifying therapy in the management of DDC.

Arms & Interventions

Arms

: DDC patients with Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment

TCM treatment includes Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture, moxibustion, massage, taiji, and qigong. This study does not limit Western medical treatment methods. Patients commonly applied high dose of intravenous steroid treatment in the acute phase, which usually referred to intravenous administration of 1g or 500mg of glucocorticoid daily for 3 consecutive days and reduced by half every 3 days. In addition, plasma exchange and immunoabsorption are also optional treatment for the acute phase. Immunomodulatory therapies including low dose of steroid, immunosuppressants (Azathioprine, Mycophenolate, etc.), and disease-modifying therapy (fingolimod, Teriflunomide, Rituximab, Satralizumab, etc.) are necessary for the remission phase.

Interventions

Other: - Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

TCM treatment includes Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture, moxibustion, massage, taiji, and qigong.

Contact Information

This trial has no sites locations listed at this time. If you are interested in learning more, you can contact the trial's primary contact:

Ying Gao

[email protected]

+86-10-84013209

For additional contact information, you can also visit the trial on clinicaltrials.gov.

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