[Assessment of the results of syndrome in clinical trials of dementia treated by Chinese herbal medicine]

Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 2013 Mar;33(3):404-7.
[Article in 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.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease / drug therapy
  • Dementia / drug therapy*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Medicine, Chinese Traditional / methods
  • Phytotherapy / methods
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal