Surrogate outcomes, intermediary outcomes and their application in TCM clinical efficacy evaluation / 中国中西医结合杂志
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
; (12): 585-590, 2005.
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ABSTRACT
In this paper, the concepts of surrogate outcomes and intermediary outcomes, their correlation with the primary outcome, how to select surrogate outcomes and intermediary outcomes and the particular requirements for using surrogate outcomes in assessing TCM clinical efficacy were discussed and described. It is difficult to evaluate clinical efficacy objectively and thoroughly by means of a single surrogate outcome for reason of the global characteristics of TCM, therefore, to rationally select such intermediary outcomes as important clinical symptoms, combination of several syndromes, patients' subject feeling, patients' satisfaction for treatment and quality of life, should be beneficial for objectively evaluating the efficacy of TCM intervention approaches.
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Asunto principal:
Medicamentos Herbarios Chinos
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Indicadores de Salud
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Resultado del Tratamiento
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Evaluación de Resultado en la Atención de Salud
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Usos Terapéuticos
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Medicina Tradicional China
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Fitoterapia
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Métodos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
Zh
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
Año:
2005
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Article