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TCM for Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis

China222 participantsStarted 2021-04-15

Plain-language summary

This study aims to evaluate the clinical efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of pneumoconiosis and to provide high-quality evidence for the prevention and treatment of pneumoconiosis.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 75 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Pneumoconiosis (coal workers' pneumoconiosis) patients aged 18 to 75 years;
✓. Comply with TCM syndrome differentiation standards;
✓. Sign informed consent forms.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Patients who do not get rid of the dust;
✕. Patients with active tuberculosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, asthma, bronchiectasis, pulmonary embolism, chronic respiratory failure or other severe respiratory diseases;
✕. Acute exacerbations occurred within 1 month before selection;
✕. Patients with severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (malignant arrhythmia, unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction, HF New York Heart Association classes III to IV, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage);
✕. Patients with severe liver and kidney disease (liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension, dialysis, kidney transplantation);
✕. Tumor patients undergoing resection, radiotherapy and chemotherapy within 5 years before selection;
✕. Patients with activity difficulties caused by neuromuscular diseases;
✕. Patients with severe arthritis;

What they're measuring

COPD assessment test (CAT)

Timeframe: Change from baseline CAT scores at week 13, 26, 39, and 52.

Six-minute walk distance (6MWD)

Timeframe: Change from baseline 6MWD at week 13, 26, 39, and 52.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04841200

SponsorHenan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-10-15

Contact for this trial

Hulei Zhao, Ph.D.

0371-66248624 hulei890421@163.com

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