Combined Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine Daycare for CKD Patients
Chronic Kidney Disease
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Chronic Kidney Disease focused on measuring chronic kidney disease, Daycare, Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Fit CKD definition by National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative(NKF-KDOQI, pre-ESRD stage IIIb~IV (GFR: 15-44).
- at least 20 years old volunteers.
- The participants had no allergy to acupuncture needle in the past, or without contraindications to acupuncture treatment.
- The participants agreed to join the trial and sign informed consent form after thorough explanation.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age less than 20 years old.
- Using immunosuppressive drug or receiving chemotherapy.
- Had substance abuse in the past, or having substance abuse.
- Pregnancy women or breastfeeding women.
- Mental or behavioral disorders which leads to inability to cooperation.
- Arrhythmia patients who have pacemaker.
- Patient who have skin infection or wound infection near acupoints.
- Patient who have coagulation abnormalities or low platelet count by blood tests (platelet≤150000 / uL).
- Participating other clinical trials.
- Patient with serious diseases such as myocardial infarction, severe arrhythmia, heart failure, chronic obstructive airway disease, or cancer.
- Patients who have limb edema and severe skin lesions not suitable for acupuncture or massage.
- Patients who took Chinese herbal medicine or received acupuncture treatment in the past 2 weeks.
- Patients who disagree to sign informed consent form.
Sites / Locations
- China Medical University Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
TCM daycare model
Control group
30 patients will be assigned to this arm. The assignment depends on the patients' own will. After diagnosis by nephrology physician, these patients will be distributed to control group by their wills. The intervention is Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) daycare model, which provides multiple approaches of traditional Chinese medical treatment, including 5 tones of Chinese music, massage on meridians and collaterals, acupuncture, and patient education. The treatment course is one time a week, for 12 weeks (12 treatments in total). And the model will be provided by a team work clinical care system organized by doctors, nurses, pharmacists and case managers, also provide a comprehensive TCM care system for every visit.
30 patients will be assigned to this arm. The assignment depends on the patients' own will. After diagnosis by nephrology physician, these patients will be distributed to control group by their wills. The control group will only receive assessment and follow-up without intervention.