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Effects of the Clinical Application of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM) Procedures During Inpatient Stays in Germany
Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Summary
The aim of this healthcare research project is to evaluate the effects of routine inpatient TCIM (Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine) care in Germany. The focus is on the TCIM centers at Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Klinikum Bamberg und Evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte, where inpatient TCIM therapies are to be systematically evaluated. This form of therapy, which is reimbursed by statutory health insurance providers (under certain conditions), is based on a combination of various evidence-based TCIM approaches. These include hyperthermia, exercise therapy, Mind-Body Medicine, phytotherapy, nutritional therapy, fasting therapy inter alia.
Official title: Effects of the Clinical Application of TCIM Procedures During Inpatient Stays in Germany - a Multicenter Observational Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
2500
Start Date
2025-07-01
Completion Date
2027-12-31
Last Updated
2025-12-26
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Inpatient TCIM therapy
This multicenter, prospective, uncontrolled observational study is evaluating the effects and safety of inpatient TCIM therapy (German: naturheilkundliche Komplextherapie) at three German clinics: Immanuel Hospital Berlin, Klinikum Bamberg, and Evangelical Clinics Essen-Mitte. This therapy, reimbursed by statutory health insurance under certain conditions, combines evidence-informed TCIM approaches such as hyperthermia, exercise therapy, phytotherapy, and dietary interventions including fasting i.a.
Locations (3)
Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Klinikum Bamberg
Bamberg, Germany
Charité Hochschulambulanz für Naturheilkunde am Immanuel Krankenhaus, Institut für Sozialmedizin, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsökonomie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Klinik für Naturheilkunde und Integrative Medizin, KEM
Essen, Germany