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A Multicenter Observational Study of an Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Care Model in Post-Acute Treatment of Frail Elderly Patients
Sponsor: China Medical University Hospital
Summary
Exploring the Impact and Effectiveness of an Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Treatment Model in Post-Acute Care for Frail Older Patients.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
20 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2025-07-28
Completion Date
2027-03-31
Last Updated
2025-08-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment
1. Oral Chinese herbal medicine or decoction: prescribe Chinese medicine based on syndrome differentiation and treatment of the patient's condition. 2. Acupuncture or laser acupuncture treatment: Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners select acupuncture points to treat based on the patient's condition, and treat them once a week. 3. Acupoint massage: Select treatment acupoints and techniques according to the patient's condition, 20 minutes at a time. 4. Traditional Chinese Medicine Cake Acupoint Application: Warm Navel Cream to the CV-4 (Guanyuan) acupoint, the application time is 2 to 4 hours. 5. Nursing and health education and guidance. 6. Dietary hygiene education: personalized western nutrition and TCM dietary guidance suggestions based on TCM constitution syndromes. 7. Lifestyle health education and sports rehabilitation: Playing Baduanjin, ten skilled hand exercise, and health preservation videos, and providing personalized TCM exercise recommendations.
Locations (1)
China Medical University Hospital
Taichung, Taiwan