Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) collaborative care for patients with axial spondyloarthritis (AcuSpA): Protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Kwan, Y.H., Fong, W., Ang, X.L., Tan, C.S., Tai, B.C., Huang, Y., Bilger, M., Phang, J.K., Tan, H.C., Lee, J.V., Sun, L., Tan, C.T., Dong, B.Q., Koh, H.L., Leung, Y.Y., Lui, N.L., Yeo, S.I., Ng, S.C., Fong, K.Y., Thumboo, J., Østbye, T.
• Other Authors: PHARMACY
• Format: Article
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2020
• Subjects: nonsteroid antiinflammatory agent; acupuncture; adverse event; Article; Chinese medicine; clinical effectiveness; clinical evaluation; clinical outcome; clinical protocol; controlled study; cost effectiveness analysis; follow up; human; major clinical study; outcome assessment; pain assessment; patient care; patient safety; physical examination; quality of life; randomized controlled trial; spinal pain; spondylarthritis; treatment response; anamnesis; backache; cost benefit analysis; economics; female; health care cost; interdisciplinary communication; male; pathophysiology; procedures; randomized controlled trial (topic); rheumatologist; Singapore; spondyloarthropathy; time factor; treatment outcome; Acupuncture Therapy; Back Pain; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Female; Health Care Costs; Humans; Interdisciplinary Communication; Male; Medical History Taking; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Patient Care Team; Physical Examination; Pragmatic Clinical Trials as Topic; Rheumatologists; Spondylarthropathies; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/174512
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1186/s13063-018-3117-2