Standard Protocol Items for Clinical Trials with Traditional Chinese Medicine 2018: Recommendations, Explanation and Elaboration (SPIRIT-TCM Extension 2018)

Dai, Liang; Cheng, Chung-wah; Tian, Ran; Zhong, Linda LD; Li, You-ping; Lyu, Ai-ping; Chan, An-wen; Shang, Hong-cai; Bian, Zhao-xiang

doi:10.1007/s11655-018-2999-x

Standard Protocol Items for Clinical Trials with Traditional Chinese Medicine 2018: Recommendations, Explanation and Elaboration (SPIRIT-TCM Extension 2018)

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is one of the oldest systems of medicine. More and more attention has been paid to TCM application, but the variable quality of clinical trials with TCM impedes its widespread acceptance. The Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SP…