Case recruitment in large-scale clinical trials of traditional Chinese medicine

Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao. 2007 May;5(3):243-6. doi: 10.3736/jcim20070303.

Abstract

Case recruitment of large-scale clinical trials should be strictly checked in quality and quantity for it is the key to clinical trial. This study discusses the main difficulties and countermeasures in the case recruitment of large sample, multi-center clinical trials according to the national research project "Myocardial Infarction Secondary Prevention Study in Traditional Chinese Medicine".

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medicine, Chinese Traditional*
  • Middle Aged
  • Multicenter Studies as Topic
  • Myocardial Infarction / drug therapy*
  • Patient Selection
  • Phytotherapy*
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic*
  • Research Design

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal