Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine Day Care Program for Metabolic Syndrome

Launched by CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL · Nov 21, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is exploring a new program that combines traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to help manage metabolic syndrome, which includes issues like obesity, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and unhealthy cholesterol levels. The main goal is to see if this TCM program can effectively improve these conditions over six months. Researchers are also interested in how gut health and lifestyle choices might influence the success of this treatment.

To participate, you need to be between 20 and 75 years old and have certain health conditions related to metabolic syndrome, such as a larger waist size, high blood sugar, or obesity. As a participant, you would visit the clinic every 2 to 4 weeks for checkups and tests, and you’ll be asked to keep a diary of what you eat and your daily activities. It’s important to know that some people, such as those who are pregnant, have serious health issues, or are using other specific treatments, may not be eligible for this study.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age: 20 to 75 years who are eligible for health insurance. (Required)
• Additional Criteria (Any one of the following):
• • 2-1. Central Obesity: Waist circumference ≥90 cm for men or ≥80 cm for women. 2-2. Elevated blood glucose levels (≥100mg/dL or currently on medication control) 2-3. Elevated blood pressure (systolic pressure ≥130mmHg, diastolic pressure ≥85mmHg, or currently on medication control) 2-4. Elevated triglycerides (≥150mg/dL, or currently on medication control).High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) \< 40mg/dL for men or \< 50mg/dL for women, or currently on medication) 2-5. Obesity: BMI ≥ 37.5 or BMI ≥ 32.5 with high-risk complications, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus with glycated hemoglobin levels remaining above 7.5% despite medical treatment, hypertension, sleep apnea syndrome, or fatty liver.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Pregnant or breast-feeding women 2. Endocrine disorders (uncontrolled hypo/hyperthyroidism, adrenal gland disorder) 3. Diagnosis of neurologic or psychiatric diseases 4. Liver or renal dysfunction (AST/ALT higher than 3 times of upper normal limits; eGFR \< 60 mL/min/1.73 m2) 5. Acute stress condition (severe infection, receive major surgery in the recent 1 month) 6. Vision, or hearing impairment 7. With other clinical trial medication 8. With Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture, electroacupuncture or other traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) managements for obesity or metabolic syndrome in the recent 1 month 9. Heavy smoker, alcoholism or substance abuse 10. Severe organ dysfunction: malignancies, autoimmune diseases