Exclusive:Real world clinical research of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Practice and thinking on constructing a new and unique schema of real world clinical research of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  • ZHOU Xuezhong ,
  • WANG Shihua ,
  • ZHANG Di ,
  • LUO Lin ,
  • HUANG Xingxian ,
  • LAN Tian ,
  • ZHANG Runshun ,
  • GAO Zhuye ,
  • LI Xiaodong ,
  • HE Liyun ,
  • YANG Zhuoxin ,
  • ZENG Yide ,
  • LIU Baoyan
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  • 1. Institute of Medical Intelligence, School of Computer and Information Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
    2. Innovation Research Institute, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China
    3. Institute of Clinical Basic Medicine of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100070, China
    4. Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen 518001, China
    5. Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China
    6. Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China
    7. Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430060, China
    8. China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100070, China

Received date: 2023-04-01

  Revised date: 2023-05-23

  Online published: 2023-08-15

Abstract

Based on the research progress in real-world clinical study and artificial intelligence technology domestically and internationally, aiming at the issues of the concepts, methods, and technologies for conducting high-quality TCM real world clinical research, this article focuses on the challenges and solutions for the transformation of real world research paradigms, the establishment of clinical problem-oriented research models, the quality of real world data, and the methodology of inferring high-quality causal evidences. With a view to fully understanding the importance and difficulty of real world TCM research for the high-quality development of TCM from the ontological perspective of TCM clinical diagnosis and treatment, it is expected to provide reference for establishing a new real-world research system with TCM characteristics and creating a new model of TCM clinical research.

Cite this article

ZHOU Xuezhong , WANG Shihua , ZHANG Di , LUO Lin , HUANG Xingxian , LAN Tian , ZHANG Runshun , GAO Zhuye , LI Xiaodong , HE Liyun , YANG Zhuoxin , ZENG Yide , LIU Baoyan . Practice and thinking on constructing a new and unique schema of real world clinical research of Traditional Chinese Medicine[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2023 , 41(14) : 22 -31 . DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2023.14.003

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