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Integrated Care Approach for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Sponsor: Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital
Summary
The goal of this study is to learn about the long-term effects of integrated care approach in persons over the age of 20 who take part in integrated care approach to treat their rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The main question is to explore whether adding the integrated care approach into routine care can lower pro-inflammatory cytokines and depressive symptom in RA persons over age 20 when taken long-term to treat RA?
Official title: Association Between Pro-inflammatory Cytokines and Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Evaluating the Impact of an Integrated Care Approach
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
20 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
67
Start Date
2024-10-01
Completion Date
2025-12-31
Last Updated
2026-04-09
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
ETLA
To assess the long-term effects of integrated case management model involving traditional Chinese medicine (CM-TCM) model. The persons participating will be invited to enroll in this stage, and they will be assigned to receive either the usual care or a usual care plus integrated 3-month CM-TCM
Locations (1)
Dalin Tzuchi Hospital
Chiayi City, Taiwan