Combining traditional chinese medicine with standard care may ease RA and depression
NCT ID NCT06791980
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at whether adding an integrated care model—including traditional Chinese medicine—to standard treatment could lower inflammation and depressive symptoms in people with rheumatoid arthritis. Researchers measured blood markers of inflammation and used a self-reported depression scale in 67 participants over age 20. The goal was to see if this combined approach offers long-term benefits for both body and mind.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- integrated case management model involving traditional Chinese medicine (CM-TCM)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a way to reduce both inflammation and depression in people with rheumatoid arthritis using a combined care approach.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study (67 participants) with no control group randomization, so results may not be generalizable. It also relies on self-reported depression scales.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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67 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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20 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: age of at least 20 years; willingness to participate in the survey; having the physician-diagnosed RA with the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification code of 714.0 Exclusion Criteria: * having physician-based diagnosis of cognitive impairment and with the ability to express opinion
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dalin Tzuchi Hospital
Chiayi City, 62247, Taiwan
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