Key Technologies of International Patient Registry Study for Acupuncture-moxibustion Based on Real World / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

ABSTRACT

Acupuncture-moxibustion has been used in more than 180 countries,but high quality evidences for its efficacy and safety are still insufficient,which is a key issue limiting the development of acupuncture-moxibustion.Combined with characteristics of acupuncture-moxibustion discipline,this study was aimed to use international patient registry to collect real world clinical data and design meaningful clinical outcome in order to exploit the efficacy and safety of acupuncture-moxibustion and to provide important basis and supplement for confirmatory research.This paper summarized key technologies of international patient registry study for acupuncture-moxibustion based on real world to guide the design,implementation and evaluation.