[General contemplation on causality in appraising clinical efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine].
Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi
; 25(4): 293-6, 2005 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
This paper briefly introduced the general principles for causality in scientific researches and clinical studies, addressed the importance of population-based approaches in it, and also reviewed the developing course and presented the elementary requirements of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The author identified with views that as compared with the research design of other types, RCTs is the most authentic one in the aspect of causality of efficacy and intervention. It is stressed that a causal inference for the efficacy assessment of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) must meet the nomothetic criteria. The author emphasized that the scientific merits of RCTs are not only for assessing the efficacy of conventional treatments, but also for TCM intervention owing to RCTs yield stronger inferences about therapeutic intervention than other study designs, which are wildly accepted by academic communities.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Projetos de Pesquisa
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Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como Assunto
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Medicina Tradicional Chinesa
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
Zh
Revista:
Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi
Assunto da revista:
TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article