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Evaluating the Efficacy and Short-Term Prognosis of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Ankylosing Spondylitis(AS): A Protocol for a Cohort Study

RECRUITINGSponsored by China-Japan Friendship Hospital
Actively Recruiting
SponsorChina-Japan Friendship Hospital
Started2026-01-19
Est. completion2027-12-31
Eligibility
Age18 Years – 75 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted
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NCT07556224

Summary

This study is a multicenter, prospective cohort study designed to systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy of integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine on short-term functional improvement in patients with ankylosing spondylitis, with the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI) at 6 months of treatment as the primary outcome measure.

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years – 75 YearsHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* fulfill the 1984 modified New York criteria for ankylosing spondylitis or the 2009 Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis
* age between 18 and 75 years
* sign informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

* diagnosis of other autoimmune diseases besides the disease under investigation (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren's syndrome, erythema nodosum, myositis, etc.)
* pregnancy or lactation
* comorbid severe cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases, hepatic or renal failure, or malignancy
* spondyloarthritis related to enteropathic arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, or reactive arthritis
* unable to provide data due to mental, language, or similar factors.

Conditions2

Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)Arthritis

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