Acupuncture Study on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Monitoring Microbiome and Blood
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Acupuncture is used and recommended by the WHO for the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
The molecular bases of this recommendation are not known, the investigators want to compare
with the usage of high-throughput molecular technologies the variations occurring in patients
treated with acupuncture and conventional treatment with the ones treated with conventional
treatment only. The investigators observe the variations in blood and in the gut microbiome.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Collaborator:
Shanghai Guanghua Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine