UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Basic information
Official scientific title of the study	International survey on the present status of integrative medicine and the approach for it.
Title of the study (Brief title)	International survey of integrative medicine
Region	Japan Asia(except Japan) North America South America Europe Africa

Condition
Condition	adults aged 30 years or older with/without apparent illness
Classification by specialty	Not applicable Adult
Classification by malignancy	Others
Genomic information	NO

Objectives
Narrative objectives1	To investigate the present status of integrative medicine and the approach for it in approximately 20 countries.
Basic objectives2	Others
Basic objectives -Others	To consider the concept and the goal of integrative medicine
Trial characteristics_1	Exploratory
Trial characteristics_2	Pragmatic
Developmental phase	Not applicable

Assessment
Primary outcomes	the similarity and the difference of integrative medicine between countries
Key secondary outcomes

Base
Study type	Observational

Study design
Basic design
Randomization
Randomization unit
Blinding
Control
Stratification
Dynamic allocation
Institution consideration
Blocking
Concealment

Intervention
No. of arms
Purpose of intervention
Type of intervention
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Eligibility
Age-lower limit	30 years-old <=
Age-upper limit	80 years-old >
Gender	Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria	1. Those living in the relevant country for 10 years or more. 2. Those who are interested in integrative medicine.
Key exclusion criteria	1. Those who do not understand the meaning of this study. 2. Those who cannot answer the questionnaire of their own accord. 3. Those who are considered to be inappropriate as a participant.
Target sample size	1500

Research contact person
Name of lead principal investigator	Kiyoshi Suzuki
Organization	Gyokusenkai MOA Takanawa Clinic
Division name	President
Address	4-8-10 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo
TEL	03-5421-1945
Email	k.suzuki@mhs.or.jp

Public contact
Name of contact person	Kiyoshi Suzuki
Organization	Gyokusenkai MOA Takanawa Clinic
Division name	President
Address	4-8-4-8-10 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo
TEL	03-5421-1945
Homepage URL
Email	k.suzuki@mhs.or.jp

Sponsor
Institute	MOA Health Science Foundation, the general incorporated foundation
Institute
Department

Funding Source
Organization	MOA Health Science Foundation, the general incorporated foundation
Organization
Division
Category of Funding Organization	Non profit foundation
Nationality of Funding Organization

Other related organizations
Co-sponsor
Name of secondary funｄer(s)

Secondary IDs
Secondary IDs	NO
Study ID_1
Org. issuing International ID_1
Study ID_2
Org. issuing International ID_2
IND to MHLW

Institutions
Institutions

Other administrative information
Date of disclosure of the study information	2015 Year 07 Month 01 Day

Progress
Recruitment status	Terminated
Date of protocol fixation	2015 Year 06 Month 23 Day
Anticipated trial start date	2015 Year 07 Month 01 Day
Last follow-up date	2017 Year 12 Month 31 Day
Date of closure to data entry	2017 Year 12 Month 31 Day
Date trial data considered complete	2017 Year 12 Month 31 Day
Date analysis concluded	2018 Year 02 Month 28 Day

Related information
URL releasing protocol
Publication of results	Unpublished
URL releasing results
Results
Other related information	1. The team delivers a lecture to volunteer investigators in the relevant countries, explaining the purposes of the study and giving guidance on how to administer the questionnaires. 2. The investigators explain the meaning of this study to the participants, preferably government officers or doctors, and obtain the answer of the questionnaire.

Management information
Registered date	2015 Year 06 Month 23 Day
Last modified on	2017 Year 06 Month 25 Day

Link to view the page
URL(English)	https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/icdr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000020659