The Establishment of Tongue Examination Analysis From the Video Recording

Medicine, Chinese Traditional Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Establishment of Tongue Examination Analysis From the Video Recording

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04923763
• Other study ID #: Tongue_VA
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: October 17, 2021
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: February 2023
• Source: China Medical University, Taiwan
• Contact: Han-Kuei Wu, Doctor
• Phone: 886-4-22053366
• Email: hkw0918[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This project intends to record the process of tongue extension through a dynamic video, and establish the tongue examination analysis from the video recording.

In this study, 300 general public will be invited for examinations, and high-quality tongue examination videos will be recorded by digital cameras. After the tongue examination video is properly calibrated, the computer analyzes the tongue examination parameters of each frame and the dynamic parameters, thereby establishing the automatic tongue video analysis system

Description:

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) doctors use tongue examination to investigate the distribution of qi and blood in the human body and the changes in cold and heat, deficiency and excess. This is a characteristic diagnosis of Chinese medicine and is rich in important clinical diagnostic information. In recent years, tongue examination through computer image analysis has been a fairly mature technology, but its application still has many limitations. A proper tongue examination image capture must be performed by a well-training staff, and errors caused by the operator cannot be avoided. These restrictions are not conducive to the popularization of tongue examination applications. This project intends to record the process of tongue extension through a dynamic video, and establish the tongue examination analysis from the video recording.

In this study, it is estimated that 300 subjects will be admitted to the China Medical University and its cooperative medical facilities. The general public will be invited for examinations, and high-quality tongue examination videos will be recorded by digital cameras. After the tongue examination video is properly calibrated, the computer analyzes the tongue examination parameters of each frame and the dynamic parameters, thereby establishing the automatic tongue video analysis system.

This study is different from recording the tongue with photos in the past, but uses dynamic movies to record the tongue extension process, avoiding the influence of external light source and tongue placement, seeking the best timing for tongue diagnosis, and it is expected to produce automatic dynamic video tongue examination analysis, as an innovative analysis model of TCM tongue examination. Results are expected to reduce operating errors and promote the popularization of automated tongue examination analysis. In the future, it may be applied to mobile phones or wearable devices to improve the practicality of TCM tongue examination in telemedicine and the personalized medicine.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 300
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• general public

Exclusion Criteria:

• unable to complete tongue examination

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Medicine, Chinese Traditional

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	China Medical University	Taichung

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
China Medical University, Taiwan

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Tongue video analysis	The general public will be invited for tongue examination with video record. The data will be used to establish the automatic tongue video analysis system.	one day
Secondary	Heart rate variability	Heart rate variability will be evaluated by "Wegene" Handheld ECG Monitor (8Z11) to investigate the possible correlation with tongue video analysis parameters.	one day
Secondary	Chinese medicine constitution	Chinese medicine constitution will be evaluated by the Constitution Tendency Questionnaire (CTQ) investigate the possible correlation with tongue video analysis parameters.	one day