Registration status and characterization of clinical trial registries in traditional medicine

In February 2025, an academic paper titled "Registration status and characterization of clinical trial registries in traditional medicine" was published in the Chinese Journal of Evidence Based Medicine. The paper analyzed the current research status, characteristics and development trends of traditional medicine-related clinical trials registration, and to provide ideas and directions for further development of traditional medicine clinical trials. The paper pointed out that clinical trial enrollment in traditional medicine has increased overall, but with significant geographic unevenness. Oral herbal soup/granule intervention studies are the mainstream hotspots. It is recommended to strengthen international cooperation, enrich the types of interventions, refine the trial design, and raise the awareness of researchers about the registration of high-quality traditional medicine clinical trials.
Link to the paper: https://www.wcjm.org/article/10.7507/1672-2531.202407202
How to cite the paper: Zhang Yujing, Zhang Xuefei, Yan Lijiao, Zhao Chen, Yang Sihong, Hu Ziteng, Ye Zehui, Li Huizhen, Zhang Haili, Che Qianzi, Chen Zhao, Liang Ning, Shi Nannan, Wang Yanping. Registration status and characterization of clinical trial registries in traditional medicine. Chinese Journal of Evidence Based Medicine, 2025, 25(2): 162-168. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202407202