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Effects of the Clinical Application of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM) Procedures During Inpatient Stays in Germany

Effects of the Clinical Application of TCIM Procedures During Inpatient Stays in Germany - a Multicenter Observational Study

Sponsor

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Enrollment

2,500 participants

Start Date

Jul 1, 2025

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Chronic Disease

Summary

The aim of this healthcare research project is to evaluate the effects of routine inpatient TCIM (Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine) care in Germany. The focus is on the TCIM centers at Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Klinikum Bamberg und Evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte, where inpatient TCIM therapies are to be systematically evaluated. This form of therapy, which is reimbursed by statutory health insurance providers (under certain conditions), is based on a combination of various evidence-based TCIM approaches. These include hyperthermia, exercise therapy, Mind-Body Medicine, phytotherapy, nutritional therapy, fasting therapy inter alia.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria2

Beginning (first 24 hours) inpatient TCIM treatment at Immanuel Hospital Berlin, Bamberg Hospital, or Evangelische Kliniken Essen-Mitte
Written consent form

Exclusion Criteria4

Insufficient language skills
Dementia or other severely impairing cognitive disorders
Pregnancy or breastfeeding
Participation in a clinical study

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Interventions

OTHERInpatient TCIM therapy

This multicenter, prospective, uncontrolled observational study is evaluating the effects and safety of inpatient TCIM therapy (German: naturheilkundliche Komplextherapie) at three German clinics: Immanuel Hospital Berlin, Klinikum Bamberg, and Evangelical Clinics Essen-Mitte. This therapy, reimbursed by statutory health insurance under certain conditions, combines evidence-informed TCIM approaches such as hyperthermia, exercise therapy, phytotherapy, and dietary interventions including fasting i.a.

Locations(3)

Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Klinikum Bamberg

Bamberg, Germany

Charité Hochschulambulanz für Naturheilkunde am Immanuel Krankenhaus, Institut für Sozialmedizin, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsökonomie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Berlin, Germany

Klinik für Naturheilkunde und Integrative Medizin, KEM

Essen, Germany

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