Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Clinical control study of traditional Chinese medicine hot compress combined with traction in the treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy: Study protocol.
Cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (CSR) is the most common type of cervical spondylosis, accounting for about 60% of the incidence of cervical spondylosis. Both cervical traction and traditional Chinese medicine hot compress are common and effective treatment for CSR. This study will be performed to investigate the effect of a combination of cervical traction and traditional Chinese medicine hot compress on CSR. ⋯ During the treatment period, any signs of acute adverse events, such as paralysis of aggravated pain, nausea, dizzy, and even syncope, will be recorded at each visit. Although intermittent cervical traction and traditional Chinese medicine hot compress have been used in the treatment of CSR in China for many years, there is no consensus on its effectiveness of combination therapy. This experiment will provide convincing evidence of the efficacy of intermittent cervical traction combined with traditional Chinese medicine hot compress in the treatment of CSR.
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This review will assess current evidence related to the effectiveness and safety of acupoint catgut embedding therapy for functional constipation (FC) and provide efficacy assessments for clinical applications. ⋯ DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/XTKE2.
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Chronic non-atrophic gastritis is the most common type of chronic gastritis. Even if treated with current standard pharmacotherapy, the efficacy is not very satisfactory due to many factors. Traditional Chinese Medicine decoctions are increasingly used in the treatment of chronic gastritis, and many studies have shown that Xiangsha Liujunzi decoction is effective and safe in the treatment of chronic non-atrophic gastritis. However, it is controversy if Xiangsha Liujunzi decoction can provide an evidence-based clinical efficacy and safety in the treatment of chronic non-atrophic gastritis. ⋯ Identifier: DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/TX27U (https://osf.io/tx27u/).
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Multicenter Study
The effectiveness and safety of lienal polypeptide combined with chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer patients in real world.
Chemotherapy/chemoradiotherapy are still the fundamental treatment for advanced lung cancers. To reduce side effects and improve life quality, lienal polypeptide (LP) could be used in combine with chemotherapy/chemoradiotherapy. Moreover, LP could regulate immune system and possibly reduce the side effects of chemotherapy drugs. ⋯ The overall adverse effect rates were non-significantly different with 9.9% in the LP group and 9.3% in the non-LP group (P = .6767). In conclusion, our research results indicated that LP used in combination with chemotherapy/chemoradiotherapy was a safe and effective treatment for patients of advanced lung cancer. LP could also reduce the adverse effects of chemotherapy/chemoradiotherapy, thereby improving patients' life qualities, and potentially improving prognosis.
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Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is 1 of the common clinical diseases, and many treatment methods can only improve the symptoms of pain in the short term. Traditional Chinese sports - Baduanjin has been proven to have a positive effect on chronic low back pain. However, the quality of the research is low, the sample size is small, and safety observations are lacking. We describe the protocol of a randomized controlled trial to study the efficacy and safety of Baduanjin chronic low back pain. ⋯ This will be the first study to compare the effectiveness and safety of Baduanjin for patients with chronic low back pain. The results may help healthcare professionals make clinical decisions and may reduce the cost of treatment for this disease.