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曹跃龙,施银玉,郑玉星,施美玉,罗兴凯, "养血软硬胶囊治疗骨关节炎性膝关节疼痛的成本更低:一项随机对照试验",循证补充和替代医学, 卷。2, 文章的ID427835, 6 页面, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1093/ecam/neh104
养血软硬胶囊治疗骨关节炎性膝关节疼痛的成本更低:一项随机对照试验
摘要
养血柔硬胶囊是一种用于对症治疗炎症和疼痛的传统中药配方。我们进行了这项随机对照试验,比较BNHS与其他常用处方药物的疗效。我们从两所教学医院招募了120名患者;各医院随机分配30例患者接受BNH治疗。而另一家医院则使用西药(软骨保护药/维阿特尔)作为对照。干预为期4周。主要指标包括自我报告的疼痛水平,以及由西安大略省麦克马斯特大学骨关节炎指数(WOMAC)测量的僵硬和功能能力的变化。采用混合模型进行统计分析。患者服用BNHS胶囊治疗4周后,观察到疾病特异性症状明显改善。根据WOMAC指数评估,BNHS组疼痛水平下降57%[95%置信区间(CI) = 5063],僵硬度下降63% (95% CI = 55,71),功能能力增加56% (95% CI = 5063)。 No significant differences were found in any of the outcome measures between the BNHS group and either of the comparison groups. No severe adverse effects were reported. However, this study lacked a placebo group; therefore, we conclude that BNHS appears to be as effective as commonly prescribed medicines for the relief of pain and dysfunction in knee osteoarthritis patients, but costs a lot less than other Western and herbal drugs in the study.
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