Traditional Chinese medicine foot bath combined with acupoint massage for the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of 31 RCTs

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Deng

et al. 2021

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In this study, we aim to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Guizhi Decoction associated formulas for the treatment of allergic rhinitis. A total of seven online databases were searched to collect studies published up to Feb 23rd, 2020. Study quality of each included article was evaluated by the Cochrane Collaboration risk of bias tool. Systematic reviews were conducted based on the Cochrane systematic review method by using RevMan 5.3 Software. Among the included trials, Guizhi Decoction associated formulas alone (or plus Western medicine, or acupoint-based therapy) were main therapies in experimental groups. Interventions in control groups include Western medicine, Guizhi Decoction associated formulas alone, Chinese patent medicine, and placebo control. Primary outcomes in this study include recovery rate, accumulative marked effective rate, accumulative effective rate, and recurrence rate. Finally, 23 trials involving 2281 participants were included. Results of systematic reviews show that Guizhi Decoction and associated formulas alone, plus Western medicine or plus acupoint-based therapies, were significantly better compared with using Western medicine alone in terms of efficacy. In addition, the formulas plus nasal TCM fumigation therapy could improve effective rate for AR treatment compared to using the formulas alone. More types and cases of adverse events were reported in the control groups (Western medicine alone), but events of included trials were all mild and did not need specific medical intervention. More RCTs of high quality, and large sample size, with appropriate blinding methods or nonblinded pragmatic trials of Guizhi Decoction and associated formulas for AR are needed.

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Efficacy and Safety of Guizhi Decoction AssociatedFormulas for Allergic Rhinitis: A Systematic Review

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Deng

et al. 2021

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“…Under the requirement of avoiding unnecessary outings and home isolation, some self-implementable traditional Chinese medicine therapies helpful for improving immunity are recommended, including moxibustion, acupressure and some traditional exercises such as the Tai Chi Chuan exercise [79–82]. In addition, they can relieve the burden of some comorbidities such as cancer pain, diabetic peripheral neuropathy and asthma [80,83,84] by decreasing duration, frequency or severity. As a result, they can also reduce medication intake, especially those that may have considerable addiction and adverse events (e.g.…”

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“…In addition, they can relieve the burden of some comorbidities such as cancer pain, diabetic peripheral neuropathy and asthma[80,83,84] by decreasing duration, frequency or severity. As a result, they can also reduce medication intake, especially those that may have considerable addiction and adverse events (e.g.…”

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Epidemiological, Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors for Severe Condition and ICU Admission of COVID-19 Patients of Early Stage in China: A review

et al. 2021

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Objective: Some retrospective studies reporting epidemiological, clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients of early stage were published. We aim to provide an overview of epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the COVID-19 patients, and identification, treatment of early stage, especially for the patients with poor prognosis. Data Sources: PubMed, CNKI and Google Scholar. Study Selection: We searched for published retrospective studies that described epidemiological and clinical characteristics of confirmed COVID-19 patients in China by April 14th, 2020 with search terms. Some studies were excluded according to criteria. Finally, 53 studies were included. Data Extraction: Characteristics of the COVID-19 patients available from included articles were extracted, reorganized and recorded into electronic data forms. Data Synthesis: Characteristics of patients in the included studies were summarized and analyzed for median-interquartile ranges and univariable odds ratio. Conclusion: This study summarized, analyzed and compared epidemiological, clinical characteristics and estimated univariable risk factors among confirmed COVID-19 patients either in former epicenter, in severe condition, with ICU admission or not of early stage. Higher proportions of patients were found to have older age and more comorbidities, typical characteristics on admission and complications either in former epicenter, with severe condition or ICU admission. No evidence showed that patients who were male or had smoking history had higher susceptibility, but they were significant risk factors for severe condition. Some self-implementable traditional Chinese medicine therapies conducted for immunity improvement, control of comorbidities and reduction of some medicine intake. Limited evidence revealed that some characteristics of the disease might be changing with human-to-human transmission, and more research, especially international collaboration, is needed.

“…As a result, ACE should be widely recognized and accepted for IBS in future. It should be also pointed out that several studies of high quality in recent years approved the efficacy and safety of some TCM external therapies, especially acupoint-based ones, in preventing and controlling some diseases, such as acupuncture for postprandial distress syndrome, acupuncture and acupressure for cancer pain, acupuncture for chronic stable angina, and acupressure combined with TCM footbath for diabetic peripheral neuropathy [ 63 – 66 ]. Such external therapies could reduce the intake of some medications, especially those that may be substantially addictive and with adverse events (e.g., opioid).…”

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Efficacy and Safety of Acupoint Catgut Embedding for Diarrhea‐Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Constipation‐Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

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et al. 2020

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In this study, we aim to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupoint catgut embedding for the treatment of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome and constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome. We searched seven online databases to collect studies published up to Feb 29th, 2020. Study quality of each included article was evaluated by the Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias Tool. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses were conducted based on the Cochrane systematic review method by using RevMan 5.3 software. Among the included trials, acupoint catgut embedding alone or plus oral western medicine or plus other acupoint-based therapies, or plus oral traditional Chinese medicine were the main therapies in the experimental groups. Interventions in control groups mainly include oral western medicine alone, other acupoint-based therapies alone, or other acupoint-based therapies alone. Primary outcomes in this study include recovery rate, accumulative marked effective rate, accumulative effective rate, and recurrence rate. Finally, 30 trials involving 1889 participants were included. The results of systematic reviews and meta-analyses show that acupoint catgut embedding alone or plus oral western medicine or plus other acupoint-based therapy or plus oral traditional Chinese medicine was significantly better compared with using oral western medicine alone in terms of efficacy for IBS-C and IBS-D. In addition, acupoint catgut embedding alone or plus oral western medicine or plus other acupoint-based therapy or plus oral traditional Chinese medicine could improve the effective rate and decrease the recurrence rate for IBS-D compared with using oral western medicine, other acupoint-based therapies, or oral traditional Chinese medicine alone. Adverse events of acupoint catgut embedding include local induration, redness, swelling, and itchiness, but they were all mild and disappeared swiftly with ordinary local interventions. There is an urgent need for RCTs of high quality and large sample size and with longer treatment duration and follow-up periods of acupoint catgut embedding for IBS.