Jingtong Granule: A Chinese Patent Medicine for Cervical Radiculopathy
Joint Authors
Zhu, Liguo
Gao, Jinghua
Yu, Jie
Feng, Minshan
Li, Jinyu
Wang, Shangquan
Wei, Xu
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
This paper systematically assessed the efficacy and safety of Jingtong granule (JG) for cervical radiculopathy (CR).
Methods.
Randomized controlled trials comparing JG with no intervention, placebo, or conventional therapies were retrieved.
The trials testing JG combined with conventional therapies versus conventional therapies were also enrolled.
Study selection, methodological assessment, data extraction, and analysis were conducted in accordance with the Cochrane standards.
The strength of evidence was evaluated according to GRADE approach.
Results.
Three trials with 400 participants were included.
Methodological quality was evaluated as generally low.
One study found that JG showed significant difference on decreasing pain scores compared with placebo.
Meta-analysis indicated that JG plus conventional analgesic exhibited a significant immediate effect on the pain scores (WMD = 1.63; 95% CI: 1.29 to 1.98; P < 0.00001 ).
Additionally, JG combined with analgesic presented beneficial immediate effect on neck disability index.
However, the treatment effects of JG demonstrated in the trials were not large, and the safety of JG was unproven.
Finally the evidence level was evaluated to be low.
Conclusions.
Our results indicated that JG showed some potential benefits for CR.
Nevertheless, treatment effects are uncertain due to both the methodological concerns and the very modest reported improvements.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhu, Liguo& Gao, Jinghua& Yu, Jie& Feng, Minshan& Li, Jinyu& Wang, Shangquan…[et al.]. 2015. Jingtong Granule: A Chinese Patent Medicine for Cervical Radiculopathy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061189
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhu, Liguo…[et al.]. Jingtong Granule: A Chinese Patent Medicine for Cervical Radiculopathy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061189
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhu, Liguo& Gao, Jinghua& Yu, Jie& Feng, Minshan& Li, Jinyu& Wang, Shangquan…[et al.]. Jingtong Granule: A Chinese Patent Medicine for Cervical Radiculopathy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061189
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1061189