External Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Venous Ulcers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Joint Authors
Li, Fu-Lun
Wang, Yi-Fei
Xiao, Qing-qing
Li, Bin
Li, Xin
Ze, Kan
Li, Su
Zhou, Min
Yang, Qin-tong
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-09-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To evaluate the effectiveness of external application of traditional Chinese medicine (EA-TCM) on venous ulcers.
Methods.
Seven databases were searched until April 2015 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of EA-TCM for venous ulcers.
Risk of bias was assessed using Cochrane Handbook guidelines.
Study outcomes were presented as risk ratios (RRs) for dichotomous data or mean differences (MDs) for continuous data.
Results.
Sixteen of 193 potentially relevant trials met the inclusion criteria; however, their methodological qualities were low.
Comparison of the same intervention strategies revealed significant differences in total effectiveness rates between EA-TCM and conventional therapy groups (RR = 1.22, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.16–1.29, and P<0.00001).
Compared to conventional therapy, EA-TCM combined with conventional therapy had a superior total effectiveness rate (RR = 1.11, 95% CI = 1.04–1.19, and P=0.003).
There were no significant differences in recurrence rates during followup and final pain measurements between the experimental and those in the control groups (RR = 0.86, 95% CI = 0.31–2.39, and P=0.85; MD −0.75, 95% CI = −2.15–0.65, and P=0.29).
Conclusion.
The evidence that EA-TCM is an effective treatment for venous ulcers is encouraging, but not conclusive due to the low methodological quality of the RCTs.
Therefore, more high-quality RCTs with larger sample sizes are required.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Li, Xin& Xiao, Qing-qing& Ze, Kan& Li, Su& Wang, Yi-Fei& Zhou, Min…[et al.]. 2015. External Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Venous Ulcers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063663
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Li, Xin…[et al.]. External Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Venous Ulcers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063663
American Medical Association (AMA)
Li, Xin& Xiao, Qing-qing& Ze, Kan& Li, Su& Wang, Yi-Fei& Zhou, Min…[et al.]. External Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Venous Ulcers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063663
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1063663