The Traditional Chinese Medicine and Relevant Treatment for the Efficacy and Safety of Atopic Dermatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Joint Authors
Shi, Zhao-feng
Song, Tie-bing
Xie, Juan
Yan, Yi-quan
Du, Yong Ping
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-20, 20 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-06-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
20
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Atopic dermatitis (AD) has become a common skin disease that requires systematic and comprehensive treatment to achieve adequate clinical control.
Traditional Chinese medicines and related treatments have shown clinical effects for AD in many studies.
But the systematic reviews and meta-analyses for them are lacking.
Objective.
The systematic review and meta-analysis based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement were conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese medicines and related treatments for AD treatment.
Methods.
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were searched based on standardized searching rules in eight medical databases from the inception up to December 2016 and a total of 24 articles with 1,618 patients were enrolled in this meta-analysis.
Results.
The results revealed that traditional Chinese medicines and related treatments did not show statistical differences in clinical effectiveness, SCORAD amelioration, and SSRI amelioration for AD treatment compared with control group.
However, EASI amelioration of traditional Chinese medicines and related treatments for AD was superior to control group.
Conclusion.
We need to make conclusion cautiously for the efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese medicine and related treatment on AD therapy.
More standard, multicenter, double-blind randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of traditional Chinese medicine and related treatment for AD were required to be conducted for more clinical evidences providing in the future.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shi, Zhao-feng& Song, Tie-bing& Xie, Juan& Yan, Yi-quan& Du, Yong Ping. 2017. The Traditional Chinese Medicine and Relevant Treatment for the Efficacy and Safety of Atopic Dermatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154172
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shi, Zhao-feng…[et al.]. The Traditional Chinese Medicine and Relevant Treatment for the Efficacy and Safety of Atopic Dermatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154172
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shi, Zhao-feng& Song, Tie-bing& Xie, Juan& Yan, Yi-quan& Du, Yong Ping. The Traditional Chinese Medicine and Relevant Treatment for the Efficacy and Safety of Atopic Dermatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154172
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1154172