Efficacy of TCM Fumigation Using Dampness-and-cold-dispelling Formula Combined with Methotrexate and Leflunomide Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis with Cold-dampness Bi Syndrome
作者机构：Nursing DepartmentJiangxi Provincial People’s HospitalThe First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College330000 NanchangJiangxiChina Department of NeckShoulderBack and Leg PainZhengzhou Orthopedics Hospital450000 ZhengzhouHenanChina Remote Consultation CenterJiangxi Provincial People’s HospitalThe First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College330000 NanchangJiangxiChina Department of Rehabilitation MedicineJiangxi Provincial People’s HospitalThe First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College330000 NanchangJiangxiChina
出 版 物：《Clinical Complementary Medicine and Pharmacology》 (临床补充医学和药理学（英文）)
年 卷 期：2024年第4卷第1期
页 面：19-25页
学科分类：100506[医学-中医内科学] 1006[医学-中西医结合] 1005[医学-中医学] 100602[医学-中西医结合临床] 10[医学]
主 题：RA Cold-dampness Bi syndrome Traditional Chinese medicine Fumigation therapy
摘 要：Background:Rheumatoid arthritis(RA),a chronic autoimmune disease,has a high incidence and disability rate,causing patients significant *** several medicines can be effective,they are also associated with significant adverse *** contrast,fumigation as one of the most often used traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)external therapy has shown both efficacy and safety with less side *** light of this,we comple-ment western medicine treatment with TCM fumigation therapy to improve patients’clinical efficacy,alleviate symptoms,and improve ***:To investigate the therapeutic effect of TCM fumigation and modern medicine combined therapy in treating RA patients with cold-dampness Bi ***:A single-center,randomized,controlled study was *** January 2022 to December 2022,a total of 60 RA patients with cold-dampness Bi syndrome were enrolled in the *** control group(30 cases)received conventional modern medicine treatment with methotrexate for 4 weeks,while the observation group(30 cases)for 4 weeks received a combination of TCM fumigation treatment and conventional modern *** effects of the two groups were comprehensively compared,including the changes in TCM symptom scores and laboratory indicators,as well as the use of visual analogue scale(VAS)and health status rating scale(HAQ)before and after ***:The total effective rate of the observation group was 93.3%,which was significantly higher than that of the control group,which is 70%(P0.05).After treatment,each group compared to their initial condition,respectively,showed major improvement of joint functional activity and significantly decreased VAS,HAQ-DI,and RA-related biomarkers(P0.05);inter-group comparison of these indicators
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