Evaluation on Effectiveness and Safety of Chinese Herbs inTreatment of Sub-health: A Systematic Review andMeta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

作     者：ZHAO Jun LIAO Xing ZHAO Hui LI Zhi-geng WANG Nan-yue WANG Li-min 

作者机构：China Academy of Chinese Medical Science Beijing (100700) China Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Beijing (100029) China Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine China Academy of Chinese Medical Science Beijing (100700) China Institute of Basic Theory for Chinese Medicine China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing (100700) China Experimental Research Center China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing (100700) China 

出 版 物：《Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine》 (中国结合医学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2019年第25卷第6期

页      面：471-480页

核心收录：

学科分类：1007[医学-药学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1005[医学-中医学] 1002[医学-临床医学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81403324 and 81574102) 

主　　题：sub-health randomized controlled trials Chinese medicine systematic review 

摘      要：Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Chinese herbs in the treatment of sub-health systematical y. Methods: Nine databases were systematicaly and extensively searched to col ect randomized control ed trials(RCTs) about Chinese herbs in the treatment of sub-health. The outcomes included overal effective rate, main symptoms, quality of life, etc. Literature screening, data extraction and quality assessment were conducted according to Cochrane Handbook 5.1. Meta-analysis was conducted to the included literature with Review Manager Software.Results: Seventy-two studies involving 9,296 patients with sub-health were included with 4,908 patients in experimental groups and 4,387 patients in control groups. The overal quality of included clinical research was not high. In the aspect of improving overall effective rate, relieving main symptoms, Pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI) score, Athens Insomnia Scale(AIS) score, Fatigue Scale-14(FS-14), Cornel Medical Index(CMI) score and discontinuation rate, the effects of experimental groups were better than that of control groups. According to available research reports, adverse reactions in Chinese herb groups were mainly mild gastrointestinal symptoms, which did not affect the treatment.Conclusion: Chinese herbs have a curative effect in the treatment of sub-health. However, there are no clear criteria for diagnosis and curative effectiveness judgment global y, which would affect the accuracy of curative effect evaluation.