A Clinical Study of Xin'an Medicine in the Treatment of Bi Syndrome

Summary

Bi Syndrome is one of Traditional Chinese Medicine（TCM）name, It means an obstruction in Chinese,and it refers the syndrome characterized by the obstruction of qi and blood in the meridians due to the invasion of external pathogenic wind,cold and dampness, manifested as soreness, pain, numb,etc. Bi Syndrome contains Rheumatoid arthritis(RA). RA is a chronic disease affecting more than 20 million people in the world.It is one of the most common forms of autoimmune disease. Xin'an Medicine is one of Traditional Chinese Medicine which originated from AnHui. Xinfeng Capsule developed according to the Xin'an medicine theory ,and it has long been adopted for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The study is aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Xinfeng Capsule in the treatment of RA.

Timeline

Start

2013-07

Primary completion

2014-06

Completion

2014-08

Publications

• Liu J, Wang Y, Huang C, Xu J, Li Z, Xu L, He L, Sun Y, Wang Y, Xu S, Zhao P, Mao T, Tan B, Zhu F, Zhang P, Fang L. Efficacy and safety of Xinfeng capsule in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a multi-center parallel-group double-blind randomized controlled trial. J Tradit Chin Med. 2015 Oct;35(5):487-98. doi: 10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30130-8.
• Liu J, Huang CB, Wang Y, Xu GQ, Cheng YY, Feng YX, Liu L, Qi YJ. Chinese herbal medicine Xinfeng Capsule in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: study protocol of a multicenter randomized controlled trial. J Integr Med. 2013 Nov;11(6):428-34. doi: 10.3736/jintegrmed2013059.

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