The Efficacy of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Niubang Pill Combined With Methotrexate on Active Rheumatoid Arthritis

Summary

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory autoimmune disease that results in the destruction of joints, connective tissues, muscle, tendons and fibrous tissue. Effective therapy to manage RA still does not exit at present. Jia Wei Niu Bang Zi pill (NBZP) consists of Chinese herbals which has been widely used in the treatment of RA patients in China for hundreds of years to relieve pain and prevent the affected joints pejorative. However, there is no systematic trials to prove the effect of NBZP for management of RA.

Timeline

Start

2018-07

Primary completion

2018-12

Completion

2018-12

Publications

• Wang YR, Liu L, Wang XY, Wang Q, Yao M, Cui XJ, Mao JC, Liu J, Gu XH, Chen YL, Yu X, Shi Q, Liang QQ, Wang YJ. The efficacy of the traditional Chinese medicine Jia Wei Niu Bang Zi granule combined with methotrexate in treating active rheumatoid arthritis: A multicenter, randomized, double-blinded controlled clinical trial. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Feb;98(6):e14424. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000014424.

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