[Effect of Sanbitang recipe in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with kidney empty and cold-dampness symptom].

• DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20170523.004
• Publication Date: 2017-07-01
• Authors: Shuai-Gang Du; Zhonghua Guo; Qianqian Kong; Xue-Chang Wang; Songlin Zhou; Yuming Liu
• Keywords: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Rheumatoid factor; Clinical efficacy; Decoction

To explore the clinical effect of Sanbitang recipe in treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with kidney empty and cold-dampness symptom its safety. A total 168 cases eligible patients were randomly divided into traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) group, chemical group TCM combined 56 each group. The was treated recipe; given methotrexate tablets; And tablets adopted course 16 weeks. Health assessment questionnaire (HAQ), disease activity scores 28-joint counts (DAS28), visual analogue scale (VAS), symptom, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), cyclic citrullinated peptides (CCP) factor (RF) detected. efficiencies incidence adverse reactions three groups compared. effective 92.7%, which higher than 79.2% 82.4% (P<0.05). There no statistically significant difference between This suggested that treating symptom. After treatment, HAQ, DAS28, VAS, ESR, CRP, CCP RF significantly (P<0.05) among groups. indicated could effectively alleviate symptoms In terms efficiency reactions, order from low to high (3.8%, 2/53)<the (16.4%, 9/55)<the (33.9%, 18/53) is RA obvious a reactions. shows remarkable