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Traditional Chinese Medicine for HIV-Associated Acute Herpes Zoster: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials
| العنوان: | Traditional Chinese Medicine for HIV-Associated Acute Herpes Zoster: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials |
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| المؤلفون: | Yue Jiang, Ruo-Xiang Zheng, Ze-Yu Yu, Xiao-Wen Zhang, Jing Li, Hui-Di Lan, Shu-Yu Qiao, Mei Han, Hui-Juan Cao, Nicola Robinson, Jian-Ping Liu |
| المصدر: | Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol 2022 (2022) |
| بيانات النشر: | Hindawi Limited |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| المجموعة: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Other systems of medicine, RZ201-999 |
| الوصف: | Background. Herpes zoster (HZ) is a common infection in individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been used widely in clinical practice for HZ, which remains not supportive of evidence. This review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of TCM in treating HIV-associated HZ. Methods. Nine electronic databases were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) testing TCM in treating HIV-associated HZ. Data were extracted on citations, interventions, and outcomes, by two authors independently. For the quality evaluation, Cochrane risk-of-bias tool 2.0 was used. Meta-analyses were performed by Revman5.3 software. Effect estimation presented as risk ratio (RR) for dichotomous data and mean difference (MD) for continuous data with their 95% confidence interval (CI). Results. Twelve RCTs (n = 644) were included; the majority of them had a high or unclear risk of bias. Meta-analysis showed that pain intensity (VAS 0–5) in the Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) group was lower than it in the drugs group (MD = −0.87, 95% CI [−1.69, −0.04], two trials, n = 93). Duration of herpes-related pain (days) of patients in the combination group was shorter than those in the drugs group (MD = −9.19, 95% CI [−16.73, −1.65], n = 144). The incidence of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) in the combination group was lower than in the drugs group (RR = 0.49, 95% CI [0.25, 0.99], n = 202). As for cure rate (complete absence of pain and herpes), two trials showed that CHM was better than drugs (RR = 1.58, 95% CI [1.13, 2.22], n = 93), five trials showed combination treatment was better than drugs (RR = 1.40, 95% CI [1.08, 1.82], n = 224). The cure rate in the acupuncture group was more than that in the drugs group (RR = 1.99, 95% CI [1.18, 3.36], n = 120). Four trials reported adverse effects and found no serious adverse events occurred. Conclusion. CHM and acupuncture demonstrate more benefits than drugs in pain relief, cure rate improvement, and incidence reduction of ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1741-4288 |
| Relation: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8674648; https://doaj.org/toc/1741-4288; https://doaj.org/article/b16a846e4bf2485086a22f1c4c6bb310 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2022/8674648 |
| الاتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/8674648 https://doaj.org/article/b16a846e4bf2485086a22f1c4c6bb310 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.71056CFA |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 17414288 |
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| DOI: | 10.1155/2022/8674648 |