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ArticleMedicine2021

Efficacy and safety of Biqi capsule in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: A protocol of a randomized controlled trial.

YaZhou Zhou, WenGang Wang, Ke Tian, Hui Huang, Mengrui Jia

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Article in Medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.

YaZhou ZhouHenan Medical College.ORCID 0000-0001-7107-2018
WenGang WangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China.
Ke TianThe First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China.
Hui HuangHenan Medical College.
Mengrui JiaHenan Medical College.
Hatch (Canada) · CA

Funding

Key scientific and technological projects in Henan Province No.172102310090
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundKnee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a chronic and degenerative bone and joint disease, with KOA, cartilage degeneration, destruction and subchondral bone remodeling as the main pathological features. Its clinical symptoms are knee pain, swelling, limited activity, and long course of disease can cause joint deformities. At present, the early treatment of Western medicine is mainly the use of nonsteroidal drugs for anti-inflammation and removing pain, but because the efficacy of these drugs is unstable, the disease is easy to repeat after treatment, and the clinical effect is not good. Although Biqi capsule has advantages in the treatment of KOA, there is a lack of standard clinical studies to verify it, so the purpose of this randomized controlled study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Biqi capsule in the treatment of KOA.

methodsThis is a prospective randomized controlled trial to study the efficacy and safety of Biqi capsule in the treatment of KOA. The patients were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group according to 1:1. Among them, treatment group: Biqi capsule combined with diclofenac sodium sustained release tablets; Control group: Diclofenac sodium sustained-release tablets alone. Both groups were treated with standard treatment for 2 weeks and were followed up for 30 days to pay attention to the efficacy and safety indexes. Observation indicators included: the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), Hospital for Special Surgery Knee Score (HSS), liver and kidney function, adverse reactions, and so on. SPSS 25.0 software is used for data analysis. DISCUSSION: This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of Biqi capsule in the treatment of KOA, and the results of this experiment will provide a clinical basis for Biqi capsule in the treatment of KOA.

trial registrationOSF Registration number: DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/6HB9D.

Indexed as

AdultArthralgiaCapsulesDelayed-Action PreparationsDiclofenacDrugs, Chinese HerbalDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansKnee JointMaleOsteoarthritis, KneePain MeasurementProspective StudiesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicCapsulesDelayed-Action PreparationsDiclofenacDrugs, Chinese HerbalTablets

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PMID33879680
PMCPMC8078235
OpenAlexW3156943896

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