Efficacy and safety of Chinese patent medicines for tension-type headache: Systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The high incidence of Tension-type headache (TTH) has led to significant social and economic challenges. Given the widespread use of Chinese patent medicines (CPM) for TTH patients, this study aim to evaluate the efficacy of different CPMs in treating TTH by network meta-analysis.

Methods

Eight databases were conducted to identify CPMs-related randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from database inception date to August 2023. The primary outcome was clinical efficiency rate. The secondary outcomes were numerical rating scale (NRS), frequency of headache, duration of headache, hamilton anxiety scale (HAMA), hamilton depression Scale (HAMD) and adverse reactions. ROB 2.0 were used for quality evaluation. Stata 15.1 and R 3.5.3 software were used for Bayesian network met

SUBMITTER: Shi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11255575 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature