The efficacy and safety of Fuzheng traditional Chinese medicine injections in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The primary objective of this network meta-analysis (NMA) was to compare and rank the relative efficacy and safety of seven distinct Fuzheng traditional Chinese medicine injections (TCMIs) combined with conventional treatment (CT), against CT, for the management of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). The overarching hypothesis was that although TCMIs + CT as a class provides benefit over CT alone, their therapeutic profiles differ.

Methods

The Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, Web of science, CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, and SinoMed were comprehensively searched from their inception to 11 January 2025, for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) focusing on the use of Fuzheng TCMIs + CT to treat AIS. The quality of the included RCTs was assessed using the risk-of-bias 2 (RoB2) tool. N

SUBMITTER: Ren Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12660237 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature