Twelve Chinese patent medicines combined with conventional medicine for the treatment of functional dyspepsia: a network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study systematically evaluates the clinical efficacy and safety of 12 Chinese Patent Medicines (CPMs) combined with conventional Western medicine (CWM) in treating Functional Dyspepsia (FD), aiming to provide robust evidence for optimizing treatment strategies.

Methods

We systematically searched eight Chinese and international databases up to September 2025, including China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Data, VIP Information, China Biology Medicine Disc, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane tool, and evidence certainty was appraised with CINeMA. Network meta-analysis was performed within a frequentist framework using random-effects models, and treatments were ranked by the surface

SUBMITTER: Han Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12741128 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature