Effect of Pingchuan Guben decoction on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Results from a randomized comparative effectiveness research trial.

ABSTRACT: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is known to be a systemic low-grade ongoing inflammation exerting major health and economic burden worldwide. Complementary and alternative medicines, such as Traditional Chinese Medicine, are widely used for the treatment of patients with COPD. The present study was designed to investigate the efficacy of Pingchuan Guben decoction on patients with COPD through a double-blinded, open-labeled, randomized controlled trial. A total of 86 patients were randomly assigned to two groups, with 43 patients in the intervention group and 43 cases in the control group. The patients in the control group were treated with conventional western medicine, and the intervention group received a combination of conventional western medicine and Pingchuan Guben decoc

SUBMITTER: Qian CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5639302 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature