Chinese herbal bath therapy for the treatment of uremic pruritus: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chinese herbal bath therapy (CHBT) is a traditional external therapy that has been used for the treatment of uremic pruritus (UP) in China. We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy and safety of CHBT for UP.

Methods

We searched seven databases for studies published since database inception to September 1, 2018. Randomized trials evaluating CHBT for UP were collected. The therapeutic effects of CHBT were measured by the pruritus level (via the visual analogue scale (VAS) or the symptom score scale) and the total effective rate. We combined studies using mean difference (MD) for continuous outcomes and using risk ratio for dichotomous data, both with 95% confidence intervals. RevMan V.5.3 software was used to assess the data reported and perform the met

SUBMITTER: Xue W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6509860 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature