Efficacy and Safety of Chinese Herbal Medicine for Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.

ABSTRACT: Background: Primary intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is the most harmful subtype of stroke, but there have yet been no specific proven therapies. Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) has been used for ICH for more than a thousand years; however, currently it is still lacking of available evidence. The objective of this study is to assess the current available evidence of CHM for acute ICH according to randomized controlled trials. Methods: Eight databases were searched from the year of their respective inception to November 2017. Only the studies that assessed at least four domains with "yes" according to the Cochrane risk of bias tool were selected for analysis. All the data were analyzed by using Review Manager 5.3 software. P < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results: Forty-

SUBMITTER: Wang HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6796400 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature