Modified Si-Miao Pill for Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this review and meta-analysis was to assess the effects and safety of modified Si-Miao pill (mSMP) in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Design

A systematic literature search was carried out in eight databases from their available dates of inception to April 2020. After screening, fifteen randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the effects and safety of mSMP in combination with western medicine (including disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)) in treating rheumatoid arthritis patients were included after screening.

Results

In comparison with DMARDs, or coadministration of DMARDs and NSAIDs, mSMP in combination with western medicine significantly lowered erythrocyte sedimentation rat

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7261325 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature