Chinese Herbal Medicine for Weight Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of Randomised Controlled Trials.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This review investigated the effects and safety of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) formulas on weight management.

Methods

Eighteen databases in English, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese were searched from their inceptions to September 2019. The treatment groups included CHM formulations, and the control included placebo, Western medication (WM), and lifestyle intervention (LI), with or without cointerventions (WM and/or LI). Quality of studies was assessed using Cochrane Collaboration's risk of bias assessment tool. Body weight and body mass index (BMI) were analysed in RevMan v5.4.1 and expressed as mean differences with 95% confidence intervals (CI), while adverse events were expressed as risk ratio with 95% CI.

Results

Thirty-nine RCTs were eligible for qualit

SUBMITTER: Wong AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7964117 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature