Chinese Herb Injections in the Adjuvant Treatment for Ulcerative Colitis: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

ABSTRACT: Ulcerative colitis refers to an inflammatory disease lasting for a long time, which affects the colon. In China, injections of traditional Chinese herbs have been generally combined with traditional Western medicines such as mesalazine and sulfasalazine to treat ulcerative colitis. Nevertheless, the safety and efficacy exhibited by different CHIs for treating UC remains controversial. Therefore, a network meta-analysis method was employed in this study for the assessment of the effect and safety exhibited by CHI for treating UC. Seven English and Chinese databases were searched for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from the time of database creation to December 30, 2021. An assessment was conducted for the included RCTs' quality with the use of the Cochrane risk offset assessmen

SUBMITTER: Zhou Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9054452 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature