Comparing the efficacy and safety of atomization of traditional Chinese medicine Kai Hou Jian and budesonide suspension in adult acute laryngitis: a randomized control trial

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kai Hou Jian has an outstanding therapeutic effect and clinical use against pharyngeal infection for many years, while a few studies reported it also had an effect in laryngitis. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of short-course oral inhalation of traditional Chinese medicine Kai Hou Jian in adults with acute laryngitis.

Methods

A total of 86 patients with acute laryngitis who met the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned according to the random number table method into a Kai Hou Jian treatment group or a budesonide control group. Patients received 2.5 mL of Kai Hou Jian via transoral atomization twice daily for 1 week, while the control group received budesonide nebulization (1 mg, bid) for 1 week. The change of symptoms scores of acute

SUBMITTER: Feng W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9577730 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature