Synthetic evaluation of the clinical effect of the Shengmai capsule for treatment of chronic congestive heart failure using analytic hierarchy process.
- Author:
Lei CHEN
1
;
Wei-xiong LIANG
;
Zhi-ping LV
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Double-Blind Method; Drug Combinations; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; therapeutic use; Female; Heart Failure; drug therapy; physiopathology; Humans; Male; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Models, Theoretical; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); methods; standards; Phytotherapy
- From: Journal of Southern Medical University 2010;30(9):2036-2040
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo explore the approaches and techniques for synthetic evaluation of the clinical therapeutic effect of new Chinese herbal medicine in clinical trials.
METHODSIn a double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled clinical trail, analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was applied to evaluate the clinical therapeutic effect of Shengmai capsule in the treatment of chronic congestive heart failure.
RESULTSShengmai capsule produced positive therapeutic effect on chronic congestive heart failure.
CONCLUSIONA feasible method is established for evaluating and grading the clinical therapeutic effect of Chinese herbal medicine.
