Assessment of external methods of traditional Chinese medicine in patients with chronic ulcer of the lower extremities: study protocol of a multicenter, randomized, parallel-group, prospective trial.
- Author:
Yunfei WANG
;
Huafa QUE
;
Jienan XU
;
Hanjun TANG
;
Huanyu XIANG
;
Xiaodong LIU
;
Zhen ZHANG
;
Jie XING
;
Liang SHEN
;
Wei SHAN
;
Anmin LIU
;
Lianyin QIU
;
Dayi DENG
;
Dan GAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Journal of Integrative Medicine
2012;10(2):166-75
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Chronic ulcer of the lower extremities amounts for a grave and serious problem for public health. Western medicine focuses on controlling infection, improving blood circulation, surgical debridement, skin grafting, etc, but there are bottlenecks in the treatment. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a long history and a legacy of sound clinical efficacy in this area. TCM has developed a unique, effective external theory, and a large number of topical prescriptions and external technology. Through this research, a safe and effective treatment protocol of TCM for chronic ulcer of the lower extremities can be formed. To this end, during China's "Eleventh Five-Year" Plan, special research committees and projects on TCM external treatments and external technologies were established. This study on ulcer of the lower extremities constitutes one of the major research topics.
