Chinese herbal medicine Xinfeng Capsule in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: study protocol of a multicenter randomized controlled trial.
- Author:
Jian LIU
;
Chuanbing HUANG
;
Yuan WANG
;
Guiqin XU
;
Yuanyuan CHENG
;
Yunxia FENG
;
Lei LIU
;
Yajun QI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Journal of Integrative Medicine
2013;11(6):428-34
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as a common systemic inflammatory autoimmune disease, affects approximately 1 in 100 individuals. Effective treatment for RA is not yet available because current research does not have a clear understanding of the etiology and pathogenesis of RA. Xinfeng Capsule, a patent Chinese herbal medicine, has been used in the treatment of RA in recent years. Despite its reported clinical efficacy, there are no large-sample, multicenter, randomized trials that support the use of Xinfeng Capsule for RA. Therefore, we designed a randomized, double-blind, multicenter, placebo-controlled trial to assess the efficacy and safety of Xinfeng Capsule in the treatment of RA.
