Objective To assess the diagnostic value of glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥6.5％ for diabetes in Chinese adults with oral glucose tolerance test(OGTT) as the reference standard.Methods Major databases were searched to get all diagnostic tests with HbA1c ≥ 6.5％ for diabetes in Chinese adults.QUADAS items were used to evaluate the quality of the eligible studies.Meta-disc software was used to perform comprehensive quantitative assessment for all included studies and summary ROC (SROC) curve were drawn.Results A total of 11 studies were included.The outcomes of the diagnostic value with HbA1c ≥6.5％ were as the following:pooled sensitivity 0.62 (95％ CI:0.60-0.64),pooled specificity 0.96 (95％ CI:0.95-0.96),diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) 40.25 (95％ CI:20.79-77.95) and AUCSROC 0.7702 (sx =0.0636).Conclusions The diagnostic specificity is pretty high for the diagnostic test with HbA1c ≥6.5％,while sensitivity is low.Combination of HbA1c and glucose tests is needed to reduce the missed diagnosis rate.

Objective:To assesss the effectiveness of dapoxetine in the treatment of premature ejaculation.Methods:Both English and Chinese studies involving men with prematrue ejaculation who were treated with dapoxetine from the Cochrane Library,MEDLINE,EMBASE and CNKI,CBM,VIP between 1979 and 2009.were included in the randomized controlled trials(RCTs) and the data processed by RevMan.Results:Five RCTs involving 4433 patients were included in the Meta analysis,of which 3 were of grade A and 2 were of grade B according to the quality evaluation of methodology.Intravaginal ejaculatory latency time(IELT),patient-reported global impression of change(PGI),satisfaction with sexual intercourse(SWSI),perceived control over ejaculation(PCOE),personal distress related to ejaculation(PDRE) were used for assessment.Meta analysis based on included studies of patients having been treated with dapoxetine for 9-24 weeks showed that:(1) the difference of the patients' IELT between treatment group and control group was statistically significan [P

Objective To systematically review the safety and effectiveness of 6% hydroxyethyl starch (HES) 130/0.4 and crystalloid solution for the patients undergoing elective surgery .Methods We searched the Medline , EMBASE , CENTRAL , CNKI and Wanfang databases for randomized controlled trials involving comparison of the safety and effectiveness of 6% HES 130/0.4 and crystalloid solution for the patients undergoing elective surgery . The major evaluation indexes included intraoperative blood loss , postoperative incidence of dialysis and intraoperative incidence of hypotension . The secondary evaluation indexes included mortality , perioperative incidence of nausea and vomiting , coagulation function , renal function and incidence of adverse events .The two reviewers independently screened ,evaluated and extracted the data .Meta-analysis was performed using the Cochrane Collaboration’s RevMan 5.2 software .Results Ten trials involving 693 patients were included in our meta-analysis .Eight trials were in English and 2 trials were in Chinese .Comparison of the safety and effectiveness of 6% HES 130/0.4 and balanced solution was conducted in 7 trials (498 patients in total) ,and the results showed that 6% HES 130/0.4 reduced the intraoperative incidence of hypotension (OR 0.31 ,95% CI 0.13-0.75 ) and perioperative incidence of nausea and vomiting , (OR 0.08 , 95% CI 0.01 to 0.67 ) in the patients undergoing spinal anesthesia ( P< 0.05 );there was no significant difference in the intraoperative incidence of hypotension ,perioperative incidence of nausea and vomiting ,mortality ,and intraoperative blood loss under general anesthesia or combined spinal-epidural anesthesia between the two solution groups ( P> 0.05 );heterogeneity was found in the urine output under general anesthesia ( P<0.000 01 ,I2 =93% ) .The safety and effectiveness were compared between 6% HES 130/0.4 and normal saline in 3 trials (195 patients in total) and the results showed that there was no significant difference in the intraoperative blood loss ,intraoperative incidence of hypotension ,perioperative incidence of nausea and vomiting ,coagulation function ,renal function ,and incidence of adverse events between the two solution groups ( P> 0.05 ) .Conclusion 6% HES 130/0.4 is safe and effective when applied for the patients undergoing elective surgery .

Chaihu Injection (CI), which is widely used in treatment of febrile diseases, is an aqueous solution of Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri Chinensis) or Nanchaihu (Radix Bupleuri Scorzonerifolii) prepared by steam distillation.

The authors briefly introduced the management of clinical test for new drug development, clinical trials for drugs prepared in hospital and post-market drugs, and other types of clinical trials. The mechanism of WHO International Clinical Trial Register Platform (WHO ICTRP), Chinese Clinical Trial Register (ChiCTR) and Chinese Clinical Trial Registration and Publishing Collaboration (ChiCTRPC) were also introduced. The authors suggested the trialists to practice the basic philosophy of evidence-based medicine as the rules of their thought and action, and considered that this is the inner guarantee system for the validity of clinical trials.

Objective To evaluate the effect of intensity-modulated radiation therapy(IMRT) on parotid function in nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC). Methods Eighty-three NPC patients received prima-ry IMRT between 2001 and 2003. Xerostomia before radiotherapy, at the end of radiotherapy, at 6-month, 1-,2-,3-,4- and 5-year after radiotherapy were investigated, respectively. The relation between xerostomia and parotid dose distribution was analyzed. Results Of all the patients,4,31,31 and 17 had stage Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ and ⅣA disease, respectively. Sixteen patients received chemo-radiotherapy. The median followed-up time was 65 months. The 5-year local control and regional control rate were 96% and 95% ,respectively. The 5-year overall survival rate was 80%. The mild xerostomia rate at the seven time points was 42%, 51%, 71%, 77%, 58%, 38% and 26%. The corresponding moderate xerostomia rate was 52%, 53%, 21%,8%, 3%, 2% and 2%, respectively. No serious xerostomia was observed. The mean dose of the bilateral parotid glands was 34.34 Gy. Xerostomia at 6-month after radiotherapy was positively correlated with the mean dose of the parotid glands, and D50 was the independent factor in predicting the xerostomia. Parotid function was well protected when the mean dose and D50 were no more than 33 Gy and 29 Gy,respectively. Conclusions IMRT can improve the local-regional control of NPC and protect the parotid glands from radiation-induced in-jury.

Objective To evaluate the effectivity and safety of dual antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel and aspirin in patients with ST-segment elevation acute yocardial infarction(AMI).Methods We searched for randomized controlled trials(RCTs)and quasi-RCTs in the following electronic databases:PubMed,EMBASE,The Cochrane Library(Issue 3,2007),CBM,CNKI,VIP and Wanfang.Quality assessment and data extraction were conducted by two reviewers independently.Disagreement were resolved through discussion.All data were analyzed by using Review Manager 4.2. Results Ten studies involving a total of 52 433 participants met the inclusion criteria.Metaanalysis results showed that:(1)Compared with aspirin alone,the incidence rates of death caused by any reason(RR=0.91,95% CI:0.85～0.97),recurrent myocardial infarction(RR=0.80,95% CI:0.72～0.89),stroke(RR=0.81,95% CI:0.68～0.96),post-infarction angina(RR=0.35,95% CI:0.19～0.66),incoronary thrombus(RR=0.73,95% CI:0.64～0.83)and the combined endpoint events of death,reinfarction or stroke(RR=0.89,95% CI:0.84～0.95)could be reduced by clopidogrel and aspirin.(2)There were no significant differences in ameliorating the cardiac function and increasing TIMI blood flow of infarct-related artery between the two groups RR=0.97,95% CI:0.92～1.03;RR=1.14,95% CI:1.00～1.30;both P＞0.05.(3)There was no significant difference in bleeding between the tWO groups(RR=1.11,95% CI:0.92～1.34). Conclusions Compared with aspirin alone,clopidogrel plus aspirin has good effects on reducing the incidence rates of death caused by any reason,recurrent myocardial infarction,stroke,post-infarction angina,incoronary thrombus and the combined endpoint events of death,reinfarction or stroke in patients with ST-segment elevation AMI,and it has the same efficacy in ameliorating the cardiac function,increasing TIMI blood flow of infarct-related artery and bleeding.

Objective To evaluate the long-term efficaey of radiotherapy (RT) alone for nasopharyngnal eareinoma(NPC). Methods 934 NPC patients initially treated by conventional RT alone in 1999 were reviewed retrespeetively, including 676 males and 258 females. According to 92' Fuzhou staging system,there were 35 stage Ⅰ,215 stage Ⅱ ,488 stage Ⅲ and 196 stage Ⅳ diseases. All patients were treated by conventional RT alone with two opposing parallel faeio-eervical fields. The total dose delivered to the nasopharynx was 66-88 Gy. The dose to the cervical lymph nodes was 60-70 Gy, while the prophylactic dose to the neck was 50-56 Gy. Results The median follow-up was 67.1 months. The 5- and 8-year overall survival(OS), disease-free sutural, relapse-free survival and metastasis-free survival rates were 68.30%, 67.3% ,64.4% ,72.4% ,and 48.0% ,66.6% ,50.8% ,68.0% (χ2=49.74, P=0.000), respectively. For stage N1patients,the 5-and 8-year overall survival(OS) ,disease-free survival ,relapse-free survival and metastasis-free survival rates were significantly lower than those of stage NO patients [66.0% : 77.4% and 50.3%:59.8%(χ2=33.34,P=0.000);66.8%:76.1% and 66.1%:76.1%(χ2=29.08,P=0.000); 63.4%:72.9% and 48.9% : 58.7% (χ227.65,P=0.000);71.0%:80.8% and 63.4%:68.0%(χ2=26.13,P=0.000)]. And the corresponding rates of stage N<1-2>were significantly higher than stage N3,while no statistical difference was observed between stage N1 and N2. Multivariate analysis showed that sex, age, pathology,T stage and N stage were independent prognisitie factors for OS. Conclusions Radical RT alone could obtain good long-term results in early stage NPC. Tlowever,OS for local-regionally advanced stage NPC was still unsatisfactory because of the high relapse and metastatic rate. Clinical stage and N stage were valuable prognostic factors.