China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2011;36(22):3203-3206

Impact of Chinese herb on quality of life of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled study.

Fangchao JIANG 1 2 ; Yue YAN ; Lu YANG ; Qian SONG ; Youlin LI

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China

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Chinese

Abstract

OBJECTIVETo test and vertify the clinical efficacy of Chinese syndrome-differentiation therapy in treating stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

METHODTwo hundred and sixteen stable-COPD patients were randomly divided into 2 groups: the treated group and control group, they were treated with respiratory exercises increases Chinese medicine and respiratory exercises increases placebo for 4 weeks respectively. Then evaluate the health-related quality of life of patients with stable COPD by using SF-36 before and after treatment.

RESULTComparison of the health-related quality of life before and after treatment: the health-related quality of life in treated group was significantly improved after treatment and total score of SF-36 was better than control group (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONRespiratory exercises increases Chinese medicine could improve the health-related quality of life significantly in patients with stable COPD, moreover its efficacy was superior to respiratory exercises increases placebo.