1.Efficacy of modified Wendan Decoction combined with antipsychotic drugs in the treatment of schizophrenia and its impact on patients' cognitive function: a Meta-analysis
Jiaxuan YUAN ; Fei GUO ; Chen ZHAO ; Ailing DU ; Yongxin CHEN ; Shichang YANG
Sichuan Mental Health 2026;39(2):183-192
BackgroundSchizophrenia, as a common chronic mental disorder, although second-generation antipsychotic drugs have shown significant efficacy in alleviating positive symptoms, the widespread cognitive dysfunction among patients remains a challenge in clinical treatment. Traditional Chinese medicine has unique advantages in the treatment of mental disorders. However, the current clinical research on the combination of Wendan Decoction and antipsychotic drugs for schizophrenia varies in quality, and there is a lack of systematic reviews evaluating its effects on cognitive improvement and safety. ObjectiveTo systematically evaluate the effects of modified Wendan Decoction combined with antipsychotic drugs on schizophrenia symptoms and cognitive improvement, providing evidence-based support for the clinical application of Wendan Decoction. MethodsLiterature searches were conducted in China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Data, VIP Information, China Biomedical Literature Service System, China Clinical Trial Registry, PubMed, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, and Embase to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of modified Wendan Decoction combined with antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia. The search period was from the establishment of the databases to March 19, 2026. The quality of the included literature was evaluated using the Cochrane 6.3. Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.3 software. ResultsA total of 11 studies were included, involving 1 130 patients with schizophrenia. Among them, 566 cases were in the study group (receiving modified Wendan Decoction combined with antipsychotic drugs), and 564 cases were in the control group (receiving antipsychotic drugs only). Meta-analysis showed that the effective rate of improvement in psychotic symptoms in the study group was higher than that in the control group (RR=1.21,95% CI: 1.15–1.27, P<0.01). In terms of psychotic symptoms, the Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANSS) positive symptom score (MD=-3.69, 95% CI: -5.87–-1.51, P<0.01) and PANSS total score (MD=-9.20, 95% CI: -11.80–-6.59, P<0.01) of the study group were lower than those of the control group. In cognitive function assessments, the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score (MD=2.51, 95% CI: 1.33–3.68, P<0.01) and the Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA) score (MD=11.85, 95% CI: 2.55–21.15, P=0.010) of the study group were higher than those of the control group, and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) score was lower than that of the control group (MD=-9.34, 95% CI: -12.57–-6.11, P<0.01). The levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) (SMD=1.34, 95% CI: 0.63–2.05, P<0.01) and nerve growth factor (NGF) (MD=6.94, 95% CI: 4.00–9.89, P<0.01) of the study group were higher than those of the control group. In terms of safety, there was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups (RR=0.60, 95% CI: 0.31–1.18, P=0.14). ConclusionThe modified Wendan Decoction combined with antipsychotic drugs may be more effective than antipsychotic drugs alone in improving positive symptoms and cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia, and it also exerts a favorable neurotrophic regulatory effect. [Funded by Postgraduate Education Reform and Quality Improvement Project of Henan Province (number, YJS2023AL060); Key Scientific Research Projects of Higher Education Institutions in Henan Province (number, 24B320018, 25B310004)]
2.Evaluation of the effect of campus tray design on salt intake control among boarding students in Guizhou Province
QIU Yujie, DU Zhixin, YUAN Fan, ZHAO Hang, LIU Ailing
Chinese Journal of School Health 2025;46(7):956-960
Objective:
To explore the effect of replacing rice bowls with trays on controlling the salt intake among school aged children, providing new evidence and insights for salt reduction intervention.
Methods:
From April to May 2024, 373 students from grades 4-9 at a boarding school in Guizhou Province were enrolled through stratified random cluster sampling, with one intervention class and one control class per grade. During the intervention period for one month, and the types of meals provided, pricing standards, and dining procedures shall remain consistent with daily operations, the intervention group ( n =181) compartmentalized trays for lunch and dinner, while the control group ( n =192) still used a rice bowl. Pre and post intervention assessments included 24 hour urine collection, questionnaire surveys, and physical measurements. The difference in differences analysis combined with multiple linear regression was used to analyze the changes in sodium intake and to evaluate the net effect of the intervention.
Results:
The post intervention 24 hour sodium intake in the intervention group was ( 2 222.6 ±1 013.6) mg, an increase of 94.6 mg from baseline, with no statistically significant difference ( t=1.10, P >0.05). In contrast, the post intervention 24 hour sodium intake in the control group was (2 080.5±895.7) mg, a decrease of 190.8 mg from baseline, showing a statistically significant difference ( t=-2.39, P <0.05). The difference in differences results indicated that after adjusting the model for factors such as gender, grade and dietary behaviors affecting sodium intake, the intervention group showed a net increase of 232.5 mg [ β(95%CI )=232.5(-40.3-505.2)] in 24 hour sodium intake compared to the control group, with no statistically significant net effect ( P >0.05).
Conclusions
Merely changing tableware is insufficient to control children s salt intake effectively. Based on continuous practical explorations and evidence based research grounded in the nudge theory, multi dimensional measures such as salt reduction education and the construction of a supportive environment should be integrated to form an intervention system that achieves synergistic and enhanced effects.
3.Recent advance in synergistic pathogenesis of complement and antibody in Guillain-Barré syndrome and its immunotherapy
Yuqian XUE ; Ailing LIU ; Chengjing FEI ; Yulei LIU ; Minghao DU ; Zeyu ZHANG ; Rong YIN
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2025;24(9):959-964
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune-mediated acute polyradiculoneuropathy. Its key feature is focal segmental demyelination along with inflammatory cell infiltration and axonal damage. In clinical practice, anti-ganglioside antibodies in the body fluid of GBS patients show heterogeneity, and conventional immunotherapy is ineffective in some GBS subtypes. Drawing on treatment options for other neuroimmune diseases, targeted regulation of antibody-complement system has now become an important direction in GBS treatment research. This paper examines the immune response mechanisms involving complement, antibodies and related inflammatory factors, explores new strategy in GBS immunotherapy, so as to provide theoretical basis and research entry points for GBS individualized treatment.
4.Recent advance in synergistic pathogenesis of complement and antibody in Guillain-Barré syndrome and its immunotherapy
Yuqian XUE ; Ailing LIU ; Chengjing FEI ; Yulei LIU ; Minghao DU ; Zeyu ZHANG ; Rong YIN
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2025;24(9):959-964
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune-mediated acute polyradiculoneuropathy. Its key feature is focal segmental demyelination along with inflammatory cell infiltration and axonal damage. In clinical practice, anti-ganglioside antibodies in the body fluid of GBS patients show heterogeneity, and conventional immunotherapy is ineffective in some GBS subtypes. Drawing on treatment options for other neuroimmune diseases, targeted regulation of antibody-complement system has now become an important direction in GBS treatment research. This paper examines the immune response mechanisms involving complement, antibodies and related inflammatory factors, explores new strategy in GBS immunotherapy, so as to provide theoretical basis and research entry points for GBS individualized treatment.
5.The effects of Oxcarbazepine, Lamotrigine and Levetiracetam on cognitive function of children with self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes
Zhe CHENG ; Ailing DU ; Leiyin CHEN ; Fei GUO ; Pengge FEI ; Jinghua WANG ; Haorui DU ; Shichang YANG
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2023;38(11):874-880
Objective:To investigate the efficacy and cognitive function of 3 new antiepileptic drugs Oxcarbazepine (OXC), Lamotrigine (LTG) and Levetiracetam (LEV) in children with self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SeLECTS).Methods:This was a prospective study.A total of 98 children with SeLECTS who were treated in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University from January 2014 to June 2020 were divided into OXC group, LTG group and LEV group according to the applied therapeutic drugs.Video electroencephalograph (EEG), Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and event-related potentials (ERPs) of the children were collected before treatment and 48 weeks of treatment.Clinical efficacy and impact on cognitive function among the 3 groups were compared.Results:(1)Efficacy: There was no significant difference in the effective rate of seizure reduction after treatment among the 3 groups( χ2=0.808, P=0.668). There was no significant difference in EEG remission rate among the 3 groups( χ2=0.763, P=0.683). (2)Cognitive function: ①Intragroup comparison of WISC findings showed that the full scale score (FIQ) and verbal intelligence quotient (VIQ) were significantly enhanced, and the scores of comprehension, vocabulary, arithmetic, decoding and spelling subtests were more significantly enhanced in OXC group after treatment (all P<0.05). In the LTG group, FIQ, VIQ and operational intelligence quotient (PIQ) were significantly enhanced after treatment (all P<0.05), and the subtest scores of comprehension, vocabulary, arithmetic, mapping and layout were significantly enhanced (all P<0.05). In LEV group, FIQ, VIQ and PIQ were significantly enhanced after treatment (all P<0.05), especially the increase in the VIQ, and the scores of vocabulary, understanding, similarity, arithmetic, decoding and puzzle subtests were significantly enhanced (all P<0.05). Pairwise comparison of WISC findings showed that there were no significant differences in the FIQ, VIQ, PIQ and subtest scores before treatment among the 3 groups (all P>0.05). After treatment, the arithmetic and decoding scores of OXC group were significantly higher than those of LTG group (all P<0.05), which were comparable between OXC group and LEV group (all P>0.05). The PIQ and the scores of mapping and layout in LTG group were significantly higher than those of the other 2 groups (all P<0.05). The LEV group had higher scores in vocabulary, comprehension and spelling than those of the other 2 groups (all P<0.05), which had higher decoding scores than those of the LTG group (all P<0.05). No significant differences were found in decoding scores between LEV and OXC group (all P>0.05). Higher VIQ and FIQ were detected in LEV group than those of the other 2 groups (all P<0.05). ②Intragroup comparison of ERPs showed that the latency of LEV group after treatment was significantly shorter than that before treatment ( P<0.05), and there was no significant difference between the other 2 groups before and after treatment (all P>0.05). Pairwise comparison of ERPs showed that before treatment, there were no significant differences in P300 amplitude and latency among the 3 groups (all P>0.05). After treatment, the latency of LEV group was significantly shorter than that of the other 2 groups ( P<0.05), and there was no significant difference in the amplitude between the 3 groups before and after treatment ( P>0.05). Conclusions:(1)In the treatment of SeLECTS in children, OXC, LTG and LEV have reliable and equivalent effects.(2)OXC, LTG and LEV have protective effects on cognitive function in children with SeLECTS.After treatment, LEV provides the strongest protective effect on FIQ, and the protective effect on VIQ is equivalent to OXC, but better than LTG.LTG is superior in protecting spatial perception and PIQ.
6.Investigation of P300 evoked by Stroop Color Word Task in children with emotional neglect
Shichang YANG ; Leiyin CHEN ; Weiwei YANG ; Mengjie LI ; Jinjin DONG ; Bo WEI ; Ailing DU
Sichuan Mental Health 2022;35(1):47-51
ObjectiveTo investigate the P300 evoked by Stroop Color Word Task in children with emotional neglect, and to explore their implication for inhibition control. MethodsA cluster sampling was conducted for the first grade students of a middle school in Sanmenxia City, Henan Province. The students from 3 classes were assessed by standard Raven reasoning test and Child Neglect Scale (CNS), and a total of 147 eligible students were screened out. Children were divided into the emotional neglect group (n=40) and the control group (n=40) according to the 27% before and after the score of CNS emotional neglect factor. Both groups completed the Stroop Color word task, and EEG data were collected to compare the response time, accuracy, amplitude and latency of P300 between the two groups. ResultsThe CNS total score and the scores of safety neglect, communication neglect, physical neglect and emotional neglect factors in the emotional neglect group were significantly higher than those in control group (t=15.003, 4.301, 11.495, 4.803, 23.957, P<0.01). The average reaction time in the incongruent task of emotional neglect group was significantly longer than that in the control group [(879.02±101.52) ms vs. (756.93±113.91) ms, t=5.061, P<0.01]. Under incongruent task, the average amplitude of P300 in emotional neglect group was lower than that of the control group [(3.97±1.12) μV vs. (8.71±1.24) μV, t=-17.976, P<0.01]. The average latency of P300 of emotional neglect group was longer than that of the control group [(361.81±39.69) ms vs. (301.35±33.67) ms, t=7.346, P<0.01]. ConclusionUnder incongruent task, children with emotional neglect had longer response time, longer latency and lower amplitude of P300, which suggested that children with affective neglect may have inhibition and control disorder.
7.Effects of PDCA method on improving the accuracy of the Autar Deep Venous Thrombosis Scale
Du HONG ; Ping LU ; Chunying WANG ; Ailing YANG ; Xiaoyu XU ; Hanbing YAN ; Yili SUN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2021;37(12):941-947
Objective:To investigate the effects of PDCA method on improving the accuracy of the Autar Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) Scale used by nurses to assess the risk of deep venous thrombosis in surgical patients.Methods:Applied the way of PDCA, namely, raising questions, analyzing reasons, implementing measures, feeding back effects to professional explanate the difficulty in using the scale, moreover, training the nurses used level education method between August 2017 and December2018.The accuracy and consistency of the scale were compared before and after interventions.Results:A total 396 patients were evaluated in the study. There were significant differences in the consistency of evaluation among hospitalized, post-operative and discharged patients after intervention compared with before intervention ( P< 0.0167).The consistency of assessment of team members and responsible nurses increased from 68 to 120 cases, and the consistency of assessment reached 90.91%. The Kappa consistency of assessment of responsible nurses and team members increased from 0.354 before intervention to 0.879 after intervention. The effect was remarkable. Conclusions:PDCA cycle method is based on the problems found in clinical practice. It clarifies the professional terms and rules used in the scale, improves the accuracy and consistency of the Autar DVT scale used by nurses, correctly reflects the risk of thrombosis, ensures the safety of patients, and is worthy of promotion and reference.
8.Application of flipped classroom clinical teaching mode in clinical probation teaching of psychiatry department
Jianying WANG ; Ailing DU ; Yiqun HE ; Xinyou WANG ; Jing WANG ; Tao SONG ; Leiyin CHEN ; Shichang YANG
Sichuan Mental Health 2021;34(2):168-171
ObjectiveTo explore the effect of flipped classroom mode in the clinical probation teaching for undergraduate mental health students, so as to expand the new mode of clinical teaching in psychiatry department. MethodsA total of 85 undergraduate psychiatric students from Xinxiang Medical University in 2016 were selected. All participants were divided into experimental group (n=43) and control group (n=42) according to the random number table method. The flipped classroom clinical teaching mode was adopted to experimental group, and the traditional practice mode for control group. The probation lasted for 12 weeks. Theoretical knowledge of symptomology, psychiatric clinical skills (OSCE), doctor-patient communication ability(SEGUE) and clinical thinking ability were assessed at the end of probation. ResultsAfter the probation, students in experimental group obtained higher scores in theoretical knowledge, clinical skills, doctor-patient communication ability and clinical thinking ability compared with control group. The differences were statistically significant [(33.08±1.72) vs. (32.06±2.33), (51.61±2.12) vs. (48.32±2.86), (18.14±1.98) vs. (14.62±2.15), (91.26±14.13) vs. (82.40±10.89), t=2.307, 6.034, 3.230, 7.846, P<0.05 or 0.01]. ConclusionApplying the flipped classroom mode into the clinical probation teaching for mental health undergraduate students may help to improve students' theoretical knowledge level and clinical operation ability, faciliate doctor-patient communication, and have a positive impact on their clinical thinking ability.
9.Clinical, pathologic and genetic analysis of 3 families with dystrophinopathy
Haiyan LI ; Ailing DU ; Beisha TANG ; Nan LI ; Ruidong HE ; Shuxia WANG
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2020;35(19):1499-1502
Objective:To explore the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of 3 Chinese families with dystrophinopathy, so as to provide the data for earlier diagnosis and therapy.Methods:The clinical, muscle pathology and electrophysiological data from the 3 families with dystrophinopathy were analyzed.The perpheral venous blood of 15 members from the 3 families was collected.Meanwhile, the known genes that were related to neuromyopathy were detected.Results:There were 8 patients in the 3 families.All the patients presented progressive weakness of extremities as the main manifestation, with elevated creatine kinase (CK) and myogenic changes in electrophysiological examination.The proband of family 1 was a 15 years old boy with 1 year history.He displayed limb weakness and accompanied with muscle pain after exercise.Muscle pathology only revealed denatured and atrophy muscle fibers, without necrosis and hyperplastic muscle fibers.The proband of family 2 was a 9 years old boy with 1 year history.His muscle pathology illustrated degeneration, necrosis, proliferation and lipid deposition muscle fibers.The proband of family 3 was a 16 years old boy with 10 years history.He exhibited generalized muscle atrophy, spine and chest deformity.His muscle pathology demonstrated classical muscular dystrophy changes.Gene detection gave information that deletion mutation in exons 45 to 47 of DMD gene in family 1 proband.c.2636 T> G mutation in exons 18 of DMD gene in family 2 proband, repeat mutation in exons 61 to 76 of DMD gene in family 3 proband; c.2636T>G was classified as pathogenic variation according to the guidelines for the interpretation of sequence variants of the American college of medical genetics and genomics guidelines. Conclusions:The phenotype of dystrophinopathy is related to genotype.A new mutation of DMD gene c. 2636T>G is discovered.Early patient with dystrophinopathy can only display pained weakness of muscle after exercise.Muscle pathology and gene detection should be performed as soon as possible.
10.Effect of multidisciplinary collaboration management on the self?management efficacy of patients with ileostomy irritant dermatitis
Jingnan WANG ; Ping CHEN ; Chun FENG ; Beilei CHEN ; Jingjing WANG ; Hong XU ; Ailing YANG ; Du HONG
Chinese Journal of Health Management 2019;13(4):330-334
Objective To investigate the effects of the multidisciplinary cooperative management intervention model on the self‐management efficacy of patients with ileostomy irritant dermatitis. Methods Among the patients with irritative dermatitis in the ileostomy section of the Anorectal Surgery and Ostomy Clinic of Hwamei Hospital, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 patients, who visited the clinic from August 2016 to August 2018, met the inclusion criteria and were finally included in the study. According to the random number table method, 36 patients each were assigned to the control and observation groups respectively. There were no significant differences in age, sex and education between the two cohorts. The control groups were compared. The control group was treated with routine nursing methods. The observation group underwent multidisciplinary nursing intervention that was based on the routine measures of the control group. The Chinese version of the cancer self‐management efficacy was used as the questionnaire survey that was administered before and after treatment. The results were compared and analyzed between the patient groups. The independent sample t‐test was used to compare the results between the groups, and the paired sample t‐test was used for intra‐group comparisons. Results After intervention, the total scores of self‐management efficacy and positive attitude, self‐decompression and self‐decision scores were higher in the observation group than in the control group (t=4.192, 3.095, 4.123, 2.267, P<0.05). The scores of self‐administration efficacy and each dimension of the two groups were higher than those before intervention, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.01). After the intervention, 3 patients (10.0%) in the observation group with recurrent dermatitis and 13 patients (43.3%) in the control group. The recurrence rate of the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group (χ2= 8.357, P<0.05). Conclusion Multidisciplinary cooperative management can improve the self‐management efficacy of patients with irritating dermatitis and reduce the incidence of this condition.


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