| Literature DB >> 28506228 |
Nuo Li1, Wenbin Zhao2, Jianmin Xing3, Jianping Liu4, Guangzhong Zhang5, Yunbi Zhang6, Yuanwen Li7, Wali Liu8, Fei Shi9, Yanping Bai10.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a long history in the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris. We aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal Pulian ointment in treating psoriasis vulgaris of blood-heat syndrome.Entities:
Keywords: Blood-heat syndrome; Chinese herbal medicine; Efficacy; Psoriasis vulgaris; Pulian ointment; Randomized controlled trial
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28506228 PMCID: PMC5432985 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-017-1631-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMC Complement Altern Med ISSN: 1472-6882 Impact factor: 3.659
Fig. 1Flow chart of clinical trial
Baseline characteristics of participants
| Pulian Ointment | Placebo | |
|---|---|---|
| ( | ( | |
| Mean age, years (SD) | 40 (13) | 36 (12) |
| Male, n (%) | 78 (54.55) | 74 (54.81) |
| Had family history, n (%) | 36 (25.17) | 23 (17.16) |
| Mean HR (bpm) (SD) | 74 (5) | 74 (7) |
| Mean SBP, mmHg (SD) | 118 (11) | 119 (10) |
| Mean DBP, mmHg (SD) | 78 (8) | 77 (7) |
| Had treatment history of psoriasis, n (%) | 83 (58.04) | 78 (57.78) |
| Mean PASI score (SD) | 6.4 (6.6) | 6.8 (6.3) |
| Mean score of Area (SD) | 1.2 (0.79) | 1.26 (0.77) |
| Mean Erythema score (SD) | 1.2 (0.63) | 1.3 (0.66) |
| Mean Scaling score (SD) | 1.17 (0.59) | 1.29 (0.62) |
| Mean Induration/thickness score (SD) | 1.37 (0.64) | 1.5 (0.63) |
| Mean SF-36 score (SD) | 78.39 (15.80) | 80.25 (14.15) |
| Mean HAMA score (SD) | 6.63 (6.55) | 5.19 (5.29) |
Abbreviations: HR heart rate, bpm beat per minute, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, PASI Psoriasis Area Severity Index, SF-36, 36-Item Short Form Health Survey, HAMA Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, SD standard deviation
Changes from baseline in PASI score and severity of each symptom and area of skin lesion in patients with psoriasis of blood-heat syndrome receiving Pulian ointment or placebo
| Full analysis set (FAS) | Per protocol analysis (PPS) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Mixed Effect Model with correction) | (Mixed Effect Model with correction) | |||||
| Pulian Ointment ( | Placebo ( | Effect size estimate MD (95% CI; | Pulian Ointment ( | Placebo ( | Effect size estimate MD (95% CI; | |
| PASI score | ||||||
| 2 weeks | −1.26 | −0.98 | −0.28 (−0.70, 0.14; 0.19) | −1.35 | −0.99 | −0.36 (−0.80, 0.07; 0.10) |
| 4 weeks | −2.49 | −1.78 | −0.70 (−1.39, −0.02; 0.043*) | −2.51 | −1.86 | −0.65 (−1.31, 0.02; 0.056) |
| Area score | ||||||
| 2 weeks | −0.06 | −0.03 | −0.03 (−0.08, 0.01; 0.15) | −0.07 | −0.03 | −0.04 (−0.08, 0.01; 0.14) |
| 4 weeks | −0.23 | −0.13 | −0.10 (−0.19, −0.02; 0.02*) | −0.17 | −0.11 | −0.06 (−0.14, 0.01; 0.09) |
| Scaling score | ||||||
| 2 weeks | −0.15 | −0.15 | −0.00 (−0.07, 0.06; 0.96) | −0.16 | −0.15 | −0.01 (−0.08, 0.06; 0.75) |
| 4 weeks | −0.40 | −0.32 | −0.08 (−0.18, 0.03; 0.15) | −0.34 | −0.29 | −0.05 (−0.14, 0.05; 0.32) |
| Erythema score | ||||||
| 2 weeks | −0.19 | −0.22 | 0.03 (−0.05, 0.11; 0.43) | −0.19 | −0.21 | 0.02 (−0.05, 0.10; 0.54) |
| 4 weeks | −0.44 | −0.35 | −0.08 (−0.19, 0.02; 0.12) | −0.39 | −0.33 | −0.06 (−0.16, 0.05; 0.29) |
| Induration/thickness score | ||||||
| 2 weeks | −0.19 | −0.16 | −0.02 (−0.11, 0.06; 0.59) | −0.20 | −0.16 | −0.04 (−0.12, 0.05; 0.39) |
| 4 weeks | −0.42 | −0.36 | −0.06 (−0.18, 0.05; 0.29) | −0.35 | −0.33 | −0.02 (−0.12, 0.09; 0.72) |
Note: *P < 0.05