Review Article

Modified Chaihu Shugan Powder for Functional Dyspepsia: Meta-Analysis for Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Inclusion and exclusion for the selected studies.

Inclusion criteriaExclusion criteria

The patients diagnosed with FD according to Rome II [25], Rome III [26] consensus, or functional dyspepsia traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis standard [16]Compared with other TCMs or control group combined with acid-suppressive drugs, eradication of H. pylori, fundus-relaxing drugs,and 5-HT3 receptor antagonists

Control group with prokinetic drugsSuccessful treatment without measuring in terms of illness severity scores or the intensity of individual symptoms

Clearly outlined criteria for successful treatmentCourse of treatment ā‰¤ 2 weeks

Random allocationā€‰