Review Article
Efficacy of Duhuo Jisheng Decoction for Treating Cold-Dampness Obstruction Syndrome-Type Knee Osteoarthritis: A Pooled Analysis
Table 1
Characteristics of the included randomized controlled trials.
| | First author | Year | Interventions | Sample size (male/female) | Age (years, mean) | Duration in years | Duration of treatment | Follow-up | | DHJSD | Control | DHJSD | Control | DHJSD | Control | DHJSD | Control |
| | Han R [12] | 2022 | DHJSD+C | PRP | 60 (38/22) | 60 (37/23) | | | | | 3 weeks | 3 weeks | | Huang X [13] | 2021 | DHJSD | GS | 30 (-/-) | | Overall: 45 to 75 | — | — | 4 weeks | Not stated | | Sang X [14] | 2020 | DHJSD+C | WA | 43 (18/25) | 43 (17/26) | | | | | 3 weeks | 3 weeks | | Zhong B [15] | 2018 | DHJSD+C | Intradermal needling | 30 (17/13) | 30 (21/9) | | | — | — | 8 weeks | 8 weeks | | Zhang Q [16] | 2018 | DHJSD | GS | 34 (18/16) | 30 (14/16) | — | — | — | — | 4 weeks | 4 weeks | | Zhang B [17] | 2017 | DHJSD+C | Diclofenac sodium | 62 (36/26) | 62 (37/25) | | | ▲ | ▲ | 4 weeks | 4 weeks | | Zhang J [18] | 2017 | DHJSD | GS | 43 (18/25) | 43 (17/26) | | | | | 4 weeks | 4 weeks | | Liu C [19] | 2017 | DHJSD | GS | 30 (12/18) | 30 (13/17) | 62.67 | 62.53 | — | — | 4 weeks | 4 weeks | | Guo L [20] | 2017 | DHJSD | Cataplasm | 50 (27/23) | 50 (28/22) | | | | | 4 weeks | 4 weeks | | Liu C [21] | 2015 | DHJSD | Ibuprofen | 21 (14/7) | 21 (10/11) | | | ▲ | ▲ | 2 months | 2 months | | Zhang QZ [22] | 2018 | DHJSD+C | WA | 30 (16/14) | 38 (18/20) | | | — | — | 4 weeks | 4 weeks |
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DHJSD: Duhuo Jisheng decoction; WA: warm-needle acupuncture; GS: glucosamine sulfate; PRP: platelet-rich plasma. There were 28 males and 32 females. ▲: months. |
