Research Article

Analysis of Clinical Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Recovery Stage of Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of included studies.

Author, yearCases T/CDiagnostic standardAge (years) range, meanSex male/female

TCMsWang Yuxiu, 201741/41DCIST: 52-73, 59.8C: 53-73, 59.9T: 28/13C: 29/12
Zhao Xiaoli, 201744/43NET: 43-59, 49.77C: 42-58, 49.71T: 27/17C: 27/17
Chen Si, 201629/29MPDCDT: 53-78, 61.15C: 52-77, 62.18T: 20/9C: 18/11
Li Shefang, 201640/40CDECEAT, 46-73, 65.9C: 48-76, 66.3T: 23/17C: 22/18
Zhang Kefei, 201858/58MPDCDT: 40-73, 58.93C: 41-75, 59.37T: 35/23C: 34/24
Zhao Jing, 201675/75NRT: 42-75, 60.6C: 43-76, 58.8T: 51/24C: 48/27
Yang Zhenwei, 201733/32ATCICENRNRNRNR
Liu Yupeng, 201650/50CEDEA & GPTCDCSTCMT: 58-70, 61.19C: 58-70, 61.19T: 27/23C: 26/24
Cao Ying, 2014198/66ACILIWM & SDSQDBSST: 40-70, 63.1C: 40-70, 63.3T: 111/87C: 45/20
Fu Yaping, 201860/60GDTAISC (2010)T: 50-78, 62.1C: 48-76, 60.2T: 38/22C: 36/24
Li Yaorong, 201533/33CDETEAT: 34-78C: 33-77T: 19/14C: 18/15
Wu Xiuhua, 201865/65MPDCDT: 52-75, 62.3C: 50-73, 61.2T: 34/31C: 36/29
Liu Weicheng, 201753/52NRT: 35-80, 36.8C: 36-78, 59.8T: 29/24C: 30/22
Chen Rong, 201140/40CDECEA & MPDCDT: 55-82, 70.22C, 52-78, 66.78T: 28/12C: 30/10
Li Naiqian, 201740/40GDTAISC (2010) & GPCRNDT: 46-75, 64.73C: 48-78, 64.85T: 23/17C: 22/18
Zhong Lingyi, 201953/53GDAISCT: 47-78, 59.56C: 45-77, 60.25T: 30/23C: 28/25
Jia Liang, 201770/70MPDCDT: 53-75, 64.90C: 50-73, 64.72T: 45/25C: 43/27
Zhang Jin, 200476/60DCWM & DCTCMT: 40-70, 57.25C: 42-71, 58.13T: 49/27C: 36/24
Wang Chengtai, 201662/63GDTAISC (2010) & CDECEAT: 37-80, 61.17C: 34-81, 62.25T: 32/30C: 32/31
Niu Ben, 201648/48GDTAISC (2010) & DCQBSST: 61-73, 64.9C: 60-72, 65.7T: 31/17C: 33/15
Wang Aili, 201947/47GDTAISC (2014) & CDECEAT: 44-79, 57.02C: 43-76, 56.87T: 25/22C: 27/20
Yuan Li, 200592/92DCTCMT: 40-70, 58.37C: 42-71, 58.23T: 54/38C: 56/36
Bian Yonghong, 201793/93GPCRNDT: 47-82, 63.1C: 44-79, 63.8T: 51/42C: 49/44
Lou Fei, 201972/72GCDTCDC (2016) & CPTCMT: 45-75, 61.26C: 45-72, 60.85T: 44/28C: 40/32

ACUCai Jingjing, 201260/60CDECEA & RDCFNCCDT: 35-75, 64.5C: 38-73, 64.6T: 29/31C: 31/29
Chen Dan, 201830/30RDCFNCCDT: 45-80, 64C: 38-80, 65T: 19/11C: 22/8
Dai Shuqing, 201530/26MPDVKCD (1997) & SSDEAT: 60-75, 67.1C: 54-74, 64.9T: 19/11C: 16/10
Deng Xiaodong, 201873/73GSPISTIAC (2014) & CDTEDSTCMT: 45-75, 62.8C: 45-78, 63.7T: 40/33C: 39/34
Du Xin, 201835/35NRT: 41-65, 51.32C: 39-72, 50.67T: 18/17C: 16/19
Feng Shengwang, 201630/30GDTAISCT: 48-72, 60C: 46-71, 58T: 18/12C: 19/11
Fu Qinhui, 201656/56CDECEAT: 65.68C: 63.80T: 36/20C: 35/21
Fu Xiaofeng, 201934/26RDCFNCCD & DCAFSATCMT: 60.35C: 62.33T: 18/16C: 14/12
Gao Ting, 201846/46GDTAISCT: 63.76C: 64.23T: 25/21C: 27/19
Huang Wei, 201898/98GDTAISCNRNRNRNR
Jiang Ming, 201858/58RDCFNCCDT: 58.47C: 57.02T: 38/20C: 39/19
Lin Biyu, 201845/45NRT: 47-73, 65.32C: 46-71, 64.48T: 32/13C: 30/15
Liu Sang, 201882/82MPDVKCD & SSDEAT: 66.7C: 67.9T: 56/26C: 51/31
Peng Shaokun, 201538/38SSDEAT: 43-78, 61.6C: 41-81, 61.2T: 22/16C: 24/14
Shi Youjia, 201866/66NRNRNRNRNR
Shi Yunhua, 201740/40CDECEAT: 51-78, 68.4C: 50-78, 68.6T: 25/15C: 24/16
Song Yi, 201742/42SSDEAT: 60.43C: 60.29T: 19/23C: 24/18
Tang Youbin, 201434/34SSDEAT: 31-64, 43C: 28-66, 38T: 23/11C: 28/6
Wang Jing, 201935/35NRNRNRNRNR
Xiao Yu, 201368/50NRT: 40-71, 51.9C: 41-72, 52.1T: 41/27C: 31/19
Xie Xiaojuan, 201843/40MPDVKCDT: 56.94C: 58.15T: 22/21C: 21/19
Xu Lei, 201730/30CDTEDSTCMT: 40-74, 58C: 42-74, 61T: 15/15C: 16/14
Xu Wansong, 201742/42MPDVKCDT: 44-71, 56.18C: 45-73, 56.32T: 28/14C: 25/17
Zhang Liao, 201850/50GPTCDC & CDECEAT: 40-77, 55.9C: 41-76, 56.4T: 34/16C: 33/17
Zhang Ningxia, 201040/40RDCFNCCDT: 40-80, 65.9C: 40-80, 69.2T: 26/14C: 24/16
Zhou Minya, 201658/58MPDVKCDT: 59.45C: 58.16T: 39/19C: 35/23
Zhou Shuxin, 201860/60RDCFNCCDT: 49-84, 69.1C: 51-85, 70.4T: 38/22C: 41/19

OTTCMYao Baonong, 201430/30CDECEA (1995)T: 50-76, 60.9C: 52-77, 61.7T: 18/22C: 16/14
Zhu Xiaolei, 201730/30GPTCDC (2007)T: 51-76, 61.5C: 50-78, 62.3T: 16/14C: 17/13
Yan Jiang, 201749/49NRT: 55-75, 62.9C: 55-75, 63.1T: 32/17C: 31/18
Qi Jiangmin, 201741/39MPDAKCD & CDECEAT: 18-75, 53.6C: 18-75, 52.8T: 25/16C: 17/22
Huo and Wang, 201436/32CDECEA (1996)T: 59C: 62T: 20/16C: 18/14
Guo Chenggang, 201536/36DCCA (1995)T: 55.7C: 56.2T: 20/16C: 19/17
Ding Min, 201840/39CDECEA (1996) & MPDAKCDT: 46-69, 61.0C: 44-70, 60.2T: 19/21C: 20/19
Yan Hongda, 201845/45NRT: 65.65C: 63.21T: 25/20C: 28/17
Zhao Lijuan, 201340/40NRT: 44-78, 62.72C: 48-80, 62.56T: 22/18C: 19/21
Nie Bin, 201340/40CETEDA & MPDAKCDT: 38-75, 58C: 38-75, 59T: 23/17C: 21/19
Hou and Liu, 201436/32CDECEA (1996)T: 59.2C: 61.8T: 20/16C: 18/14
Huo Xinhui, 201636/32MPDAKCD & CDECEAT: 52.25C: 54.88T: 25/11C: 19/13
Yang Haixia, 201630/30ESCETCMDA (1995) & GDTALSC (2010)T: 28-67C: 31-70T: 20/10C: 18/12
Li Chaoming, 201843/43CDTEDSTCM & DCAT: 48-76, 62.4C: 46-77, 63.1T: 25/18C: 24/19
Zhao Yang, 201739/39NRT: 48-74, 62.04C: 47-73, 61.75T: 22/17C: 21/18
Wang Ling, 201430/30SDTRMCT: 53.53C: 51.53T: 21/9C: 18/12

ATCICE: atherosclerotic thrombotic cerebral infarction or cerebral embolism; ACU: acupuncture; ACILIWM: arteriosclerosis cerebral infarction or lacunar infarction in western medicine; C: control group; CEDEA: criteria for evaluation of diagnostic efficacy of apoplexy; CDECEA: criteria for diagnosis and evaluation of curative effect of apoplexy; CDTEDSTCM: criteria for diagnosis and therapeutic effect of diseases and syndromes of traditional Chinese medicine; CETEDA: criteria for evaluation of therapeutic effect in the diagnosis of apoplexy; CPTCM: clinical pathway of traditional Chinese medicine in 22 specialties and 95 diseases; CDETEA: criteria for diagnosis and evaluation of therapeutic effect of apoplexy in traditional Chinese medicine; DCAFSATCM: diagnostic criteria for apoplexy formulated by the state administration of traditional Chinese medicine; DCA: diagnostic criteria for apoplexy; DCCA: diagnostic criteria of cerebral apoplexy; DCIS: diagnostic criteria of ischemic stroke; DCQBSS: diagnostic criteria of qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine; DCTCM: diagnostic criteria of traditional Chinese medicine; DCWM: diagnostic criteria of western medicine; ESCETCMDA: evaluation standard of curative effect of traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis of apoplexy; GSPISTIAC: guidelines for secondary prevention of ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack in China; GCDTCDC: guidelines and consensus for diagnosis and treatment of cerebrovascular diseases in China; GPTCDC: guidelines for the prevention and treatment of cerebrovascular diseases in China; GDAISC: guidelines for the diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke in China; GDTAISC: guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute ischemic stroke in China; GDTALSC: guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute ischemic stroke in China 2010; GPCRND: guiding principles for clinical research of new drugs of traditional Chinese medicine; GPTCDCSTCM: guidelines for the prevention and treatment of cerebrovascular diseases of the Chinese society of traditional Chinese medicine; MPDVKCD: main points of diagnosis of various kinds of cerebrovascular diseases; MPDCD: main points of diagnosis of all kinds of cerebrovascular diseases; MPDAKCD: main points of diagnosis of all kinds of cerebrovascular diseases; NR: no report; NE: neurology; OTTCM: other treatments of traditional Chinese medicine; RDCFNCCD: reference to the diagnostic criteria of the fourth National Conference on Cerebrovascular Diseases; SDSQDBSS: syndrome differentiation standard of qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine; SDTRMC: standard for diagnosis and treatment of rehabilitation medicine in China; SSDEA: scoring standard for diagnostic efficacy of apoplexy; T: trial group; TCMs: traditional Chinese medicines.