Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Review Article

Modified Dachengqi Decoction Combined with Conventional Treatment for Treating Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review Based on Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 1

Characteristics of included trials.


Study ID	Sample	CM syndrome	Intervention	Controlled	Couse	Adverse event	Outcome measures

Fang and Shi, 2006 [9]	T: 20/18 C: 20/17	NS	MDD	Aminophylline 0.25 g qd, Methylprednisolone 80 mg q12h, Cefoperazone and Sulbactam 2 g q12h, Mucosolvan 75 mg q12h	5D	NS	BGA, DMV
Fu, 2010 [10]	T: 30/30 C: 30/30	SPHOL	MDD	Conventional treatment	9D	NS	PF
Guo and Liang, 2011 [11]	T: 60/60 C: 60/60	SPHOL	MDD	Mucosolvan 60 mg and conventional treatment	14D	NS	ER
Guo and Zhang, 2008 [12]	T: 30/30 C: 30/30	NS	MDD	Conventional treatment	7D	NS	PF, BGA, ER
Li, 2009 [13]	T: 29/29 C: 27/27	SPHOL	Tongsai granule 6 g tid	Aminophylline 0.5 g, antibacterial	15D	NS	Inflammation factor
Li et al., 2003 [14]	T: 60/60 C: 60/60	SPHOL	MDD	Conventional treatment	12D	NS	ER
Li, 2006 [15]	T: 30/30 C: 30/30	SPHOL	MDD	Cefaclor capsules 0.25 g tid, Azithromycin tablets 0.5 g, Mucosolvan 30 mg tid.	14D	YSE	PF, BGA, ER
Liang, 2011 [16]	T: 30/30 C: 30/30	NS	MDD	Conventional treatment	15D	NS	PF, ER
Liu et al., 2002 [17]	T: 25/25 C: 25/25	NS	MDD	Conventional treatment	12D	NS	Offline success rate
Lu, 2010 [18]	T: 21/21 C: 21/21	SPHOL	MDD	Conventional treatment	10D	NS	PF, BGA, ER
Mao, 2010 [19]	T: 52/52 C: 48/48	NS	Tongfupaiqi mixture	Conventional treatment	14D	YES	PF
Meng, 2012 [20]	T: 30/30 C: 30/30	SPHOL	MDD	Conventional treatment	7D	NS	PF, ER
Pang, 2009 [21]	T: 42/42 C: 40/40	SPHOL	MDD	Conventional treatment	7D	NS	BGA
Peng and Li, 2009 [22]	T: 30/30 C: 30/30	SPHOL	MDD	Conventional treatment	14D	NS	ER
Shi et al., 2010 [23]	T: 50/38 C: 30/20	NS	MDD	Conventional treatment	28D	NS	DMV
Zhang, 2011 [24]	T: 32/32 C: 30/30	SPHOL	MDD	Conventional treatment	7D	NS	PF, ER

T: treatment; C: control; NS: not specified; conventional treatment: antibiotics, antispasmodic, expectorant (the drug is unknown); SPHOL: syndrome of phlegm-heat obstructing lung; BGA: blood gas analysis. PF: pulmonary function; ER: effective rate; DMV: duration of mechanical ventilation.