Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine / 2013 / Article / Tab 1 / Review Article
Is Yangxue Qingnao Granule Combined with Antihypertensive Drugs, a New Integrative Medicine Therapy, More Effective Than Antihypertensive Therapy Alone in Treating Essential Hypertension? Table 1 Characteristics and methodological quality of included studies.
Study ID Sample Diagnosis standard Intervention Control Course (week) Outcome measure Liu et al., 2009 [30 ] 118 Hypertension diagnostic criteria (unclear) YQG 4 g tid + control Valsartan 80 mg qd 4 BP; adverse effect Chen et al., 2006 [31 ] 130 Hypertension diagnostic criteria (unclear) YQG 4 g tid + control Antihypertensive drugs (no detailed information) 8 BP; adverse effect Ji and Han, 2011 [32 ] 160 1999 WHO-ISH GMH YQG 4 g tid + control Antihypertensive drugs (no detailed information) 12 BP; adverse effect Yuan, 2006 [33 ] 103 1999 WHO-ISH GMH YQG 4 g tid + control Valsartan 80 mg qd 2 BP; adverse effect Shi, 2011 [34 ] 80 1999 WHO-ISH GMH YQG 4 g tid + control Felodipine 5 mg qd 4 BP Li and Wan, 2006 [35 ] 80 CGMH-2005; GCRNDTCM; DCBSY YQG 4 g tid + control Indapamide 1.25 mg qd 3 BP; adverse effect Liang, 2011 [36 ] 100 Hypertension diagnostic criteria (unclear) YQG 4 g tid + control Antihypertensive drugs (no detailed information) 8 BP; adverse effect Fu and Xiao, 2011 [37 ] 992 Hypertension diagnostic criteria (unclear) YQG 4 g tid + control Antihypertensive drugs (no detailed information) 4 BP Yang et al., 2008 [38 ] 122 CGMH-2005; GCRNDTCM YQG 4 g tid + control Antihypertensive drugs (no detailed information) 4 BP; adverse effect Lin and Zhou, 2004 [39 ] 100 Hypertension diagnostic criteria (unclear) YQG 4 g tid + control Antihypertensive drugs (no detailed information) 2 BP Ai, 2012 [40 ] 102 CGMH-2005 YQG 4 g tid + control Antihypertensive drugs (no detailed information) 6 BP Qin, 2008 [41 ] 68 Hypertension diagnostic criteria (unclear) YQG 4 g tid + control Enalapril 10 mg qd 4 BP; adverse effect