Age: 27 to 59 (T/C: NA) Course: 3 hours to 5 days (T/C: NA)
JG (4 g, Tid, PO) + C
First three days: 20% mannitol (250 mL, Ivgtt, Qd) + dexamethasone (10 mg, Ivgtt, Qd) After three days: 20% mannitol (250 mL, Ivgtt, Qd) + dexamethasone (5 mg, Ivgtt, Qd)
T: 6 days C: 6 days
VAS (0 to 10) Diff: 1.75
The result of randomized controlled clinical trial showed that both JG and western medicine therapies were effective and superior to single western medicine in relieving pain for CR.
Age: 26 to 66 (T: 26 to 66; C: 30 to 65) Course: 3 months to 5 years (T/C: 3 months to 5 years)
JG (4 g, Qd, PO) + C
ICST (2 pills/time, Bid)
T: 14 days (JC) C: 5 days
VAS (0 to 10) Diff: 1.30 NDI Diff: 8.40
The improvements in VAS and NDI scores difference of intervention group were better than those of the control group.
T: treatment group; C: control group; Diff: difference between before and after treatment in both groups; NA: not reported. JG: Jingtong granule; ICST: ibuprofen codeine sustained tablets. Tid: three times a day; Bid: twice a day; Qd: once a day; PO: oral administration; Ivgtt: intravenous guttae. VAS: visual analogue scale; NDI: neck disability index; CR: cervical radiculopathy.