Effects of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials

Table 1

Study characteristics.

Study	Cases (male/female)		Duration (month)	Age (T/C, year)	Intervention		Outcomes measures
	Treatment group	Comparison group			Treatment group	Comparison group
Shuzhen et al. (2009)	6/52	4/36	6	35.2/34.5	Xiaolang Jiushen Decoction + Western Medicine	Western Medicine	①  ④
Xingrui et al. (2011)	2/28	3/27	6	14–47/17–48	Qingren Huoxue Huayu Decoction + Western Medicine	Western Medicine	①  ②  ④
Xiao et al. (2012)	1/32	1/30	5-6	41.1 ± 13.6/33.5 ± 13.4	Chinese herbal formulae + Western Medicine	Western Medicine	①  ②  ③  ④
Wei et al. (2012)	Not reported	Not reported	12	Not reported	Liuwei Dihuang Decoction Added with Tripterygium Glycosides + Western Medicine	Western Medicine	②  ③  ④
Wenhan and Xiangfu (2013)	5/32	4/31	6	25.2 ± 9.5/24.9 ± 9.8	Liuwei Dihuang Pill Mixed with Qinghao Biejia Decoction + Western Medicine	Western Medicine	①  ②  ③  ④
Yuyan and Xingcheng (2015)	5/23	7/21	3	34.7±8.4/36.5±7.2	Shenqi Dihuang Decoction + Western Medicine	Western Medicine	①  ③

CTX: cyclophosphamide; ①: efficacy rate; ②: 24-hour urine protein; ③: serum; ④: adverse drug reaction.