Research Article

A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials of Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue Method in Treating Diabetic Nephropathy

Table 1

The characteristics of the eligible studies.

YearFirst authorNation Course of disease (month)Case (T/C)Intervention group Control group Course of treatment (week)Outcome measuresFollow-up (month)

2000Fang [34]China103.250/50Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment8Symptom score, FBG, UAER, and urine beta-2 microglobulinNMT

2002Lan [35]China60~12040/30Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment + pancreatic kininogenase enteric-coated tablets4UAER, Symptom scoreNMT

2002Fan [36]China69.36 ± 24.0834/31Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment8Symptom score, UAER, and FBGNMT

2007Wu [37]ChinaNMT26/24Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment8 Symptoms, FBG, 2hPBG, and UAERNMT

2008Si [38]China220.834/32Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment3~4UAER, FBG, and PBGNMT

2009Xiaochao [39]China111.650/46Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment8Symptom score, UAER, and blood sugarNMT

2010Jin [40]China12046/42Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment8Symptom score, UAER, FBG, and creatinineNMT

2010Xiaozhou [41]China158.435/34Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment12UAER, FBG, and creatinineNMT

2011Hui [42]China48~11420/20Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment4UAERNMT

2011Fang [43]China134.432/32Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment8FBG, 2hPBG, and UAERNMT

2011Xiu [44]China122.16~17130/30Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment12UAER, urea nitrogen, and creatinineNMT

2012Xianyu [45]ChinaNMT32/28Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment8FBG, 2hPBG, and UAERNMT

2012Sheng [46]China82.8~97.232/32Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment8UAER, urea nitrogen, creatinine, and FBGNMT

2012Guiying [47]China100.228/27Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment8Symptom score, UAERNMT

2012Gengliang [48]China72~9440/40Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment8UAERNMT

2012Baowen [49]China18~9660/60Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment12FBG, UAER, urea nitrogen, and creatinineNMT

2013Enli [50]China14.75~20.0630/30Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment8FBG, 2hPBG, and UAERNMT

2013Xiaomin [51]China15.6~291.660/60Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment + benazepril8FBG, UAERNMT

2013Jing [52]ChinaNMT27/13Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment +placebo12UAERNMT

2013Jie [53]China68.4~10860/60Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment + benazepril8FBG, 2hPBGNMT

2013Xiao [54]China59.04~136.6834/34Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment8FBG, UAER, urea nitrogen, and creatinineNMT

2013Shijing [55]China8~18041/41Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment8FBG, 2hPBG, UAER, urea nitrogen, and creatinineNMT

2013Wu [56]China36~20432/32Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment12FBG, UAER, and creatinineNMT

2013Rui [57]China1~15630/30Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment12FBG, UAERNMT

2014Liucun [58]China31.02~134.444/42Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment8UAER, urea nitrogen, and creatinineNMT

2015Maoqing [59]China12~18039/39Yiqi Yangyin Huoxue
+ routine treatment
Routine treatment24FBG, UAER, and urea nitrogen2015

NMT: not mentioned; FBG: fasting blood-glucose; UAER: urinary albumin excretion rate; PBG: postmeal blood glucose.