Research Article

Practice of Comparative Effectiveness Research to Identify Treatment Characteristics of Similar Chinese Patent Medicine for Angina Pectoris

Table 2

Classified outcomes.

SyndromeSymptom type Classified outcomes
Drug A effective
(B effective + A ineffective but drug B effective)
Drug B effective
(B effective + A ineffective but drug B effective)
Drug A, B ineffective

Qi deficiency and blood stasis syndromeCombination 1471
Combination 2331
Combination 3001
Combination 4302
Combinations 1, 2362
Combinations 1, 3543
Combinations 1, 4110
Combinations 2, 3033
Combinations 2, 4212
Combinations 3, 4001
Combinations 1, 2, 3221
Combinations 1, 2, 4100
Combinations 1, 3, 4220
Combinations 1, 2, 3, 4012

Qi stagnation and blood stasis syndromeCombination 5234
Combination 6016
Combinations 5, 67118