Research Article

Randomized Controlled Trials of Tianma Gouteng Decoction Combined with Nifedipine in the Treatment of Primary Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Intervention characteristics of the included trials.

StudyDosageDurationOutcome
Control groupTrial group

Peifeng, 2015 [15]NF (2 times/d, 30 mg/times)TGD (52.5 g/times, 2∼3 times/d) + NF (2 times/d, 30 mg/times)1 monthAe
Xiaofei et al., 2016 [16]NF (1 times/d, 30 mg/times)TGD (51.2 g/times, 2∼3 times/d) + NF (1 times/d, 30 mg/times)2 weeksAe TCMS
Tao, 2016 [17]NF (2 times/d, 10 mg/times)TGD (48.4 g/times, 2∼3 times/d) + NF (2 times/d, 10 mg/times)8 weeksBP Scr BUN
Yingke, 2014 [18]NFS (2 times/d, 10 mg/times)TGD (52 g/times, 2∼3 times/d) + NFS (2 times/d, 10 mg/times)2 weeksAe TCMS
Jinbo, 2015 [19]NFS (2 times/d, 10 mg/times)TGD (57 g/times, 2 times/d) + NFS (2 times/d, 10 mg/times)2 weeksAe
Fan and Lili, 2015 [20]NFS (1 times/d, 5 mg/times)TGD (87.5 g/times 2 times/d) + NFS (1 times/d, 5 mg/times)3 monthsAe
Pan, 2019 [21]NFS (1 times/d, 20 mg/times)TGD (90 g/times, 2 times/d) + NFS (1 times/d, 20 mg/times)2 weeksBP
Xiaofang, 2016 [22]NFS (2 times/d, 20 mg/times)TGD (125 g/d) + NFS (2 times/d, 20 mg/times)NRAe BP Ar
Fu, 2018 [23]NFS (2 times/d, 20 mg/times)TGD (57 g/times, 2 times/d) + NFS (2 times/d, 20 mg/times)6 monthsAe BP Ar
Caihong, 2017 [24]NFS (1 times/d, 30 mg/times)TGD (79 g/times, 2 times/d) + NFS (1 times/d, 30 mg/times)NRAe BP
Dai, 2019 [25]NF (1 times/d, 20 mg/times)TGD (NR) + NF (1 times/d, 20 mg/times)2 weeksAe BP Ar
Yugao, 2017 [26]NFS (2 times/d, 10 mg/times)TGD (52 g/times, 3 times/d) + NFS (2 times/d, 10 mg/times)8 weeksAe BP life quality
Peng et al., 2016 [27]NFC (1 times/d, 30 mg/times, after half a month, 2 times/d, 30 mg/times)TGD (46.7 g/times 2 times/d) + NFC (1 times/d, 30 mg/times, after half a month, 2 times/d, 30 mg/times)2 monthsAe BP
Yingjun, 2015 [28]NFS (2 times/d, 10 mg/times)TGD (68.8 g/times, 3 times/d) + NFS (2 times/d, 10 mg/times)NRAe BP

Notes: NF: nifedipine; NFS: nifedipine sustained-release tablets; NFC: nifedipine controlled-release tablets; NR: no report; Ae: antihypertensive effect; TCMS: traditional Chinese medicine symptoms; BP: blood pressure; Scr: serum creatinine; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; Ar: adverse reactions. TGD was taken as a decoction when taken by patients.