Oral Liushen pill for patients with COVID‐19: A prospective randomized controlled trial

Autor: Jianping Zhang, Yian Liu, Wei Lei, Junheng Shen, Jing Lu, Tao Tao, Xu Cao, Zhong Yang, Jianan Huang, Cuilin Shi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Pulmonary Circulation, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp n/a-n/a (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-8940
DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12187
Popis: Abstract We examined the efficacy and safety of Liushen pill combined with basic treatment for patients with COVID‐19. In total, 181 patients hospitalized with COVID‐19, classified as asymptomatic mild type, were randomly divided into the experimental (n = 91) and control (n = 90) groups and were administered placebo (Maizao decoction) and Maizao decoction and Liushen pill, in addition to standard care, respectively. The negative conversion rate of nucleic acid (Day 7), hospital discharge rate (Days 8, 10, and 14), symptom disappearance rate (Days 3, 5, and 7), inflammatory cytokine levels, and adverse events were compared between the groups. The negative viral conversion rate was significantly higher in the experimental than in the control group (48.35 vs. 31.11%, p
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