Integrated treatment for lower-limb stage Ⅱ thromboangiitis obliterans by interventional therapy and oral administration of Chinese medicine: a randomized controlled clinical trial

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  • Department of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine with Interventional Therapy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Lanzhou University;Department of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine;

Accepted date: 2015-02-15

  Online published: 2022-04-05

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To observe if integrated treatment is better than other therapies for lower-limb stage thromboangiitis obliterans(TAO).ⅡMETHODS: Ninety lower-limb stage randomly dividedⅡ i or worse TAO patients werento three groups: group A(30 cases) treated by intervention and oral administration of Chinese medicine; groupB(30 cases) treated by intervention alone; and group C(30 cases) treated only with oral administration of Chinese medicine. Therapeutic effects were observed, including the cure rate; the recurrence rate after one month, three months, six months, nine months, and one year; the ankle brachial indexes; the incidence of complications; and the level of C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate.RESULTS: Group A had significantly better clinically curative effects, related indexes, and outcomes during the long-term follow-up survey, than that of groups B and C.CONCLUSION: Integrated treatment is more effective for treating lower-limb stage Ⅱ or worse TAO.

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Chang Yaowen, Li Fenqiang, Wang Wenhui, Song Laichang, Li Li, Li Zhengfei, Su Dongjun, Fu Zhaoliang . Integrated treatment for lower-limb stage Ⅱ thromboangiitis obliterans by interventional therapy and oral administration of Chinese medicine: a randomized controlled clinical trial[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2015 , 35(01) : 41 -46 . DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6272(15)30007-8

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