Effect of Special Patch Therapy of Jing nationalality combined with dietary intervention on pain in patients with gouty arthritis
Objective To explore the effect of Special Patch Therapy of Jing nationalality combined with dietary inter-vention on pain in patients with gouty arthritis.Methods A total of 80 patients with gouty arthritis were randomly assigned into the treatment group(n=40)and the control group(n=40).All patients were managed by conventional Western medicine and dietary intervention,and those in the treatment group additionally received Special Patch Therapy of Jing nationalality.Treated for 7 days,the aim was to compare clinical symptoms score,serum uric acid(UA),erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR),quality of life score.The curative effect was assessed.Results The total effective rate of the treatment group was better than that of the control group(92.50%[37/40]vs 72.50%[29/40],P<0.05).After treatment,patients in two groups presented sig-nificantly decreased scores of joint pain,joint swelling and limited joint movement(P<0.05),the decreases were more common in the treatmeat group compared to the the control group(P<0.05).After treatment,Patients in two groups had significantly decreased serum levels of UA and ESR,and the decreases were more pronounced in the treatmeat group relative to the control group(P<0.05).After treatment,patients in the two groups showed significantly increased quality of life score(P<0.05),which were more improved in the treatment group than in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion For patients with gouty ar-thritis,Special Patch Therapy of Jing nationalality combined with dietary intervention can better relieve clinical symptoms,reduce pain and improve quality of life.
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