Observation on the Clinical Efficacy of Danggui Shaoyao Powder on the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis with Dampness-Stasis Obstruction
Objective:To observe the clinical efficay of Danggui Shaoyao powder on the treatment of knee osteoarthritis with dampness-stasis obstruction.Methods:82 subjects meeting the inclusion criteria in our hospital were selected and divided into treatment group and control group by random number table method,with 41 cases in each group.The treat-ment group was orally treated with Danggui Shaoyao powder supplemented granules,while the control group was orally treated with cecoxib capsule.Both groups were treated for 4 weeks continuously.The efficacy of the two groups was eval-uated by recording the results of Western Ontario and McMaster Universities(WOMAC)osteoarthritis index,Lysholm scores,visual analogue scale(VAS)scores and efficacy index before and after treatment,and the adverse reactions during the whole treatment process were recorded to evaluate its safety.The recurrence rate was recorded at 6 months after the end of treatment.Results:VAS and WOMAC scores in the treatment group were lower than those in the control group af-ter treatment(P<0.05).Lysholm scores in the treatment group were higher than those in the control group(P<0.05).The total effective rate of the treatment group(92.68%)was better than that of the control group(80.49%),the recur-rence rate of the treatment group was 10.50%,lower than 30.30%of the control group,and no obvious adverse reactions were observed in each group during treatment.Conclusion:Danggui Shaoyao powder can improve the pain and dysfunction of patients with damp-stasis arbi knee osteoarthritis more obviously,and the recurrence rate is low,no adverse reactions and side efficacy,high drug safety,and can be widely applied to clinical treatment.
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