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Trial reportBMJ open2017

Oral Chinese herbal medicine for psoriasis vulgaris: protocol for a randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, multicentre clinical trial.

Jingwen Deng, Danni Yao, Chuanjian Lu, Zehuai Wen, Yuhong Yan, Ziyang He, Huimei Wu, Hao Deng

Open access · goldAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in BMJ open, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021
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  5. Investigation on the Mechanism of Qubi Formula in Treating Psoriasis Based on Network Pharmacology.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jingwen DengDepartment of Dermatology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Danni YaoDepartment of Dermatology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Chuanjian LuDepartment of Dermatology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Zehuai WenKey Unit of Methodology in Clinical Research, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Yuhong YanDepartment of Dermatology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Ziyang HeDepartment of Dermatology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Huimei WuDepartment of Dermatology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Hao DengDepartment of Dermatology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPsoriasis vulgaris is a common skin disease that is characterised by persistent localised erythematous scaly plaques. Yinxieling is a Chinese herbal formula for psoriasis that has been used for more than 20 years in China. To facilitate application, PSORI-CM01 was developed based on the optimisation and simplification of Yinxieling tablets performed in a previous study and in clinical practice. However, the scientific evidence regarding whether PSORI-CM01 is more effective for psoriasis than the original Yinxieling remains insufficient. Therefore, we designed a randomised clinical trial to investigate the effect, safety and cost-effectiveness of PSORI-CM01 granules compared with those of Yinxieling tablets for the treatment of patients with psoriasis. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This ongoing study is a two-arm parallel, randomised, double-blind, double-dummy clinical trial. Five hundred and fifty-six participants with psoriasis will be recruited and then randomly allocated into two groups in a 1:1 ratio. Participants in PSORI-CM01 group will receive a 5.5 g granule of PSORI-CM01 two times daily and five placebo tablets three times daily for 12 weeks. The participants in the Yinxieling group will receive five Yinxieling tablets three times daily and a placebo granule two times daily for 12 weeks. The primary outcome is the reduction of the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index. The secondary outcomes include relapse rate, Visual Analogue Scale scores, body surface area and the Dermatology Life Quality Index. Cost-effectiveness analysis will be performed from a health and community care provider perspective. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This research protocol had been reviewed and approved by the institutional review boards of three trial centres (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine (B2014-026-01), Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin Chinese Medicine Academy (2014-KY-001) and Third Hospital of Hangzhou (B2014-026-01)). The findings will be disseminated to the public through conference presentations and open-access journals. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR-TRC-14005185); Pre-results.

Indexed as

ChinaDouble-Blind MethodDrugs, Chinese HerbalHumansPsoriasisResearch DesignTreatment OutcomeDrugs, Chinese HerbalPSORI-CM01chinese herbal medicineclinical trialprotocolpsoriasis

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PMID29101128
PMCPMC5695474
OpenAlexW2766986021

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