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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2018

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Effects of Loki zupa in Patients With Chronic Asthma.

Yubao Lv, Ying Wei, Muhammadjan Abduwaki, Tohti Jurat, Fengsen Li, Huaizhen Wang, Yuhua Wu, Zheng Li, Bo Liu, Hongjun Yin and 4 more

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yubao LvDepartment of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Ying WeiDepartment of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Muhammadjan AbduwakiXinjiang Uygur Medical College, Hotan, China.
Tohti JuratXinjiang Uygur Medical College, Hotan, China.
Fengsen LiThe Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Xinjiang Medical University, Ürümqi, China.
Huaizhen WangDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, First People's Hospital of Kashi, Kashi, China.
Yuhua WuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Second People's Hospital of Kashi, Kashi, China.
Zheng LiThe Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Xinjiang Medical University, Ürümqi, China.
Bo LiuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Seventh Division Hospital, Kuytun, China.
Hongjun YinDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Seventh Division Hospital, Kuytun, China.
Yuxue CaoDepartment of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Mammat NurahmatXinjiang Uygur Medical College, Hotan, China.
Zihui TangDepartment of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Jingcheng DongDepartment of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Uyghur medical formula Loki zupa in patients with chronic asthma. Adult patients with chronic asthma randomly received placebo or Loki zupa as add-on to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) maintenance treatment. Loki zupa or mimics was administered orally 10 ml per time, three times a day for 8 weeks. The primary endpoints were asthma control test (ACT) score and peak expiratory flow (PEF). The secondary endpoints were acute exacerbation rate, lung function, night waking days, and symptom-free days in the near 2 weeks, Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) score and some inflammatory cytokines in peripheral blood. A total of 240 adult patients with chronic asthma were enrolled, and 218 patients were randomized to placebo (

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asthmaclinical trialdouble-blindLoki zupaplacebo-controlled

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PMCPMC5932389

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