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ArticleBMJ open2020

Efficacy and safety of high-dose Xueshuantong injection (lyophilised) in reducing the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with unstable angina: a protocol of a randomised, parallel-arm, controlled, double-blind and multicentre clinical trial based on dual antiplatelet therapy.

Wenjie Long, Huili Liao, Xi Huang, Qingqing Liu, Yaqing Tang, Liming Lu, Jianhong Liu, Tianhui Yuan, Yan Ling, Yu Hong and 4 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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Authors and funding

14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wenjie Long *Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9849-5077
Huili Liao *Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Xi HuangThe First Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Qingqing LiuThe First Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Yaqing TangNational Drug Clinical Trial Agency Office, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Liming LuClinical Research and Data Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Jianhong LiuDepartment of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Tianhui YuanNational Drug Clinical Trial Agency Office, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Yan LingDepartment of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Yu HongDepartment of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Jiao DuanDepartment of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Weiji LinDepartment of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Shaoxiang XianDepartment of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Zhongqi YangDepartment of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China yang_zhongqi@163.com.ORCID 0000-0003-3582-2672
First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionUnstable angina (UA), referred to as acute coronary syndrome (ACS), causes unexpected chest pain. Xueshuantong injection (lyophilised) (XST) is a traditional Chinese herbal injection having the potential to treat ACS. However, no clinical trial has been performed in this field. This clinical trial aims to examine the efficacy and safety of XST. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This is a randomised, parallel-arm, controlled, double-blind and multicentre clinical trial. A total of 1200 participants with UA will be enrolled in a 1:1 ratio, with 600 patients included in the XST treatment group and 600 with 1/20th dose in the control group. The efficacy assessment and major adverse cardiovascular events will be observed, and the frequency of angina attack, angina pectoris will be examined at the start and end of the run-in period. All adverse events will be recorded, regardless of the severity, to assess the safety of XST. The baseline characteristics of patients will be summarised and compared using the ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This trial has been approved by the Research Ethics Committee of The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, China (approval number: ZYYEC [2017] 0021). Written informed consent will be obtained from all participants. The results of this trial will be disseminated to the public through academic conferences and peer-reviewed journals.

trial registrationThis study was registered on the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (http://www.chictr.org.cn/) with the ID ChiCTR1800015911.

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Angina, UnstablePlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsChinaDouble-Blind MethodDrugs, Chinese HerbalHumansIncidenceMulticenter Studies as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicDrugs, Chinese HerbalPanax notoginseng extractPlatelet Aggregation Inhibitorsadult cardiologycardiologycoronary heart disease

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