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ArticleMedicine2021

Comparative efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese patent medicine for NAFLD in childhood or adolescence: A protocol for a Bayesian network meta analysis.

Yuli Sun, Zhaofeng Tan, Zhenyuan Jiang, Min Li, Weiqin Wang, Yaoyao Huang, Jianguang Sun

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Article in Medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Yuli SunFirst College of Clinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Zhaofeng TanAffiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, China.
Zhenyuan JiangFirst College of Clinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Min LiAffiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, China.
Weiqin WangAffiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, China.
Yaoyao HuangFirst College of Clinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Jianguang SunFirst College of Clinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.ORCID 0000-0002-0470-2400

Funding

Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Development Project of Shandong Province, China 2019-0114Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Science and Technology and Industrial Development of Jiangxi Traditional Medicine (CN) 2015-095
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Abstract

backgroundNonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a common reason for chronic liver disease in children and adults. The increasing incidence of the disease has become one of the most critical public health problems in the 21st century, closely related to genetic and environmental factors. So far, apart from changing lifestyle and diet, modern medicine still lacks effective treatment measures. Chinese patent medicine has the advantages of apparent curative effect, overall regulation and fewer side effects. However, there is a lack of research on the simultaneous comparison of various Chinese patent medicines. Therefore, we used a reticular meta-analysis to indirectly compare the efficacy and safety of different oral Chinese patent medicines through standard reference.

methodWe will conduct a comprehensive and systematic search of Chinese and English databases from the beginning to December 2020. All randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of oral Chinese patent medicine for NAFLD in children will be searched. The 2 researchers then independently filter the retrieved literature, extract the data according to the data extraction table and assess the risk of bias. We will perform a pair of meta-analyses and a Bayesian network meta-analysis. STATA and Win BUGS software will be used for data analysis.

resultsThis study will thoroughly compare and analyze the differences in the efficacy of all kinds of TCPM in NAFLD treatment in childhood or adolescence.

conclusionThis study will provide reference and evidence support for clinical drug selection optimization. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study does not require ethical approval. INPLASY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 2020120068.

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Clinical ProtocolsAdolescentBayes TheoremChildDrugs, Chinese HerbalHumansNetwork Meta-Analysis as TopicNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseDrugs, Chinese Herbal

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PMCPMC7837984

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