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SynthesisInternational journal of clinical practice2022

Influence of Iguratimod on Bone Metabolism in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Meta-analysis.

Li Deng, Fangling Yao, Feng Tian, Xiaowen Luo, Shenyi Yu, Zhenhua Wen

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Synthesis in International journal of clinical practice, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

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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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Li DengDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya Medical College, Central South University, Zhuzhou 412000, China.
Fangling YaoDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya Medical College, Central South University, Zhuzhou 412000, China.
Feng TianDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya Medical College, Central South University, Zhuzhou 412000, China.
Xiaowen LuoDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya Medical College, Central South University, Zhuzhou 412000, China.
Shenyi YuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya Medical College, Central South University, Zhuzhou 412000, China.
Zhenhua WenDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya Medical College, Central South University, Zhuzhou 412000, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0525-9607
Central South University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Influence of iguratimod on bone mineral density (BMD) and biomarkers of bone metabolism in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains not determined. Accordingly, a meta-analysis was performed for systematical evaluation. Methods: Relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were retrieved by searching of PubMed, Embase, Cochrane's Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and Wanfang databases. A random-effect model was used to pool the results. Results: In total, 24 RCTs including 2439 patients with RA contributed to the meta-analysis. Pooled results showed that compared to methotrexate alone, additional use of iguratimod 25 mg Bid for 12∼24 weeks significantly improved lumbar-spine BMD (mean difference [MD]: 0.12, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.04 to 0.20, Conclusions: Iguratimod could prevent the bone loss and improve the bone metabolism in patients with RA.

Indexed as

Arthritis, RheumatoidBiomarkersChromonesHumansMethotrexateSulfonamidesBiomarkersChromonesiguratimodMethotrexateSulfonamides

Identifiers

PMID35936067
PMCPMC9334038
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