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ArticleJournal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan2025

Yunpiqiangshen gel improves quality of life in dialysis patients.

Y U Manshu, Jiang Chunchun, Yao Min, Hua Jianwu, Jiang Yan, Huang Min, Liu Jianjing, Zhou Yan, Wang Yuan, Sheng Meixiao

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Y U ManshuRenal Division, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China.
Jiang ChunchunRenal Division, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China.
Yao MinRenal Division, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China.
Hua JianwuRenal Division, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China.
Jiang YanRenal Division, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China.
Huang MinRenal Division, Zhangjiagang Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou 215638, China.
Liu JianjingRenal Division, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China.
Zhou YanRenal Division, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China.
Wang YuanRenal Division, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China.
Sheng MeixiaoRenal Division, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China.

Funding

Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine Peak Talent Program: Study on Promotion of Rehabilitation of Dialysis Patients by Traditional Chinese Medicine Y2021RC10Jiangsu Science and Technology Development Project of Chinese Medicine: Yunpiqiangshen Improves Quality of Life in Dialysis Patients in Basis of Zou's Theory of Kidney Disease ZD201904National Natural Science Foundation of China: Study of Astragalus on Peritoneum Function by Myostatin-mediated Protein Turnover of Skeletal Muscle Cells 82004295Outstanding Young Doctor's Fund of Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine Improves Quality of Life in Chronic Renal Disease 2023QB0133Science and Technology Planning Project of Jiangsu Province: Mechanism Study of Astragalus on Peritoneal Fibrosis by Pyroptosis of Peritoneal Mesothelial Cell via Peritoneal Mesothelial Cell BK20211393
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Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy and safety of Yunpiqiangshen gel which composed of eleven herbs on quality of life (QOL) improvement.

methodsWe enrolled 180 patients lasted from January 2020 to December 2021. Seventy-eight patients received standards of care (control group) and 76 patients received Yunpiqiangshen gel [Traditional Chinese Medicine, (TCM) group] for 6 months in statistical analysis. The primary outcome assessed using Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form Questionnaire version 1.3 (KDQOL-SF

resultsThe results showed that the mean change of SF-36 (75

conclusionCompared with the standards of care, added Yunpiqiangshen gel was a safe and effective therapy for improving QOL in dialysis patients.

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Drugs, Chinese HerbalQuality of LifeRenal DialysisAdultAgedFemaleGelsHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesDrugs, Chinese HerbalGelschronicdialysiskidney failurequality of liferenal rehabilitationsupporting informationYunpiqiangshen gel

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PMID39957166
PMCPMC11764941

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