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Observational studyZhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences2025

[Feigan granules improve traditional Chinese medicine symptoms scale scores for influenza patients: a prospective clinical observational study].

Weihao Chen, Dongsheng Zheng, Shuangshuang DU, Qian Li, Guolin Wu, Dongsheng Hong, Qingwei Zhao

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Weihao ChenClinical Pharmacy Research Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. 22219122@zju.edu.cn.
Dongsheng ZhengDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Evaluation and Translation Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China. zhengdongsheng@zju.edu.cn.
Shuangshuang DUDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Evaluation and Translation Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Qian LiDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Evaluation and Translation Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Guolin WuDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Dongsheng HongClinical Pharmacy Research Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Qingwei ZhaoClinical Pharmacy Research Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. qwzhao@zju.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo evaluate the clinical efficacy of hospital-prepared Chinese medicine Feigan granules for influenza patients. This study has been registered at the International Traditional Medicine Clinical Trial Registry platform (ITMCTR2025000162).

methodsA prospective observational study was conducted on influenza patients who visited the Fever Clinic of the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine between February and March 2024. Patients were divided into the observation group (Feigan granules combined with conventional Western medicine) and the control group (conventional Western medicine). Main symptoms (including fever, cough and sore throat) and secondary symptoms (including chest tightness, poor appetite, muscle soreness and dry mouth) were evaluated with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) symptom scale on the first day of the patient's visit and the third day after treatment. The degrees of improvement in the TCM symptom scores before and after treatment were compared using paired rank-sum test, and the differences in the overall symptom efficacy index between two groups were compared using the Wilcoxon test.

resultsA total of 217 influenza patients were included. After treatment, the TCM symptom scores of both groups were significantly improved compared with those before treatment (all

conclusionsFeigan granules can improve the TCM syndromes of influenza patients, especially for patients with more severe cough.

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Drugs, Chinese HerbalInfluenza, HumanMedicine, Chinese TraditionalAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultDrugs, Chinese HerbalClinical signs and symptomsFeigan granulesInfluenzaPreparation of traditional Chinese medicineProspective observational study

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