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ArticleChinese herbal medicines2026

Shuxuening injection for acute ischemic stroke: Efficacy and safety - a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, multi-center clinical trial.

Ruihong Ma, Xiaogang Li, Xiaolei An, Juntao Li, Jianguo Zhu, Temuqile, Liping Zhan, Peiyang Zhou, Baolong Ren, Baoai Wang and 3 more

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Ruihong MaEncephalopathy Drug Research Committee of China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100061, China.
Xiaogang LiDepartment of Neurology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China.
Xiaolei AnDepartment of Neurology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou 221000, China.
Juntao LiDepartment of Neurology, Handan Central Hospital, Handan 056000, China.
Jianguo ZhuDepartment of Neurology, Harrison International Peace Hospital, Hengshui 053000, China.
TemuqileDepartment of Neurology, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region International Mongolian Medical Hospital, Hohhot 010000, China.
Liping ZhanDepartment of Neurology, Yan'an Hospital of Kunming, Kunming 650051, China.
Peiyang ZhouDepartment of Neurology, Xiangyang First People' Hospital, Xiangyang 441000, China.
Baolong RenDepartment of Neurology, Gansu Wuwei Tumour Hospital, Wuwei 733000, China.
Baoai WangDepartment of Neurology, Shanxi Province Fenyang Hospital, Fenyang 032200, China.
Yuanyuan SunEncephalopathy Drug Research Committee of China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100061, China.
Wei XiaoHarbin Kangsi Medical Technology Development Co., Ltd., Harbin 150001, China.
Meng XuBeijing Yaohai Ningkang Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 100101, China.

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Shuxuening injection, a Chinese remedy from Methods: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center clinical trial was conducted from 21 November 2018 to 20 January 2022 in 31 participating research centers involving 446 patients with AIS. Patients received either a Shuxuening injection (experimental group) or a placebo (control group) alongside basic treatment (aspirin enteric-coated tablets). The primary efficacy endpoint was the percentage of patients with a modified Rankin scale (mRS) score ≤ 2 at 90-day post-stroke. The secondary efficacy endpoints were the changes in mRS, National Institute of Health stroke scale (NIHSS), and Barthel index (BI) scores, and the incidence of adverse events. Results: The percentage of patients with mRS scores ≤ 2 at 90-day post-stroke was significantly higher in the experimental than in the control ( Conclusion: Shuxuening injection effectively improves the functional outcome of patients, reduces disability rates, improves neurological deficits, enhances activities of daily living, and demonstrates good safety profiles.

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acute ischemic strokeefficacyrandomized controlled trialsafetyShuxuening injectiontraditional Chinese medicine

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PMCPMC13069670

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