Observation on the treatment of diabetes peripheral neuropathy with Xuesaitong tablet and Mecobalamine / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the effect of treating DPN with xuesaitong tablet and mecobalamine. Methods 112 patients with DPN were randomly recruited into a treatment group (60 cases) and a control group (52 cases). The control group was treated with mecobalamine, 0.5 mg. Rid., while the treatment group was treated with Xuesaitong tablet, 50mg tid.,On the basis of the control group. Both groups were treated for successive three months. Results The total effective rate was 78.33% and 57.70% in the treatment group and the control group respectively, showing a statistical difference (t= 1.9804, P=0.0271). Conclusion The combined therapy of xuesaitong tablet and mecobalamine was more effective on DPN than mecobalamine used only.