Efficacy Observation of Jiangu Tongxiao Pills in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:To observe therapeutic efficacy of Jiangu tongxiao pills in the treatment of osteoarthritis. METH-ODS:72 patients with osteoarthritis were randomly divided into treatment group and control group with 36 cases in each group. Treatment group was given Jiangu tongxiao pill orally,5 g/time,3 times/d;control group was treated with Glucosamine sulfate capsules orally. 0.5 g/time,3 times/d. A treatment course lasted for 7 days,and both group received 4 treatment courses. Clinical ef-ficacy,WOMAC score and VAS score were observed and compared between 2 groups. RESULTS:The total effective rate of treat-ment group(94.44%)was obviously superior to that(83.33%)of control group,with statistical significance(P<0.05). WOMAC score and VAS score of treatment group were lower than those of control group,with statistical significance(P<0.05). CONCLU-SIONS:Jiangu tongxiao pills has good therapeutic efficacy for osteoarthritis.