Dinggui Oil Capsule in treating irritable bowel syndrome with stagnation of qi and cold: A prospective, multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 392-397

  Zhang, Rui Ming ^a   Wang, Lei ^a   Yang, Xiao Nan ^a   Xia, Qing ^a   Jiang, Ming De ^b   Fan, Zong Jiang ^c   Zhang, Fang Xing ^d   Zhang, Hai Rong ^e   Yu, Zheng ^a   Li, Ting Qian ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHENGDU MILITARY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^c KUNMING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^d LANZHOU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^e Kunming College of Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

Colonic diseases; Double blinded method; Functional; Multi centre studies; Placebos; Randomized controlled trials; Soft capsules

Indexed keywords

DINGGUI OIL; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAPSULES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 34447630106     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20070406     Document Type: Article

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