Effects of Qishe Pill, a compound traditional Chinese herbal medicine, on cervical radiculopathy: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Cui, Xue Jun ^a   Sun, Yue Li ^a   You, Sheng Fu ^a   Mo, Wen ^a   Lu, Sheng ^a   Shi, Qi ^a   Wang, Yong Jun ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Cervical radiculopathy; Neck pain; Qishe pill; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; MUSCONE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARM PAIN; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELBOW; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NECK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PILL; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHIZOME; RIGIDITY; SHORT FORM 36;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS; CHINA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RADICULOPATHY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TABLETS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885003545     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-322     Document Type: Article

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