Department of Hepatopathy, Shuguang Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Medical Department, Shuguang Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Int J Biol Sci. 2022 Sep 1;18(15):5641-5652. doi: 10.7150/ijbs.76699. eCollection 2022.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) JingYinGuBiao formula (JYGB) was recommended by the Expert consensus on Traditional Chinese Medicine diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 infection in Shanghai. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of JYGB in treating mild COVID-19 patients. Methods: A prospective, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial was conducted (ClinicalTrial.gov registration number: ChiCTR2200058695). A total of 885 patients were randomized into the treatment group (administration of JYGB,n=508) or the control group (administration of TCM placebo, n=377) with 7-day treatment. The primary outcomes were the negative conversion rate and negative conversion time of SARS-CoV2 RNA. Secondary outcomes included the hospitalized days and symptom improvement. A total of 490 and 368 patients in the treatment and control groups completed the study. The cumulative negative conversion rates at 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, and 6 days post randomization in the treatment group were all markedly higher than those in the control group (13.88% vs. 9.24%, =0.04; 32.24% vs. 16.58%, <0.001; 51.43% vs. 36.14%, <0.001; 77.76% vs. 69.84%, =0.008). Compared with the control group, after JYGB treatment, the median negative conversion time (4.0 [3.0-6.0] vs. 5.0 [4.0-7.0] days, <0.001) and hospitalized days (6.0 [4.0-8.0] vs. 7.0 [5.0-9.0] days, <0.001) were reduced. While the symptoms were improved, there were no significant differences in symptom disappearance rates between both groups. In addition, further sub-group analysis showed that for patients with interval time ≤4 days or patients≤ 60 years, the clinical effects of JYGB were more remarkable with an increase in cumulative negative conversion rates, a decrease in negative conversion time and hospitalized days. JYGB was well tolerated without any severe side effects. JYGB, a TCM prescription, improves the negative conversion rate of SARS-CoV2 in mild COVID-19 patients.
中药荆银固表方(JYGB)是上海中医药治疗 COVID-19 感染专家共识推荐的。我们评估了 JYGB 治疗轻症 COVID-19 患者的安全性和疗效。方法:前瞻性、双盲、随机、对照临床试验(ClinicalTrials.gov 注册号:ChiCTR2200058695)。共纳入 885 例患者,随机分为治疗组(JYGB 组,n=508)或对照组(TCM 安慰剂组,n=377),疗程 7 天。主要结局是 SARS-CoV2 RNA 的阴转率和阴转时间。次要结局包括住院天数和症状改善。治疗组和对照组分别有 490 例和 368 例患者完成研究。治疗组在随机后第 2、3、4、6 天的累积阴转率均明显高于对照组(13.88% vs. 9.24%,=0.04;32.24% vs. 16.58%,<0.001;51.43% vs. 36.14%,<0.001;77.76% vs. 69.84%,=0.008)。与对照组相比,JYGB 治疗后,中位阴转时间(4.0[3.0-6.0] vs. 5.0[4.0-7.0]天,<0.001)和住院天数(6.0[4.0-8.0] vs. 7.0[5.0-9.0]天,<0.001)缩短。症状改善方面,两组症状消失率无统计学差异。此外,进一步的亚组分析显示,对于间隔时间≤4 天或年龄≤60 岁的患者,JYGB 的累积阴转率增加,阴转时间和住院天数减少,临床效果更为显著。JYGB 耐受性良好,无严重不良反应。中药处方 JYGB 可提高轻症 COVID-19 患者 SARS-CoV2 的阴转率。