Research Article

[Retracted] The Effect of the Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Clinical baseline information and primary conclusion of studies.

StudyStudy designTreatmentNo. of patientsGender (M/F)AgeFollow-upDuration
InterventionControlInterventionControlInterventionControlInterventionControl

Li Chengdong 2011RCTHerbal fumigation and washing prescription+medobaMedoba404023/1724/164 months2006 to 2010
Wan Fung Kum 2011RCTJia Wei Liu Jun Zi Tang+CMWCMW222514/817/824 weeksNR
Weidong Pan 2011RCTZeng-xiao An-shen Zhi-chan 2+CMWCMW565434/2232/2213 weeks2008 to 2010
Yang Qingtang 2012RCTShaoyao Gancao decoction+Ganmai Dazao decoction+medobaMedoba3434NRNR45-8045-8012 weeks2009 to 2011
Yu Dengjun 2012RCTGinseng Guipi decoction+medobaMedoba5048NRNR4 weeks2009 to 2011
Zhong Cheng 2012RCTBushen Huoxue Tongluo capsule+CMWCMW6060NRNR51-8251-823 months2011 to 2012
Chen Mengyun 2014RCTZhizhan granule+CMWCMW575138/1935/1612 weeks2012 to 2013
Chao Gu 2015RCTDi-Huang-Yi-Zhi+donepezilDonepezil303014/1613/176 months2010 to 2013
Wen Lili 2015RCTCistanche wuxifeng granule+medobaMedoba292815/1416/123 months2013 to 2014
You Jiahua 2015RCTShujin dingzhan decoction+CMWCMW303022/820/1012 weeks2013 to 2014
Bai Yu 2016RCTZishen RouJing decoction + CMWCMW545433/2135/1912 weeks2007 to 2015
Xu Qingshui 2016RCTCistanche Rongjing+levodopaLevodopa14108/67/33 monthsNR
Ye Qing 2016RCTYizhi Pingzhan recipe+levodopaLevodopa403825/1523/153 months2013 to 2015
Zhang Lijuan 2016RCTQingxin Kaiqiao recipe+acupuncture+medobaMedoba4949NRNR4 months2015
Cai Li 2017RCTZhizhan decoction+CMWCMW434325/1823/2012 weeks2014 to 2016
Chen Yu 2017RCTTianma goutengyin and Shaoyao Gancao decoction+medobaMedoba363622/1421/153 months2013 to 2015
Wang Jiecheng 2017RCTSelf-made prescription+dopashydrazineDopashydrazine494928/2125/244 weeks2016
Mo Haizhen 2018RCTYishen tiaogan Jieyu recipe+dopashydrazineDopashydrazine303013/1711/198 weeks2016 to 2017
Xu Xiao 2018RCTShaoyao Gancao decoction+CMWCMW303016/1417/133 months2014 to 2017
Cao Jianfeng 2020RCTDialectical prescription+levodopaLevodopa454529/1628/178 weeks2016 to 2018
Liao Xun 2020RCTDialectical prescription+dopashydrazineDopashydrazine363620/1618/1811 weeks2018 to 2019
Zhao Lili 2020RCTDialectical prescription+medobaMedoba6015NRNRNRNR5 weeks2017 to 2019
Zhang Quan 2021RCTYangxue Pinggan granule+CMWCMW202010/1011/98 weeks2017 to 2019

RCT: randomized controlled trail; CMW: conventional Western medicine; NR: not reported.