Review Article

Efficacy and Safety of Chaihu Jia Longgu Muli Decoction in the Treatment of Poststroke Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Basic characteristics of the included studies.

Study cohortNo. (T/C)GenderAgeCourse (day)Outcome
TCTC

An [20]38/3822/1620/1857.03 ± 7.3356.23 ± 7.2630①④
Chen et al. [21]52/5230/2229/2349.6 ± 3.349.1 ± 3.621①②④
Gao and Zhang [22]75/7530/4533/4266.5 ± 11.369.5 ± 12.030①②④
Huang [23]20/2013/713/764.80 ± 7.0865.30 ± 6.8960①②⑤⑥⑦
Lai et al. [24]34/3418/1623/1158.2 ± 5.862.1 ± 6.956①②⑤
Li [25]36/3417/1915/1956①②⑦
Liu and Yang [26]48/4726/2226/2148.35 ± 6.2448.35 ± 6.2463①②④⑦
Liu et al. [14]28/3213/1515/1765.4 ± 8.763.7 ± 9.328②④⑤
Wang and Li [27]49/4936/1335/1459.63 ± 5.2760.05 ± 5.6928①②③⑦
Wu [28]42/4223/1921/2159.78 ± 7.8260.54 ± 8.0490①②⑥
Zhao et al. [15]35/3520/1521/1460.4 ± 4.560.5 ± 4.328①②④⑤⑦
Zhu [29]38/3824/1426/1246.34 ± 10.9745.28 ± 11.2642①②③
Zhang et al. [30]68/6629/3919/4765.91 ± 10.44268.12 ± 9.73114①②④⑤

Note: ①, efficiency; ②, HAMD; ③, MESSS; ④, NIHSSS; ⑤, Barthel; ⑥, CSS; ⑦, adverse reactions rate; —, unclear.