Research Article

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials of Fuke Qianjin Tablet

Table 5

The meta-analysis results of the secondary outcomes.

IndicationOutcomesNumber of studies includedCasesHeterogeneity testEffect modelResults of the meta-analysis
I2SMD/OR (95% CI)

Acute PIDClinical symptom remission or disappearance time8899
The time of the masses disappearance782189.2%0.001R−1.36 (−1.84, −0.89)0.001
The time of body temperature return to normal782184.9%0.001R−1.19 (−1.58, −0.79)0.001
The time to relieve abdominal pain782190.7%0.001R−1.83 (−2.38, −1.29)0.001
Serum inflammatory factor concentration6558
CRP concentration330092.1%0.001R−1.99 (−3.01, −0.98)0.001
TNF-α concentration437250.8%0.107F−1.73 (−1.97, −1.49)0.001
IL-6 concentration438094.4%0.001R−1.53 (−2.52, −0.53)0.001
Chronic PIDClinical symptom remission or disappearance time131394
The remission time of uterine pain554292.0%0.001R−2.48 (−3.29, −1.66)0.001
The remission time of abdominal pain12120885.6%0.001R−2.12 (−2.49, −1.74)0.001
The time for leucorrhoea to return to normal778227.4%0.219F−1.38 (−1.54, −1.22)0.001
Serum inflammatory factor concentration112317
CRP concentration5157587.6%0.001R−3.10 (−3.69, −2.51)0.001
TNF-α concentration564696.6%0.001R−2.56 (−3.68, −1.43)0.001
IL-2 concentration32640.0%0.969F0.85 (0.59, 1.10)0.001
IL-4 concentration32640.0%0.933F0.60 (0.59, 0.85)0.001
IL-10 concentration21820.0%0.790F0.49 (0.20, 0.79)0.001

EndometritisEndometrial thickness16168087.8%0.001R2.25 (1.89, 2.60)0.001
Normalization rate of menstrual1214130.0%0.978F4.01 (3.04, 5.30)0.001
Normalization rate of menstrual cycle684546.3%0.097F5.57 (3.82, 8.13)0.001
Normalization rate of menstrual amount686579.9%0.001R4.96 (1.72, 14.28)0.001
Incidence of irregular vagina bleeding1516930.0%0.995F0.23 (0.16, 0.31)0.001
6-month relapse rate35760.0%0.683F0.15 (0.07, 0.35)0.001

FKQJP, Fuke Qianjin tablet; R, random-effect model; F, fix-effect model.