Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Between 35 and 75 years of age; 2. According to the history of high-risk factors such as smoking, clinical symptoms, signs, chest radiographs and lung function tests, FEV1/FVC < 70% and FEV1 < 50% predictive values after inhalation of bronchodilator can be determined as incomplete reversible airflow limitation and classified as severe or very severe. A few patients have no symptoms such as cough, sputum, and only lung function show that FEV1/FVC < 70% and FEV1 < 50% have no evidence for other diseases also can be diagnosed as severe COPD; 3. TCM syndrome type standard: syndrome differentiation for spleen and kidney yang deficiency patients.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Syndrome differentiation for yin deficiency of the body; 2. With a history of allergy to traditional Chinese medicine; 3.Severe patients requiring continuous tracheal intubation ventilator assisted breathing; severe pulmonary interstitial fibrosis, active pulmonary tuberculosis, lung cancer; 4. Severe extrapulmonary organ failure: liver and kidney failuresevere primary diseases such as nervous system, digestive system, urinary system,hematopoietic system, and psychosis; 5.One month before entering the group, the use of over-regulation of lung and kidney herbs or other immunomodulating drugs; 6. Family members refuse treatment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Spirometry;blood and gas analysis; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| SPO2;6 minite walking test; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Gansu Provincial Hospital