Rheumatoid Arthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) meet the diagnostic criteria of ACR/EULAR classification criteria in 2010; (2) Aged 18 and 70 years; (3) DAS28 3.2 to 5.1; (4) RA patients who Compliance with the deficiency of liver and kidney and rheumatism blocked collaterals or phlegm stasis; (5) the subject is informed and voluntarily signed the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) osteoarthritis, gout arthritis, reactive arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and arthritis caused by overlapping other connective tissue diseases (such as systemic lupus erythematosus, sjogren's syndrome, scleroderma, etc.); (2) DMARDs other than MTX (including chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, gold preparation, penicillium amine, sulfanilamide, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine A, leflunomide, sardoliamine, etc.) were used within 4 weeks before random enrollment; (3) use traditional Chinese medicine (such as tripterygium wilfordii, pavlin, etc.) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis within 4 weeks before random enrollment; (4) MTX was used before randomization for less than 3 months, or the dose was not stable at 7.5mg-12.5mg/week for at least 4 weeks; (5) oral glucocorticoid was taken before random enrollment, and the dose (equivalent to the dose of prednisone) was not stable at 10 mg/ d for at least 4 weeks. (6) if NSAIDs was used before random enrollment, the dose was not stable for at least 2 weeks;
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| DAS28; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale/Score, VAS ;Morning stiffness time;Joint tenderness;ACR20, ACR50, ACR70;TCM syndrome score;HAQ-DI; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Longhua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine