Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. A confirmed diagnosis of AECOPD; 2. Syndrome of phlegm-heat obstructing lung; 3. Aged between 40 and 80 years; 4. Voluntary treatment, with the informed consent signed.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant or breast-feeding women; 2. Complicated with cardio-cerebrovascular diseases (malignant arrhythmia, unstable hemodynamics, acute myocardial infarction, NYHA Class III or IV,cerebral apoplexy, cerebral hemorrhage, etc); 3. Complicated with bronchiectasis, bronchial asthma, tuberculosis, bronchiolitis obliterans, diffuse panbronchiolitis, pulmonary embolism pneumothorax and pleural effusion, etc; 4. Complicated with respiratory failure, need endotracheal intubation and ventilator breathing to assist breathing; 5. Complicated with serious liver and renal diseases(Serious liver disease refers to cirrhosis, portal hypertension and varices bleeding,severe kidney disease, including dialysis, kidney transplantation); 6. Combination of tumor or neuromuscular disease affecting the respiratory movement function; 7. Long-term bedridden patients; 8. Congenital or acquired immunodeficiency; 9. Delirious, dementia, and all kinds of psychiatric patients; 10. Patients with oral corticosteroids within 1 mounth before enrollment; 11. Participating in other trials within 1 mounth before enrollment or allergic to the used medicine.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| course of disease; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| antibiotic use time;The clinical symptoms and physical signs;TCM syndrome grade;The category and use time of the application of antiasthmatic during the period of COPD exacerbations;inflammatory indicators;Dyspnea;Quality of life evaluation;lung function; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine