atherosclerosis
Conditions
Interventions
Exposure group (taking western medicine + Ranmaijian):N/A
Non exposure group (taking western medicine):N/A
Sponsors
Longhua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Age = 18 years; (2) Meet the Western medical diagnostic criteria for carotid atherosclerosis; (3) Meet the TCM diagnostic criteria for Kidney Deficiency syndrome; (4) Voluntary participation in this study and ability to understand the content of the questionnaire; (5) Carotid stenosis rate <75%.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Participation in other clinical studies; (2) Presence of serious illnesses that affect survival; (3) Tuberculosis and other infectious diseases; (4) Use of other lipid-lowering Chinese herbal medicines or Chinese patent medicines.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| carotid intima-media thickness;Plaque transformation rate; Inflammatory markers: hs-CRP, IL-6;Safety indicators: liver and kidney function, creatine kinase; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (BAPWV); Other blood lipid indicators before and after treatment: low-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein, serum total cholesterol, triglycerides, apolipoprotein A;Blood pressure before and after treatment; | — |
Countries
china
Contacts
Public Contactyun gu
Longhua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed