Diabetic lower limb ischemia
Conditions
Interventions
observation group:Liuqi Juantong Yin combined with conventional Western medicine therapy
Sponsors
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the diagnostic criteria for diabetic lower limb ischemia. (2) Meet the diagnostic criteria for the TCM syndrome (pattern of qi stagnation and collateral stasis). (3) Age between 40 and 75 years. (4) Patients or their family members voluntarily accept the treatment and sign an informed consent form before enrollment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with lower limb ulcers or gangrene complicated by infection. (2) Patients combined with other ischemic diseases such as thromboangiitis obliterans, Takayasu's arteritis, Raynaud's disease, or cold injury vasculopathy. (3) Patients combined with severe neuropathy caused by diabetes. (4) Patients with severe primary diseases or tumors affecting the cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, or hematopoietic systems. (5) Pregnant or lactating patients. (6) During the course of the study, the patient also took other traditional Chinese medicines with the effects of regulating qi and promoting blood circulation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| TCM syndrome points; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Lower limb blood flow index;Indicator parameters of lower extremity arterial color Doppler ultrasound;Ankle-brachial index;Foot temperature;Visual analogue scale pain score; | — |
Countries
CHINA
Contacts
Public ContactZhaohui Zhang
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed