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KMID : 0363420210350030067
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Journal of Korean Oriental Pediatrics
2021 Volume.35 No. 3 p.67 ~ p.88
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Trends in Clinical Research of Herbal Medicine Treatment for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Children - Focused on Randomized Controlled Trials in traditional Chinese medicine
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Lee Ji-Hong
Lee Sun-Haeng
Chang Gyu-Tae
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Abstract
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Objectives The purpose of this study is to analyze randomized clinical trials (RCTs) on traditional Chinese medicine to summarize its efficacy and safety for the treatment of functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) in children.
Methods We searched literatures published up to March 19, 2021 using two Chinese electronic databases. Data regarding patients, interventions, results, and adverse events were extracted from RCTs of herbal medicine for children with FGIDs.
Results A total of 34 RCTs were included: 16 trials on functional dyspepsia, 7 trials on functional constipation, 6 trials on functional abdominal pain, 4 trials on irritable bowel syndrome, and 1 trial on functional diarrhea. 26 of 29 trials that reported total effective rate, the treatment group showed a significant improvement compared to the control group. Most of other evaluation indicators, such as symptom score, symptom disappearance time, and recurrence rate also demonstrated statistically significant improvement. Of the 16 studies which reported safety, 5 studies reported no adverse reactions in either group, and 4 studies reported no statistically significant differences in the incidence of adverse events between two groups. Also, reported adverse events were mostly mild.
Conclusions Herbal medicine may help improve symptoms of FGIDs in children. However, due to limited types of studies on sub-diseases of FGIDs and small sample sizes in each study, additional large scale clinical studies on various other FGIDs are necessary.
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KEYWORD
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functional gastrointestinal disorders, children, herbal medicine, review
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