ABSTRACT
Objective To observe the effect of Shenqi Fuzheng injection combined with chemotherapy on reducing the side effects of malignant tumor chemotherapy. Methods Eighty cancer patients in Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of PLA General Hospital from January 2015 to March 2017 were randomly divided into treatment group and control group by using random number table method, each group contained 40 cases. The patients in the treatment group were given Shenqi Fuzheng injection combined with chemotherapy, while the control group used chemotherapy only. Results The incidence of WBC and Plt reduction in the treatment group [35.0 % (14/40), 32.5 % (13/40)] was lower than those in the control group [70.0 % (28/40), 57.5 % (23/40)], and the differences were statistically significant (χ 2= 9.825, P = 0.002;χ2=5.051, P=0.025). The incidence rates of digestive tract reaction and oral ulcers[52.5 %(21/40), 32.5 % (13/40)]were lower than those in the control group[75.0 %(30/40), 60.0 %(24/40)], and the differences were statistically significant (χ2= 4.381, P = 0.036; χ2= 6.084, P = 0.014). The quality of life in the treatment group was significantly improved compared with the control group [(51.4 ±5.1) points vs. (48.3±5.5) points], and the difference was statistically significant(t =2.595,P =0.011). Conclusions Shenqi Fuzheng injection combined with chemotherapy can reduce chemotherapy-induced side effects and improve the life quality of the patients.The injection can be used as the adjuvant therapy for chemotherapy in clinic application.
ABSTRACT
Objective:To evaluate the nutritional status before and after chemotherapy in patients with colon cancer by measuring energy metabolism and body composition.Methods:Fifty-one patients with colon cancer were included and were investigated using self-control method (before and after chemotherapy).Resting energy expenditure (REE) was determined by bed metabolic instrument,and body composition was measured by body composition analyzer.Results:For all patients,the REE on the 2nd day after chemotherapy was decreased significantly compared with that before chemotherapy (P ＜ 0.05).After chemotherapy,body fat percentage and body moisture percentage were increased significantly (P ＜ 0.05),and lean body mass percentage was decreased significantly (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion:After chemotherapy,the REE and lean body mass percentage of the patients with colon cancer were decreased,and body fat percentage and body moisture percentage were increased.
ABSTRACT
Insomnia has become a threat to public health, and acupuncture has shown an advantage in treatment of insomnia with good efficacy and few side effects.
ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the characteristics in sleep architecture of sub-healthy people with in-somnia,and to study the relationship between the sleep architecture and the degree of insomnia.Methods Sleep ar-chitecmre and Pittsburg sleep quality index(PSQI)value and PSQI scale were detected respectively.Results Sleep architecture of 46 subjects was abnormal-including shortened total-sleep-time(26.1%),excessive superficial-sleep stage(100%).inadequate deep-sleep stage(87.0%),insufficient rapid eye movement sleep(REM) (60.9%),longer sleep latency(65.2%)-more wakening times(47.8%)and longer wakeful time(43.5%).PSQI value of each insomniac exceeded 7,and the valtie of most objects was between 12 and 16(73.9%).The in-gredients of sleep architecture were not significantly correlated with the values of PSQI (P>0.05).Conclusion The sleep architecture of sub-healthy people with insomnia is mainly characterized with difficulty in falling asleep,light sleep and festless sleep,but the characteristics of sleep architecture is not inevitablly related with the degree of insomnia.
ABSTRACT
Objective:To study and design measurement scale which can judge and survey sub-health state and itscharacteristic of TCM syndrome.Methods:Making use of methods of scale technique,literature research,expertise consultation et al,based on TCM theory,via conceptualization and operation of sub-health and TCM syndrome,forming structure and type of scale,establishing item pool and results,and then through item selection,assessment of validity and reliability of pre-investigation,making the measurement scale.Results:The scale is made up of 4 parts:body function state,psychological function state,social function state and particular state of TCM.The 4 parts are divided into 15 sorts,including 120 items.Conclusion:The scale contributes much to the diagnosis of sub-health state and the clari cation of clinical manifestations,features,distributions of TCM syndrome of public of sub-health,which is one of the most important methods for investigating TCM syndrome of sub-health state.
ABSTRACT
Objective:To study the effects on lymphocyte & T subset of SARS patients treated by integrative traditional Chinese and western medicine(ICWM). Methods:48 patients were randomly divided into two groups, the control group treated by western medicine (WM) alone and the test group treated by ICWM. The test group patients took the traditional Chinese medicine by 3 weeks based on their conditions. Lymphocyte and T subset were measured. Results:① At pretreatment, absolute value of lymphocyte of 38 patients in all patients were low. There were 19 patients with lowered CD3 +, and 28 patients with lowered CD4 +/CD8 + ratio in 38 patients with T subset measured. ② The value of lymphocyte in plasma in patients after ICWM treatment increased from 1 00?10 9?0 46?10 9 L -1 to 1 92?10 9?0 74?10 9 L -1 ( P