Clinical observation on treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy bytraditional Chinese medicine foot bath combined with Xueshuantong / 中国生化药物杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine foot bath combined with Xueshuantong injection in the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy.Methods Sixty patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy(DPN)were randomly divided into two groups.According to the patients' condition,oral hypoglycemic drugs or insulin were used to control blood glucose.The control group was treated with Xueshuantong injection on routine nutrition nerve program.In the conventional nutrition nerve program based on the use of traditional Chinese medicine foot bath combined with Xueshuantong injection treatment,2 groups were treated after 10 days to evaluate the efficacy.Results The total effective rate of the observation group and the control group was 90％and 66.7％respectively.The sensory and motor function of the observation group were significantly improved after the treatment group,and the blood rheology and serum endothelin level were significantly decreased.Conclusion Chinese medicine foot bath combined with Xueshuantong injection for the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy.