Clinical study on LongXueJieJiaoNang for treatment of 62 AIDS cases complicated with peripheral neuropathy / 中国艾滋病性病

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of LongXueJieJiaoNang,a compound TCM preparation,on AIDS cases complicated with peripheral neuropathy.Methods Randomized double blind and double center prospective study was conducted for 62 AIDS cases which were divided into two groups group A with 0.6g LongXueJieJiaoNang t i.d.,and group B with 0.5g inositol,t.i.d,for 2 months(60 days),and then the therapeutic effects were compared between the 2 groups.Results The symptoms,right common peroneal nerve sensory conduction velocity(RSCV),palmesthetic threshold were improved in the two groups with the group A better than the gtoup B(the rates of improvement were 78.0% and 48.4%、66.1% and 30.6%、67.7% and 48.4%,respectively).The total effective rate was 74.4% in group A and 37.5% in group B.Conclusion LongXueJieJiaoNang is effective for AIDS cases complicated with peripheral neuropathy.