Effects of Xinfeng Capsule on Depressive Mood and Serum Cortisol in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis / 中国中医药信息杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe effects of Xinfeng capsule(XFC)on depressive mood and serum cortisol in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and study its mechanism.Methods 76 RA patients were randomly divided into two groups.The treatment group(n=40)was treated with XFC,and the control group(n=36)with Zhengqing Fengtongning.The targets included clinical effects,symptom and sign,integral of quality of life,self-rating depression scale(SDS)and serum cortisol.Results The effects of XFC were similar to that of Zhengqing Fengtongning in the total effective rate,improving symptoms and sign,active index,etc.XFC was superior to Zhengqing Fengtongning in improving SDS standard score,the symptoms of splenic asthenia and quality of life(P