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Review of Randomized Controlled Trials of Korean Medicine for Chronic Urinary Tract Infections

만성 요로감염의 한약 치료에 관한 무작위 대조군 임상 연구 분석

  • Lee, Ji-Won (Dept. of Korean Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Chul (Dept. of Korean Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
  • 이지원 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 부인과학교실) ;
  • 김동철 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 부인과학교실)
  • Received : 2020.10.12
  • Accepted : 2020.11.27
  • Published : 2020.11.27

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to review randomized controlled trials on the effectiveness of korean medicine for chronic urinary tract infections. Methods: We analyzed the randomized controlled trials that intervented korean medicine treatment on chronic urinary tract infections retrieved using seven databases. Literature search was conducted on August 10, 2020. Results: Of the 188 studies searched, 8 studies were finally selected. In all studies, the treatment group was treated with korean medicine and the control group was treated with western medicine. Although the evaluation index was different for each study, all the indexes in the treatment group were significantly improved compared to the control group. Conclusions: Korean medicine treatment for chronic urinary tract infections had a significant effect compared to the western medicine treatment. Further high quality randomized controlled trials should be carried out to verify the strong evidence and safety of herbal medicine treatment.

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