Effect of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine on SARS: A review of clinical evidence

Table 1 Design of the RCTs of traditional Chinese medicine in combination with Western medicine for SARS

Study ID	Grade of method	Participants (case)				Trial interventions	Control interventions	Duration	Follow up	Main results
		Common type		Severe type
Zhao CH 2003	C	51		26		Western medicine plus compound herbs of kangfeidian No.1,2,3.	Western medicine	14-21d	No	Mortality, lung infiltrate absorption, symptom improvement, dosage of glucocorticosteroids.
Wang BE 2003	C	Trial 13	Control 17	Trial 18	Control 12	Western medicine plus compound herbs.	Western medicine	10-20 d	No	Mortality, lung infiltrate absorption, Secondary infections, dosage of methypred nisolone, SO2,
Wang RB 2003	C	Trial 5	Control 7	Trial 30	Control 23	Western medicine plus national drug No.2,3,4.	Western medicine	14 d	No	Mortality, lung infiltrate absorption, Secondary infections, symptom improvement
Jiang ZY 2003	B		40			Western medicine plus compound herbs No.1,2,3.	Western medicine	21 d or so	Yes	Lung infiltrate absorption, symptom improvement, quality of life
Zhang SN 2003	C		63			Western medicine plus kangfeidian No.4	Western medicine	7 d	No	Dose of glucocorticoid, lung infiltrate absorption, symptom improvement
Zhang XM 2003	C	Trial 7	Control 9	Trial 24	Control 23	Western medicine plus compound herbs of kangfeidian No.1,2,3.	Western medicine	21 d	No	Mortality, lung infiltrate absorption, symptom improvement, dose of glucocorticoid, length of fever