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. 2021 Feb 17;14(1):56–64. doi: 10.1111/jebm.12426

TABLE 2.

Treatment proposed to be evaluated by the included records (n = 157)

Treatments n %
Unclear 19 11.9
Traditional Chinese medicine 19 11.9
Chloroquine and/or hydroxychloroquine 12 7.5
Traditional Chinese and Western medicine 6 3.8
Lianhua Qingwen capsules 5 3.1
Blood components 5 3.1
Acupuncture 4 2.5
Corticosteroids 4 2.5
Different types of treatment 4 2.5
Favipiravir 3 1.9
Lopinavir/ritonavir 3 1.9
Pharmacological treatment 3 1.9
Physiotherapy techniques 2 1.3
Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers 2 1.3
Atazanavir 2 1.3
Chloroquine plus azithromycin 2 1.3
Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation 2 1.3
External treatment of traditional Chinese medicine 2 1.3
Immunosuppressive drugs 2 1.3
Interferon 2 1.3
Jinhua Qinggan granule 2 1.3
Noninvasive ventilation 2 1.3
Qing Fei Bai Du decoction 2 1.3
Remdesivir 2 1.3
Ribavirin 2 1.3
Chinese Herbal medicine 2 1.3
Traditional medicine as adjunctive therapy 2 1.3
Xuebijing injection 2 1.3
Favipiravir and remdesivir 1 0.6
Interleukin 1 inhibitor agents (specifically Anakinra) VS anti‐IL6 monoclonal antibodies (tocilizumab, sarilumab, siltuximab) 1 0.6
Traditional Chinese medicine injections 1 0.6
Volume‐controlled ventilation 1 0.6
Adjuvant pharmacologic therapy, standard care, definitive pharmacologic therapy, combined definitive pharmacologic 1 0.6
Advanced respiratory support; basic respiratory support 1 0.6
All suggested pharmacological therapies 1 0.6
Arbidol 1 0.6
Antiparasitic drugs 1 0.6
Antiviral drugs 1 0.6
Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine (BCG) vaccination 1 0.6
Chinese exercise 1 0.6
Combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine 1 0.6
Convalescent plasma transfusion vs standard care 1 0.6
Convalescent plasma or hyperimmune immunoglobulin 1 0.6
Enoxaparin or fondaparinux 1 0.6
Favipiravir, remdesivir, galidesivir, ivermectin, oseltamivir, ganciclovir, lopinavir/ ritonavir, darunavir, chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, arbidol, azithromycin, amoxicillin, moxifloxacin, ceftriaxone, antifungals, androgen receptor blockers, tea, and traditional Chinese medicine 1 0.6
Hydroxychloroquine vs azithromycin 1 0.6
Hydroxychloroquine vs standard treatment 1 0.6
Interferons alone or in combination with other drugs 1 0.6
Lopinavir combined with ritonavir 1 0.6
Integrative traditional Chinese and Western medicine 1 0.6
Interferon, lopinavir, ritonavir, ribavirin, remdesivir 1 0.6
Rheumatic disease therapy 1 0.6
Monoclonal antibodies 1 0.6
Macrolides 1 0.6
Mesenchymal stem cell‐based therapy 1 0.6
Vitamin C 1 0.6
Tocilizumab alone, tocilizumab combination therapy with antivirals and/or other drugs 1 0.6
Siddha medicine 1 0.6
Pharmacological interventions, fluid therapy, invasive or noninvasive ventilation, or similar interventions 1 0.6
Qingfei Paidu decoction 1 0.6
Traditional Chinese exercise 1 0.6
Moxibustion 1 0.6
Tai Chi 1 0.6
Traditional Chinese medicine nonpharmacological interventions 1 0.6
Pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic 1 0.6
Massage therapy 1 0.6

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