Table 1.
Study ID | Population | Sample size | Average age (year) | Male (%) | Time from symptom onset when included (Hours) | TCM syndrome differentiation | Baseline major symptoms | Intervention | Comparison | Treatment duration (days) | Measurement time of outcomes (days) | Outcomes reporteda |
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Common cold | Fever, cough | |||||||||||
Chen H 2016 [22] | Children | 78/78 | 6.3/6.5 | 44.9/52.6 | NR | NR | >37.3℃ | SFJD+ST +ribavirin | ST +ribavirin | 7d | 5d | 2,3,6 |
Zhou XF 2016[23] | Children | 70/70 | 5.1/4.8 | 48.6/44.348 | 48hr | Wind-heat syndrome | 37.3–41.6℃ | SFJD +ST+ ribavirin | ST+ ribavirin | 5d | 5d | 2,3,6 |
Wang Q 2018[24] | Children | 45/44 | 7.15/7.2 | 53.3/52.27 | NR | NR | >37.3℃ | SFJD +ST+ antivirals | ST+ antivirals | 5d | 5d | 2,3,6 |
Zhang YP 2014[25] | Adults | 110/110 | 40.2/39.81 | 54.5/59.0 | NR | NR | >37.3℃ | SFJD+ST | ST | 7d | 1d | 1 |
Ye XQ 2013[26] | Adults | 100/100 | 38.55/37.85 | 52/49 | 48hr | Wind-heat syndrome | 37.3–39.0℃ | SFJD+ST | ST | 3d | 3d | 1,2,6 |
Zhao JL 2018[27] | Adults | 61/62 | 45.69/45.21 | 49.1/53.2 | NR | NR | >37.3℃ | SFJD+ST | ST | 3d | 3d | 1,6 |
Zhang B 2020[28] | Adults | 119/118 | 31.94/35.94 | 56.8/54.6 | NR | NR | 37.3–39.0℃ | SFJD+ST | ST | 3d | 3d | 1,6 |
Xu YL 2015[29] | Adults | 120/120 | 49.24/47.77 | 60/57.9 | 36hr | Wind-heat syndrome | 37.3–39.0℃ | SFJD | placebo | 7d | 3d | 1,2,6 |
Wu XJ 2015[30] | Adults | 112/119 | 70.9/70.8 | 59.8/59.8 | NR | NR | >37.3℃ | SFJD+ST+ antibiotics | ST+ antibiotics | 7d | 3d | 1 |
Zhao LB 2020 [31] | Adults | 78/78 | 37.3/36.8 | 52.3/51.3 | 36h | Wind-heat syndrome | 37.1–39.1℃ | SFJD +ST+ antivirals | ST+ antivirals | 5d | 5d | 6 |
Acute rhinitis | Fever, stuffy nose | |||||||||||
Li Y 2015[32] | Adults | 30/30 | 49.2/50.3 | 43.3/46.7 | 72hr | Wind-heat syndrome | >37.3℃ | SFJD+ST | ST | 7d | 5d | 6 |
Herpangina | Fever, blisters | |||||||||||
Yang Y 2019[33] | Children | 35/35 | 4.55/4.2 | 51.4/42.9 | 48hr | NR | >37.3℃ | SFJD +ST+ interferon | ST+ interferon | 5d | 5d | 2,5,6 |
Yang ML 2016[34] | Children | 123/123 | 4.2/4.1 | 49.6/47.9 | 48hr | NR | >37.3℃ | SFJD+ST+ ribavirin | ST+ ribavirin | 5d | 5d | 2,5,6 |
Liu CX 2015[35] | Children | 37/33 | 2.4/2.5 | NR | 48hr | NR | 37.3–41.0℃ | SFJD +ST+ ribavirin | ST+ ribavirin | 5d | 5d | 2,5,6 |
Acute pharyngitis | Fever, sore throat | |||||||||||
Zhu SM 2019[36] | Adults | 38/38 | 41.34/41.25 | 57.9/52.6 | 48hr | Wind-heat syndrome | 37.3–38.5℃ | SFJD+ ST | ST | 5d | 5d | 4,6 |
Jiang JQ 2018[37] | Adults | 48/48 | 37/39.81 | 47.9/43.8 | 48hr | NR | >37.3℃ | SFJD+ST | ST | 7d | 5d | 4,6 |
Dong W 2020[38] | Adults | 45/45 | 30.1/32.1 | 48.89/53.33 | 36h | NR | >37.3℃ | SFJD+ST | ST | 6s | 5d | 2,4 |
Zhou QQ 2020[39] | Adults | 106/106 | 32.75/30.63 | 69.8/74.53 | 48h | NR | NR | SFJD+ST | ST | 7d | 5d | 4 |
Acute tonsillitis | Fever, sore throat | |||||||||||
Zhang JY 2015[40] | Adults | 45/45 | 22.94/24.17 | 68.9/60 | 48hr | NR | 37.3–39.1℃ | SFJD +ST+ cefaclor | ST+ cefaclor | 7d | 5d | 2,4,6 |
Wang ZB 2018[41] | Adults | 55/55 | 16.39/20.73 | 56.4/49.1 | 72hr | NR | >37.3℃ | SFJD +ST+ amoxicillin | ST+ amoxicillin | 7d | 5d | 2,4,6 |
Li G 2017[42] | Adults | 50/50 | 27.1/27.3 | 56/52 | NR | NR | ≥38.0 ℃ | SFJD +ST+ cefuroxime | ST+ cefuroxime | 5d | 5d | 2,4,6 |
Li BR 2020[43] | Adults | 50/50 | 22/21 | 52/42 | NR | NR | >37.3℃ | SFJD+ST+ penicillin | ST+ penicillin | 7d | 5d | 2,4,6 |
Zhao ZY 2015[44] | Children | 58/50 | 5.9/6.1 | 53.4/54 | 72hr | NR | ≥38.0 ℃ | SFJD +ST+ cefuroxime | ST+ cefuroxime | 5d | 5d | 2,4,6 |
Yang X2017 [45] | Children | 35/35 | 3.52/3.53 | 48.6/51.4 | 48hr | NR | 38.4–39.8 ℃ | SFJD +ST+ amoxicillin | ST+ amoxicillin | 5d | 5d | 2,4,6 |
Huang PL 2016[46] | Children | 60/60 | 7.12/6.74 | 51.7/53.3 | 72h | Wind-heat syndrome | >37.3℃ | SFJD +ST+ cefaclor | ST+ cefaclor | 6d | 5d | 2,4,6 |
Notes: AURTIs, acute upper respiratory tract infections; d, days; hr, hours; NR, not reported; SFJD, Shufeng Jiedu; ST, symptomatic treatment.
Outcomes: 1, Resolution rate of fever at day 3 of treatment; 2, Time to fever resolution; 3, Time to cough resolution; 4, Time to sore throat resolution; 5, Time to blister resolution; 6, Cure rate.
1–5 were primary outcomes, 6 was secondary outcome.