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. 2005 Jul 20;2005(3):CD003937. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003937.pub2

Comparison 1. Herbal medicines versus placebo.

Outcome or subgroup title No. of studies No. of participants Statistical method Effect size
1 Occurrence of AIDS‐related events 1   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
1.1 SPV30 versus placebo 1 145 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.12 [0.01, 1.08]
2 CD4 cell count less than 20 millions per litre 1   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
2.1 SPV30 versus placebo 1 145 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.74 [0.33, 1.69]
3 Overall health perception (no. improved) 1   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
3.1 IGM‐1 (Chinese herbs) versus placebo 1 30 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.75 [0.20, 2.79]
4 CD4 cell count ( X 10 6/L) 2   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
4.1 SPV30 (990 mg/day) versus placebo 1 96 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 39.70 [‐14.00, 95.40]
4.2 SPV30 (1980 mg/day) versus placebo 1 97 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 16.0 [‐35.12, 67.12]
4.3 Chinese medicinal herbs versus placebo 1 68 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) ‐80.0 [‐183.25, 23.25]
5 Viral load (log unit or copies/ml) 3   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
5.1 SPV30 (990 mg/day) versus placebo 1 77 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.11 [‐0.22, 0.44]
5.2 SPV30 (1980 mg/day) versus placebo 1 79 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) ‐0.15 [‐0.49, 0.19]
5.3 Chinese medicinal herbs versus placebo 1 68 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 20117.0 [‐29673.20, 69907.20]
5.4 Qiankunning versus placebo 1 36 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) ‐0.16 [‐0.52, 0.20]
6 Overall life satisfaction 1   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
6.1 IGM‐1 (Chinese herbs) versus placebo 1 30 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.66 [0.05, 1.27]