A DOUBLE BLIND OBSERVATION FOR THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF THE TONG LUO KAI BI TABLETS ON RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

The therapeutic effects of the Tong Luo Kai Bi Tablets (通络开痹片) in 120 patients withrheumatoid arthritis were observed in this clinical trial by the randomized double blindmethod. Both the observed group and the control group each had 60 patients. In theobserved group treated with the Tong Luo Kai Bi Tablets, 1 case (1.7%) was curedclinically, 27 cases (45.0%) improved markedly, 26 cases (43.3%) improved, with a totaleffective rate of 90.0%. In the control group treated with Rheumatic Semen StrychniTablets (风湿马钱片), no case was cured, 16 cases (26.7%) improved markedly, 33 cases(55.0%) improved, with a total effective rate of 81.7%. Statistical data showed the TongLuo Kai Bi Tablets had much better therapeutic effectiveness clinically than theRheumatic Semen Strvchni Tablets (P<0.05).