Efficacy and safety of umbilical therapy with the traditional Chinese medicine formulation Lishui Xiaogu cataplasm for cirrhotic ascites: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Ascites is one of the most common complications of cirrhosis. Umbilical therapy with traditional Chinese medicines has been increasingly prescribed to treat cirrhotic ascites. However, high-quality evidence from clinical trials supporting such application of traditional Chinese m...

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Main Authors: Xianzhao Yang, Shuying Ru, Lin Luo, Xiaoying Lv, Wenjing Bai, Fuwen Zhang, Feng Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3221-y