[Systematic review and Meta-analysis on randomized controlled trials on effectiveness and safety of Kudiezi Injection in treatment of acute cerebral infarction].

To systematically review the effectiveness and safety of Kudiezi Injection in treating patients with acute cerebral infarction( ACI). Four Chinese databases( CNKI,VIP,Wan Fang,Sino Med),three English databases( Cochrane Library,EMbase,Medline)and Clinical Trail.gov were systematically and comprehensively retrieved. The retrieval time was from the establishment of each database to November 2017. Randomized controlled trials( RCTs) for the treatment of acute cerebral infarction with Kudiezi Injection were screened out according to pre-established inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria. The quality of the included studies was assessed using the Cochrane Risk Assessment Tool,and the included studies were put into descriptive analysis or Meta-analysis using the Rev Man 5. 3 software. A total of 932 articles were retrieved,and finally 14 studies were included. Except for 2 multi-arm trials,the total sample size was 1 244 in the experimental group and 638 in the control group. The overall quality of the included studies was not high. The results of Meta-analysis showed that Kudiezi + conventional therapy for acute cerebral infarction was superior to conventional therapy in total effective rate( RR = 0. 86,95% CI[0. 77,0. 96],P = 0. 006); Kudiezi + conventional therapy for acute cerebral infarction was superior to conventional therapy in serum inflammatory factors( MDhs-CRP=-3. 77,95% CI[-4. 17,-3. 37],P < 0. 000 01; MDIL-18=-16. 18,95% CI[-19. 26,-13. 11],P<0. 000 01); Kudiezi + conventional therapy was superior to conventional therapy in Barthel index( MD = 12. 52,95%CI[8. 93,16. 10],P<0. 000 01). Adverse reactions included in the study reports showed mild adverse reactions. Based on the results of this study,Kudiezi Injection combined with conventional therapy or other Western medicine had a certain curative effect on acute cerebral infarction,with no serious adverse reactions. However,due to the low quality of the included research methodology,the conclusions of this study were not recommended. In addition,in order to produce high-quality evidence for the clinical application of Kudiezi Injections,more randomized controlled trials with a large sample size,scientific design and strict implementation were required to study the effectiveness and safety of Kudiezi Injection in the treatment of cerebral infarction.