Cochrane · systematic review · CD013090
Xiao Chai Hu Tang, a herbal medicine, for chronic hepatitis B
Kong, DZ, Liang, N, Yang, GL, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library
Hepato-BiliaryAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
8
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
5
Included studies
NR
No studies 5 · 62.5%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 37.5%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Xiao Chai Hu Tang formula compared with no intervention for chronic hepatitis B
Population: chronic hepatitis B
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
All‐cause mortality Xiao Chai Hu Tang formula vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Proportion of participants with ≥ 1 serious adverse events Xiao Chai Hu Tang formula vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Health‐related quality of life Xiao Chai Hu Tang formula vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Hepatitis B‐related mortality Xiao Chai Hu Tang formula vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Hepatitis B‐related morbidity Xiao Chai Hu Tang formula vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Proportion of participants with ≥ 1 adverse events considered 'not to be serious' (at maximum Xiao Chai Hu Tang formula vs no intervention | RR 0.43 [0.02, 11.98] | 2 studies · 240 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Proportion of participants with detectable HBV‐DNA in serum or plasma (at maximum Xiao Chai Hu Tang formula vs no intervention | RR 0.62 [0.45, 0.85] | 3 studies · 222 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Proportion of participants with detectable HBeAg in serum or plasma (at maximum Xiao Chai Hu Tang formula vs no intervention | RR 0.72 [0.5, 1.02] | 2 studies · 160 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |