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Table 7 The medications of comparator groups among 108 trials

From: Systematic analysis of randomised controlled trials of Chinese herb medicine for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH): implications for future drug development and trial design

Medications of comparator groups

Trials number

Chemical medicines

89

 Polyene phosphatidylcholine capsules

42

 Silybin meglumine tablets or granules

15

 Tiopronin tablets

7

 Ursodeoxycholic acid tablets

4

 Diammonium glycyrrhizinate enteric-coated capsules

4

 Reduced glutathione for injection

1

 Reduced glutathione for injection + ursodeoxycholic acid tablets

1

TCMs (Chinese patent medicines)

6

 Hugan tablets

3

 Danning tablets

2

 Yiganning tablets

1

Biological products

3

 Group bifidobacterium triptans capsules

1

 Bacillus licheniformis capsules

1

 Bacillus subtilis duplex enteric capsules

1

Chinese patent medicine combined with chemical medicine

2

 Dangfeiliganning capsules + Benzbromarone tablets

1

 Fufangyiganling tablets + Polyene phosphatidylcholine capsules

1

Basic therapy (non-mention about specific drugs)

1

Placebos

7