Curative effect of Jiawei-Haiqi pill on senile osteoporosis

Abstract

Objective To observe the curative effect of Jiawei-Haiqi pill on senile osteoporosis. Methods 124 patients in Shantou hospital of Traditional Chinese orthopedics were gathered from May 2010 to December 2012 in accordance with the criterion of diagnosis of senile osteoporosis. The 124 patients were divided into 2 groups randomly according to their case number. Sixty cases in the study group were treated with Jiawei-Haiqi pill, 6 gram per time once a day. Sixty-four cases in the control group were given 50 IU salmon calcitionin see calcimar via intramuscular injection once a day in the fist week, once every two days in the second week, and once every three days in the third week. Both groups were treated for 3 weeks with 3 months visit. After the end of treatment, symptom score, record the bone mineral density and biochemical markers of bone metabolism（serum alkaline phosphatase（ALP）, Fasting bone gla protein（BGP）, Urinary calcium（UCa） were observed in both groups. Results ①Comparison of curative effect of osteoporosis： After 3 weeks treatment, the total effective rate was 85.0%（51/60） in the study group and 79.7%（51/64） in the control group. There was no significant difference（P=0.776） between the two groups. ②Comparison of bone mineral density effect：the total effective rate was 40%in the study group and 39.1%in the control group.The difference between the two groups was not statistically significant（P=0.991）. ③Bone mineral density and symptom score changes bone mineral density in the two groups after 3 weeks and 3 months treatment [The study group respectively（0.69±0.08）g/cm2, （0.70±0.10）g/cm2, the control group respectively（0.69±0.0）g/cm2, （0.70± 0.13）g/cm2] increased than those in the same group before treatment[The study group （0.69±0.05）g/cm2, the control group （0.69±0.10）g/cm2], but there were no significant difference within group and between group comparisons（P〉0.05）;symptom score in the two groups after 3 weeks and 3 months treatment [The study group respectively（9.90±2.00）min,（8.50±1.70）min, the control group respectively （10.40±2.40）min,＆amp;nbsp;（9.00±1.90）min] reduced than those in the same group before treatment[The study group（16.10±2.00）min, the control group （16.20±1.80）min] （P〈0.05）, but there were no significant difference within group and between group comparisons（P〉0.05）. ④Biochemical markers of bone metabolism changes, after 3 weeks treatment, BGP in the study group（9.08±5.05）ρ/（μg·L）increased than that before treatment （5.10±3.50）ρ/（μg·L）（P〈0.05）. Conclusion Jiawei-Haiqi pill could effectively improve the clinical symptoms of aged patients with osteoporosis and elevate the levels of their BGP. Key words: Jiawei-Haiqi pill; Senile; Osteoporosis; Curative effect observation