Evaluation of the Curative Effect of Ru-Yi-Jin-Huang-Saan

Overview

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of Ru-Yi-Jin-Huang-Saan for the treatment of Colles' fracture.

Description

According to the definition of the World Health Organization, Taiwan officially entered the aged society in 2018. The population over the age of 65 exceeds 14% of the total population. Based on this, it is estimated that we will enter a super-aged society in 2026. Because the older the age, the higher the rate of bone loss, and the higher the risk of osteoporosis, the easier it is to fracture due to falls. The incidence of bone fracture is directly proportional to the aging population. Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) interventional fracture treatment has a long history and experience.

Many recent studies show that TCM is benefit to reduce risk of total hip replacement and has a positive influence on the prevention of osteoporotic fracture. In drug mechanism research, some Chinese herbal medicine has been proved to promote bone fracture healing . Although most of these researches have been confirmed in the laboratory, little information is available on true patients. In clinical we observe a lot of topical Chinese medicine been used after fracture, so the purpose of this thesis is to investigate the effective of topical Chinese herbal paste. This study may lead to build the usage of guideline after fracture.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. People who are over 20 years old and have no lack of mental ability can understand the content of the experiment and are willing to participate in it.
2. Patients with Colles' fracture receive surgical fixation(ORIF).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. People are unable to cooperate with experiments and fill out questionnaires.
2. Patients have wounds on the back of their wrists.
3. Patients are allergic to traditional Chinese medicine for external applications or have used other traditional Chinese medicine for external applications.
4. Patients have cancer, stroke, and systemic diseases such as severe anemia, thyroid disease, uncontrolled diabetes, etc.
5. Pregnant woman.