OBJECTIVE: To compare the clinical effective differences between pricking blood combined with moxibustion and west medication for @entity3811 . METHODS: Forty @entity1 with @entity3811 were randomly divided into a pricking blood combined with moxibustion group (a combination group) and a western medication group, 20 cases in each one. In the combination group, pricking blood was used at the most @entity158 points of the red turgid and @entity158 joint once three days, total 3 times; moxibustion was applied at the same joint for 15-20 min, once a day. The moxibustion was adopted for 10 days. In the western medication group, 0. 3 g @entity5018 was prescribed orally twice a day for 10 days. The changes of @entity414 (UA), high sensitivity @entity1851 (hs-CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and the joint syndrome and symptom score before and after: treatment were observed. Results In the two groups, the UA, the hs-CRP, the @entity2720 and symptom scores were lower than those before treatment (all P<0. 05). After treatment, the UA, the @entity2720 and symptom scores in the combination group were declined more apparently than those in the western medication group (all P<0. 05). The total effective rate in the combination group was 85. 0% (17/20) which was better than 75. 0% (15/20) in the western medication group (P<0. 05). CONCLUSION: Pricking blood combined with moxibustion could improve the joint symptoms more effectively and the effect is better than @entity5018 orally.

[Clinical observation of pricking blood combined with moxibustion for XXXX ].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity1851 :: ('1401', 'Gene') :: ['C-reactive protein'] @entity3811 :: ('MESH:D015210', 'Disease') :: ['acute gouty arthritis'] @entity5018 :: ('MESH:D007052', 'Chemical') :: ['ibuprofen'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['painful'] @entity2720 :: ('MESH:D007592', 'Disease') :: ['ESR and the joint syndrome'] @entity414 :: ('MESH:D014527', 'Chemical') :: ['uric acid']
@entity3811 :: (MESH:D015210,Disease) :: ['acute gouty arthritis']
