Author

random

allocation

allocation concealment

blind method

withdraw

Jadad score

Interventions

Duration

Outcomes

experimental

control

Yu 2010 [9]

yes

unclear

unclear

unclear

3

GSZT

MTX 7.5 mg qw, SSZ 1 g bid

12 weeks

TE, DMS, ESR, CRP, AE

Liu 2008 [10]

unclear

unclear

unclear

unclear

2

GSZT

MTX 7.5 mg qw, MLX7.5 mg bid

4 weeks

TE

Liu 2008 [11]

unclear

unclear

unclear

unclear

2

GSZT

LEF 20 mg qd

4 weeks

TE

Lv 2014 [12]

yes

unclear

unclear

unclear

3

GSZT

MTX 7.5 mg qw, voltaren 75 mg qd

12 weeks

TE, ESR, RF, AE

Zhang 2017 [13]

yes

unclear

unclear

yes

4

GSZT

LEF 20 mg qd,

Nime 0.1 g bid

12 weeks

TE, DMS, ESR, RF, CRP

Yang 2016 [14]

unclear

unclear

unclear

unclear

2

GSZT

CXB 0.2 g qd

12 weeks

TE

Tian 2011 [15]

unclear

unclear

unclear

unclear

2

GSZT

NSAIDs, GCs

8 weeks

TE, DMS, ESR

Xiao 2012 [16]

unclear

unclear

unclear

unclear

2

GSZT

MTX 5 10 mg qw, voltaren 75 mg qd

12 weeks

TE, ESR

Chen 2017 [17]

yes

unclear

unclear

unclear

3

GSZT

MTX 10 mg qw, voltaren 75 mg qd

12 weeks

TE, DMS, ESR, RF, CRP, AE

Liu 2017 [18]

yes

unclear

unclear

unclear

3

GSZT

LEF 20 mg qd, loxoprofen 60 mg tid

8 weeks

ESR, RF, CRP