Clinical observation on spring pediatric growth plaster combined with lifestyle regulation in the treatment of short stature children
Liang Ling
Wang Hengyue
Zhou Ping
Xu Jing
Liu Xiaodong
Wang Yingxia
Abstract：Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of spring pediatric growth plaster combined with lifestyle regulation in the treatment of short stature children.Methods A randomized controlled trial was conducted.A total of 440 children with short stature admitted to The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University North District,Qingyang County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Anhui Province and Huangshan Huaze Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine,Anhui Province from January to March 2023 and January to March 2024 were enrolled.The subjects were divided into control group and treatment group by random number table method,with 220 cases in each group.The control group received lifestyle regulation including exercise,sleep and nutritional intervention;on this basis,the treatment group was additionally treated with spring pediatric growth plaster.The total effective rate,height growth,monthly growth rate,traditional Chinese medicine syndrome score and adverse reactions were compared between the two groups.Results The total effective rate of the treatment group was significantly higher than that of the control group[62.7％(138/220)vs 47.2％(104/220)](P＜0.001),with obviously better curative effect(P=0.004).The height growth and monthly growth rate in the treatment group were significantly higher than those in the control group[(1.34±0.71)cm vs(0.82±0.56)cm,(0.67±0.36)cm/month vs(0.41±0.28)cm/month](both P＜0.001).After treatment,the traditional Chinese medicine syndrome score of the treatment group was markedly lower than that of the control group(P＜0.001).In the treatment group,10 children presented skin redness accompanied by pruritus at the initial stage of treatment,which was quickly relieved by external application of desonide cream without affecting subsequent application.No adverse reactions occurred in the control group.Conclusion Spring pediatric growth plaster combined with lifestyle regulation has definite curative effect on short stature children with spleen and kidney deficiency syndrome,which can significantly improve traditional Chinese medicine symptoms and increase height growth and monthly growth rate.
Keywords：Short stature childrenSpring pediatric growth plasterSpleen and kidney deficiency syndrome
Publication Date：2026-07-18
Online Publishing Date：2026-09-14(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 1073-1077 )