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Combining Traditional Chinese Herbs and csDMARDs for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Involves Tapering and Discontinuing Glucocorticoids: Protocol for a Two-Stage Non-Randomized Controlled Trial

Xingqiang Wang1 Department of Rheumatology, The No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650021, People’s Republic of China;2 Yunnan Provincial Clinical Medicine Research Center of Rheumatism in TCM, Yunnan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650021, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0241-7809View further author information
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Xianna Yang3 The First School of Clinical Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650021, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Shiqi Wang3 The First School of Clinical Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650021, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xiaofang Tian1 Department of Rheumatology, The No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650021, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jianmei Yin3 The First School of Clinical Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650021, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Nian Liu3 The First School of Clinical Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650021, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Pengtao Di1 Department of Rheumatology, The No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650021, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jipeng Qi3 The First School of Clinical Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650021, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Ya Li3 The First School of Clinical Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650021, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jimin Chen3 The First School of Clinical Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650021, People’s Republic of China;4 Department of Integrative Internal Medicine, The Lijiang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lijiang, Yunnan, 674100, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yang Wu1 Department of Rheumatology, The No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650021, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jingjin Wu1 Department of Rheumatology, The No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650021, People’s Republic of China;2 Yunnan Provincial Clinical Medicine Research Center of Rheumatism in TCM, Yunnan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650021, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Weiqing Zhao5 Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province and The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650034, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7957-6560View further author information
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Jiangyun Peng1 Department of Rheumatology, The No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650021, People’s Republic of China;2 Yunnan Provincial Clinical Medicine Research Center of Rheumatism in TCM, Yunnan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650021, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Ling Zhang1 Department of Rheumatology, The No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650021, People’s Republic of China;2 Yunnan Provincial Clinical Medicine Research Center of Rheumatism in TCM, Yunnan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650021, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Lingli Gu1 Department of Rheumatology, The No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650021, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Pages 827-839 | Received 10 Oct 2023, Accepted 10 Feb 2024, Published online: 05 Mar 2024

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