STAFF PROFILE
Dr Claire Zhang
Position:
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
College / Portfolio:
Allied Health Cluster
School / Department:
Chinese Medicine
Phone:
+61 3 9925 7002
Email:
claire.zhang@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Bundoora Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Research interests
- Evidence-based research in Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture.
- Chronic respiratory diseases.
- Chronic dermatology diseases.
- Systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Randomised controlled trial.
- Biostatistics and Research methods.
- Luo, Q.,Zhang, C.,Yang, L.,Zhang, T.,Guo, X.,Xue, C.,Lu, C. (2017). Potential effectiveness of Chinese herbal medicine Yu ping feng san for adult allergic rhinitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials In: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 17, 1 - 20
- Cai, Y.,Zhang, S.,Liu, S.,Wen, Z.,Zhang, T.,Guo, X.,Lu, C.,Xue, C. (2017). Electroacupuncture for poststroke spasticity: A systematic review and meta-analysis In: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 98, 2578 - 2589
- Zhang, S.,Yang, L.,Zhang, A.,May, B.,Yu, J.,Guo, X.,Lu, C.,Xue, C. (2016). Is oral Chinese herbal medicine beneficial for psoriasis vulgaris? A meta-analysis of comparisons with acitretin In: Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 22, 174 - 188
- Zhang, C.,May, B.,Yan, Y.,Yu, J.,Yao, D.,Chang, S.,Zhang, A.,Guo, X.,Lu, C.,Xue, C. (2016). Terms referring to psoriasis vulgaris in the classical Chinese medicine literature: A systematic analysis In: Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 25, 55 - 60
- Parker, S.,May, B.,Zhang, S.,Zhang, A.,Lu, C.,Xue, C. (2016). A pharmacological review of bioactive constituents of Paeonia lactiflora Pallas and Paeonia veitchii Lynch In: Phytotherapy Research, 30, 1445 - 1473
- Parker, S.,Zhang, S.,Yu, J.,Lu, C.,Zhang, A.,Xue, C. (2016). Oral Chinese herbal medicine versus placebo for psoriasis vulgaris: A systematic review In: Journal of Dermatological Treatment, , 1 - 11
- Xue, C.,Zhang, A.,Zhang, S.,DaCosta, C.,Story, D.,Thien, F. (2015). Acupuncture for seasonal allergic rhinitis: A randomized controlled trial In: Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 115, 317 - 324
- Zhang, C.,Tan, H.,Zhang, S.,Zhang, A.,Xue, C.,Xie, Y. (2015). Placebo devices as effective control methods in acupuncture clinical trials: A systematic review In: PloS one, 10, 1 - 22
- Zhang, S.,Pannirselvan, M.,Xue, C.,Xie, Y. (2014). Relationship between buckling of acupuncture needles and the handle type In: Acupuncture in Medicine, 32, 400 - 405
- Xie, Y.,Xu, S.,Zhang, C.,Xue, C. (2014). Examination of surface conditions and other physical properties of commonly used stainless steel acupuncture needles In: Acupuncture in Medicine, 32, 146 - 154
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
2 PhD Completions2 PhD Current Supervisions
Evidence-based medicine research on Chinese medicine, including systematic reviews on modern literature and classical literature, clinical trials to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture/Chinese herbal medicine and clinical research methodology.