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Change of Symptoms after taking either the TCM preparation or placebo in the studied patients |
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| Study Group |
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| TCM group (N = 41) |
Placebo group (N = 40) |
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| Symptom |
Difference between D4 and D1 |
Difference between D7 and D4 |
Difference between D7 and D1 |
Difference between D4 and D1 |
Difference between D7 and D4 |
Difference between D7 and D1 |
P value1 (D4–D1) |
P value1 (D7–D4) |
P value1 (D4–D1) |
P value2(trend difference) |
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| Day Cough |
-0.17 |
-0.49 |
-0.66 |
-0.05 |
-0.70 |
-0.75 |
0.665 |
0.279 |
0.734 |
0.559 |
| Night Cough |
-0.34 |
-0.39 |
-0.73 |
-0.05 |
-0.78 |
-0.83 |
0.384 |
0.102 |
0.796 |
0.234 |
| Sputum |
-0.10 |
-0.41 |
-0.51 |
0.13 |
-0.20 |
-0.08 |
0.385 |
0.374 |
0.142 |
0.258 |
| Nasal Congestion |
-0.71 |
-0.27 |
-0.98 |
-0.80 |
-0.40 |
-1.20 |
0.749 |
0.541 |
0.502 |
0.763 |
| Running Nose |
-0.73 |
-0.24 |
-0.98 |
-0.73 |
-0.35 |
-1.08 |
0.982 |
0.664 |
0.730 |
0.911 |
| Sneezing |
-0.63 |
-0.10 |
-0.73 |
-0.63 |
-0.40 |
-1.02 |
0.973 |
0.178 |
0.273 |
0.399 |
| Hoarseness |
-0.76 |
-0.27 |
-1.02 |
-0.53 |
-0.55 |
-1.08 |
0.433 |
0.233 |
0.862 |
0.549 |
| Sore Throat |
-0.73 |
-0.49 |
-1.22 |
-0.63 |
-0.78 |
-1.40 |
0.738 |
0.286 |
0.523 |
0.605 |
| Muscle Pain |
-0.90 |
-0.07 |
-0.98 |
-0.70 |
0.00 |
-0.70 |
0.425 |
0.640 |
0.286 |
0.564 |
| Chest Pain |
-0.24 |
-0.15 |
-0.39 |
-0.40 |
-0.08 |
-0.48 |
0.461 |
0.444 |
0.662 |
0.672 |
| Headache |
-0.93 |
-0.20 |
-1.12 |
-0.85 |
-0.05 |
-0.90 |
0.783 |
0.503 |
0.468 |
0.718 |
| Total Symptom Score |
-6.24 |
-3.07 |
-0.92 |
-5.23 |
-4.28 |
-9.50 |
0.590 |
0.355 |
0.924 |
0.633 |
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1by independent student t-test; 2by repeated measure ANOVA;* P < 0.05 | ||||||||||
WCW et al. Cough 2006 2:5 doi:10.1186/1745-9974-2-5 |
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