Table 2

Pulmonary function on beraprost and placebo treatments in patients with bronchial asthma


Run-in
Placebo
Washout
Beraprost

FVC as % pred. (%)
96.8 ± 5.7
103.4 ± 3.3
104.4 ± 3.1
103.4 ± 3.4
FEV1 as% pred. (%)
90.9 ± 5.7
94.1 ± 5.5
93.0 ± 5.6
93.2 ± 5.6
MMF as% pred. (%)
50.7 ± 6.7
52.0 ± 6.0
50.1 ± 6.4
51.5 ± 6.4

Data are shown as standard error of the mean for FVC, FEV1 and MMF.

* p < 0.05 compared with each control value (Wilcoxon signed-ranks test).

Ishiura et al. Cough 2007 3:2   doi:10.1186/1745-9974-3-2