|
Number of patients
|
69
|
64
| |
|
Mean age in years (SD)
|
41.6 (18.7)
|
33.8 (13.1)
|
0.2081
|
|
Male
|
23
|
20
|
> 0.8542
|
|
Total throat score at baseline (SD)
|
8.8 (1.5)
|
9.5 (1.5)
|
0.0041
|
|
Throat pain at baseline (100 mm VAS) (SD)
|
72.6 (17.9)
|
77.1 (19.9)
|
0.0491
|
|
Mean study duration (SD)
|
5.6 (2.1) days
|
6.4 (4.8) days
|
0.4941
|
|
Mean amount of verum used (SD)
|
11.7 (6.4) g
|
10.1 (6.9) g
| |
|
Mean amount of placebo used (SD)
|
7.8 (5.4) g
|
14.2 (10.5) g
| |
|
Blinding
| | | |
|
Number of patients identifying verum correctly (%)
|
54 (78.3)
|
17 (26.6)
| |
|
Number of patients identifying placebo correctly (%)
|
52 (75.4)
|
15 (23.4)
| |
