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Table 1 Characteristics of patients in the two treatment groups for the per protocol population

From: Echinacea/sage or chlorhexidine/lidocaine for treating acute sore throats: a randomized double-blind trial

 

Echinacea/sage

Chlorhexidine/lidocaine

P value

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)

 
  1. 1Wilcoxon two-sample tests
  2. 2Fisher's exact test