Table 6.

Comparison of WHO oral mucositis grade between the two study groups at different timepoints

		Test (n = 17)	Control (n = 17)	P value
Baseline	Grade 0	17 (100%)	17 (100%)	1.00
	Grade 1–2	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Grade 3–4	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
3 weeks	Grade 0	10 (58.8%)	3 (17.6%)	0.01*
	Grade 1–2	4 (23.5%)	7 (41.2%)
	Grade 3–4	3 (17.7%)	7 (41.2%)
6 weeks	Grade 0	11 (64.7%)	2 (11.8%)	0.02*
	Grade 1–2	4 (23.5%)	11 (64.7%)
	Grade 3–4	2 (11.8%)	4 (23.5%)
Friedman’s test		0.08	< 0.001*
Baseline vs. 3 weeks		0.13	< 0.001*
Baseline vs. 6 weeks		0.36	0.002*
3 weeks vs. 6 weeks		1.00	1.00

*statistically significant at p value < 0.05