Table 2.
Baseline scores and mean change from baseline over third and fourth week after randomisation for subjective and objective measures of severity of rhinitis
| Mean (SD) baseline average score
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Mean (SE) change from baseline
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| Homoeopathy (n=24) | Placebo (n=27) | P value | Homoeopathy (n=23) | Placebo (n=27) | Difference between groups
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| Mean (95% CI) | P value | |||||||
| Visual analogue scale (mm) | 39.5 (12.9) | 38.1 (18.7) | 0.76 | −5.0 (3.3) | −4.0 (2.8) | 1 (−9.8 to 7.8) | 0.82 | |
| Nasal inspiratory peak flow (l/min): | ||||||||
| Morning | 98.1 (34.5) | 103.2 (32.9) | 0.62 | 25.1 (5.9) | −0.3 (3.0) | 25.4 (11.7 to 39.2) | 0.0008 | |
| Evening | 110.7 (46.7) | 115.0 (42.2) | 0.75 | 19.5 (5.7) | 5.4 (3.3) | 12.1 (0.6 to 27.6) | 0.04 | |
| Total | 104.4 (41.1) | 109.1 (37.9) | 0.58 | 22.3 (4.1) | 2.5 (2.3) | 19.8 (10.4 to 29.1) | 0.0001 | |