Table 2: Results of Phase 1.
| Outcome† | All patients (N=33) | Diabetes patients (n=17) | Idiopathic patients (n=16) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OFF | ON | OFF | ON | OFF | ON | |
| Weekly vomiting frequency Median (interquartile range) |
13.5 (5.5-25.4) | 6.8 (3.9-16.5)* | 12.8 (5.5-24.2) | 6.0 (3.0-14.8) | 13.8 (5.4-27.8) | 12.8 (4.0-20.3) |
| Total symptom score Mean (standard error) |
13.9± 1.1 | 12.5± 1.0 | 13.2± 1.7 | 11.3± 1.5 | 14.8± 1.3 | 13.8± 1.4 |
| Patient preference† | 7 | 21* | 4 | 10 | 3 | 11* |
*
P<0.05.
†
Patient preference is the number of patients who preferred ON or OFF before the blind was broken in Phase 1; 3 diabetes and 2 idiopathic patients expressed no preference.