Table 1.

Comparison of two weeks’ treatment with honey vs. aqueous cream in psoriasis.

	Honey	Aqueous cream	Honey minus cream	p
Acceptability
Score (0–100)	71.1 (27.6)	–	–	–
Clinical outcomes
Intensity (0–12)
V1	4.2 (1.5)	4.0 (1.4)
V2	2.9 (1.4)	3.2 (1.5)	−0.3 (1.2)	0.61*
Change with treatment	−1.3 (1.0)	−0.8 (1.5)	−0.5 (1.5)	0.25*
Severity (0–100)
V1	49.3 (25.9)	49.1 (23.6)
V2	32.1 (27.6)	36.9 (28.2)	−4.8 (−13 to 3.7)†	0.25‡
Change with treatment	−17.2 (16.8)	−12.2 (10.8)	−5.0 (−14.3 to 4.4)†	0.27‡
Adherence
Duration of use (min)	565.8 (76.7)	563.0 (76.1)	–	–

Values reported as mean (SD) unless otherwise stated. For Psoriasis Area and Severity Index intensity scores, higher scores represent more severe disease. Acceptability scores range from 0 ‘completely unacceptable’ to 100 ‘completely acceptable’. Severity scores range from 0 ‘mildest possible’ to 100 ‘Worst possible’. V1: Baseline visit 1; V2: Visit 2 after two weeks’ treatment.

^*Signed rank tests.

^†Mean (95% confidence interval).

^‡Paired t-test.