| |
Placebo
|
Cineole
| |
|---|
|
Mean of improvementa
|
mean
|
mean
|
P-value*
|
|---|
|
Of intensity of dyspnea
|
0.42 (0.75)
|
0.44 (0.70)
|
0.8352
|
|
Of secretion quantity
|
0.42 (0.69)
|
0.44 (0.75)
|
0.8352
|
|
Of cough frequency
|
0.64 (0.87)
|
1.18 (1.12)
|
0.0001
|
|
Of thorax pain at coughing
|
0.58 (0.98)
|
0.60 (0.98)
|
0.5896
|
|
Of findings at auscultation
|
0.31 (1.17)
|
0.35 (1.15)
|
0.7198
|
|
Of lung function
|
0.42 (0.73)
|
0.34 (0.70)
|
0.3249
|
|
Of Sum Score
|
2.91 (2.803)
|
3.55 (3.022)
|
0.0383
|
- Composed by the sum of symptoms after 4 days of treatment with cineole or placebo.
- *P-values demonstrate the difference between the two treatment groups.
- aDefinition of the scores is defined in the paragraph with the outcome measures.
