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Table 3 Effects of moxibustion treatment on patients with excess or deficiency syndrome patterns

From: The effectiveness of moxibustion for the treatment of functional constipation: a randomized, sham-controlled, patient blinded, pilot clinical trial

 

Pre- and post-treatment

 

Baseline

Week 2

Week 4

Week 6

 

Excess

(n = 2)

Deficiency

(n = 10)

p

Excess

(n = 2)

Deficiency

(n = 10)

p

Excess

(n = 2)

Deficiency

(n = 10)

p

Excess

(n = 2)

Deficiency

(n = 10)

p

Defecation Frequency

(times/week)

3.50 ± 2.12

3.30 ± 1.64

†1.00

6.50 ± 0.71

3.10 ± 1.79

0.08

7.50 ± 0.71

4.0 ± 2.16

0.03

6.00 ± 1.41

3.70 ± 1.34

0.09

BSS

3.60 ± 1.98

2.97 ± 1.02

0.50

4.57 ± 2.22

3.13 ± 0.89

0.31

4.49 ± 2.31

3.53 ± 1.13

0.70

4.03 ± 1.66

3.43 ± 1.25

0.96

CAS

7.0 ± 5.66

7.3 ± 3.43

0.92

4.00 ± 5.66

4.80 ± 2.97

†0.92

2.00 ± 2.83

3.70 ± 2.06

0.49

3.50 ± 2.12

3.50 ± 4.25

0.92

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation. BSS: Bristol stool form scale; CAS: constipation assessment scale.
  2. p-value, by independent t-test.
  3. † analyzed by Wilcoxon rank-sum test