Ginger extract versus Loratadine in the treatment of allergic rhinitis: a randomized controlled trial

Table 2 The score of total nasal symptoms scores of ginger extract and loratadine

Data^a	Follow-up	Treatment^b		p-value***
Data^a	Follow-up	Ginger extract	Loratadine	p-value***
Total TNSS score	Week 0	7.48 (1.96)	7.38 (2.32)	0.835
	Week 3	4.30 (2.47) †††	4.33 (2.57) †††	0.989
	Week 6	3.42 (2.80) †††	4.11 (2.56) †††	0.276
runny nose	Week 0	2.00 (0.82)	2.00 (1.04)	1.000
	Week 3	1.19 (0.82) †††	1.28 (0.91) ††	0.812
	Week 6	0.89 (0.78) †††	1.14 (0.96) †††	0.231
itchy nose	Week 0	1.65 (0.86)	1.60 (0.87)	0.797
	Week 3	0.89 (0.88) †††	0.81 (0.79) †††	0.796
	Week 6	0.81 (0.88) †††	0.86 (0.87) †††	0.789
nasal congestion	Week 0	2.32 (0.62)	2.15 (0.77)	0.265
	Week 3	1.19 (0.81) †††	1.31 (0.95) †††	0.718
	Week 6	1.00 (0.16) †††	1.28 (0.88) ††	0.204
sneezing	Week 0	1.50 (0.99)	1.62 (0.93)	0.561
	Week 3	1.03 (0.93)	0.94 (0.71) †††	0.681
	Week 6	0.72 (0.81) †	0.83 (0.77) †††	0.555

^aData represent mean (SD), ^bStatistical analysis: repeated measured ANOVA, †Significant difference from day 0 within group (p < 0.05), ††significant difference from day 0 within group (p < 0.01), and†††significant difference from day 0 within group (p < 0.001)
*** Statistical analysis: Independent two-sample Student’s t-test

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