Original Article
Treatment of Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease with Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Pilot Clinical Study
Table 2
Patient characteristics at baseline.
| Parameter | TCM group | Control group | () | () |
| Age (years) | 64.82 8.88 | 60.88 9.41 | Gender (men/women) | 14/8 | 17/8 | Disease duration (years) | 5.44 5.26 | 6.37 4.93 | Duration of levodopa treatment (years) | 5.36 5.27 | 6.12 4.89 | Total levodopa daily | 405.68 295.80 | 498.00 313.74 | dose (mg) | Baseline scores | | | H&Y score | 2.68 1.09 | 2.24 0.88 | PDQ-39 Single Index | 28.96 13.19 | 29.21 15.44 | UPDRS Total | 55.45 21.48 | 48.80 18.92 | GDS score | 16.18 6.79 | 15.64 6.28 | Daily off time (%) | 16.65 17.59 | 22.94 19.24 |
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Values given as mean SD.
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