An Extract of Glycyrrhiza glabra (GutGard) Alleviates Symptoms of Functional Dyspepsia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

Table 4

Effect of GutGard on improvement of global assessment of efficacy.

Groups	Global assessment of efficacy
	Symptom free	𝑍-value	Markedly improved	𝑍-value	Moderately improved	𝑍-value	Not changed	𝑍-value	Deteriorated	𝑍-value
Placebo (𝑛=25)	0 (0)	—	0 (0)	—	11 (44)	—	14 (56)	—	0 (0)	—
GutGard (𝑛=25)	1 (4)	0.00	14 (56)	4.10*	9 (36)	0.29	1 (4)	3.70*	0 (0)	—

Values in parentheses represent the percentage of patients in each category.
^∗𝑃≤.05 versus placebo.