Research Article

Traditional Chinese Medicine Improves Activities of Daily Living in Parkinson's Disease

Table 3

Effects on secondary symptoms of PD.

GroupTime Nonfluent speech Vertigo Insomnia/ nightmareHeadacheSweating or night sweatsTirednessSense of coldDysuria

Placebo0 weeks1.12 ± 0.591.31 ± 0.972.67 ± 0.871.03 ± 0.752.13 ± 1.321.70 ± 0.971.78 ± 0.392.29 ± 1.02
1 weeks0.69 ± 0.32*1.12 ± 0.692.40 ± 0.69*0.96 ± 0.36*1.87 ± 0.581.35 ± 0.69*1.39 ± 0.811.69 ± 0.92*
13 weeks1.02 ± 0.361.28 ± 0.532.45 ± 0.380.99 ± 0.652.18 ± 0.561.58 ± 0.661.64 ± 0.582.18 ± 1.30

ZAZ20 weeks1.08 ± 0.741.33 ± 0.832.77 ± 0.980.92 ± 0.562.11 ± 0.681.66 ± 0.571.90 ± 0.672.23 ± 0.69
1 weeks0.56 ± 0.28*0.84 ± 0.26*# 2.03 ± 0.78*0.64 ± 0.28*##1.38 ± 0.69*#1.21 ± 0.46*1.48 ± 0.57*1.43 ± 0.31*#
13 weeks0.65 ± 0.33*##0.95 ± 0.37*#1.73 ± 0.38*#0.63 ± 0.19*#1.48 ± 0.28*##1.27 ± 0.51*#1.58 ± 0.611.46 ± 0.36*##

Data presented are mean ± SD; * ; ** compared with 0 weeks (repeated-measure ANOVAs). # ; ## compared to placebo (Bonferroni test).