Nigella sativa Oil Mouth Rinse Improves Chemotherapy-Induced Oral Mucositis in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Table 2

Effects of NS oil mouth rinse on the diet type consumed by the AML patients during chemotherapy.

Diet type	Control	NS oil	Total	value
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Function—day 0
Normal	25 (100)	27 (100)	52 (100)	>0.999
Function—day 4
Normal	20 (80)	27 (100)	47 (90.4)
Soft	3 (12)	0 (0)	3 (5.8)
Liquid	2 (8)	0 (0)	2 (3.8)	0.02
Function—day 12
Normal	15 (60)	27 (100)	42 (80.7)
Soft	4 (16)	0 (0)	4 (7.7)
Liquid	6 (24)	0 (0)	6 (11.6)	<0.001
Function—day 18
Normal	18 (72)	27 (100)	45 (86.5)
Soft	4 (16)	0 (0)	4 (7.7)
Liquid	3 (12)	0 (0)	3 (5.8)	0.004
Function—day 28
Normal	20 (80)	26 (96.3)	46 (88.5)
Soft	2 (8)	0 (0)	2 (3.8)
Liquid	3 (12)	1 (3.7)	4 (7.7)	0.159

Notes: values are simple frequency and percentage, and mean ± SD.