Traditional Chinese Herbal Patch for Short-Term Management of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Table 5

Summary of adherence and adverse events (AEs).

Variable	Placebo	FNZG	SIG	Total
Adherence no. (%)
Day 1	30(100)	60(100)	59(98)	149(99)
Day 7	30(100)	56(93)	58(97)	144(96)
All AEs*
Patch site reaction	0(0)	4(7)	4(7)	8(5)
Leading to study  withdrawal	0(0)	1(2)	0(0)	1(1)
Resulting in hospitalization  and death	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)

Values are the number (percentage). *Based on 149 patients (60 FNZG, 59 SJG, 30 placebo).