Research Article

An n-of-1 Trial Service in Clinical Practice: Testing the Effectiveness of Liuwei Dihuang Decoction for Kidney-Yin Deficiency Syndrome

Table 3

Management changes immediately post-n-of-1 trial.

ā€‰Taking LDDNo taking LDDUnclear decisionTotal

Patients had taken LDP or not, (%)
Yes8 (19.51)26 (63.42)7 (17.07)41 (100)
No3 (50.00)2 (33.33)1 (16.67)6 (100)
Total11 (23.40)28 (59.58)8 (17.02)47 (100)

The n-of-1 trials, (%)
Responders3 (100.00)0 (0.00)0 (0.00)3 (100)
Possible responders9 (56.25)0 (0.00)7 (43.75)16 (100)
Nonresponders0 (0.00)28 (100.00)0 (0.00)28 (100)
Total12 (25.53)28 (59.57)7 (14.90)47 (100)