Research Article

Efficacy and Safety of Clearing Heat and Detoxifying Injection in the Treatment of Influenza: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Table 3

Decline of total symptoms severity scores in the group itself and between two groups.

TimegroupPO − PR
(95% CI)
In the group itselfT − C  
(95% CI)
Between groups
-test-value-test value

Day 2T249.90 ± 5.30
(8.89, 10.91)
19.40<0.0001 1.20 ± 0.67
(−0.11, 2.52)
4.180.042 #
C228.70 ± 4.58
(7.84, 9.55)
20.09<0.0001

Day 3T2414.84 ± 5.21
(13.85, 15.84)
29.62<0.0001 0.09 ± 0.67
(−1.24, 1.42)
0.02 0.888
C2214.75 ± 4.79
(13.85, 15.65)
32.57<0.0001

Day 6T2419.41 ± 4.48
(18.55, 20.26)
44.99<0.0001 0.64 ± 0.61
(−0.56, 1.84)
1.21 0.272
C2218.77 ± 4.57
(17.91, 19.62)
43.43<0.0001

T: treatment group (CHDI); C: control group (oseltamivir); PR − PO, posttreatment score minus prior treatment score; . Mean ± SD, T − C: treatment group score minus control group score, and #significant difference between groups.