Research Article

Clinical Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suan Zao Ren Tang, for Sleep Disturbance during Methadone Maintenance: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Table 2

Mean and change in mean subjective sleep parameters.

SZRT group ()Placebo group ()P valuea
Mean (SD)ChangeMean (SD)Change

PSQI
 Total scores
  Baseline11.6 (3.6)11.5 (2.5)
  4-week posttreatment7.8 (3.7)−3.89.6 (3.1)−1.90.007
Sleep diary
 Total time in bed
  Baseline446.6 (104.2)489.8 (111.5)
  4-week posttreatment466.3 (78.8)24.1481.7 (113.6)−5.50.261
 Mean TST
  Baseline342.6 (95.2)377.0 (101.1)
  4-week posttreatment412.8 (81.3)70.2418.8 (121.9)41.80.228
 Mean SL
  Baseline41.5 (36.7)38.8 (18.9)
  4-week posttreatment26.5 (18.3)−15.031.8 (31.5)−6.90.211
 Mean SE (%)
  Baseline76.5 (11.3)79.0 (11.1)
  4-week posttreatment87.9 (9.0)11.484.1 (15.4)5.00.017

Difference between mean change scores SZRT and placebo groups (-test). TST, total sleep time; SL, sleep latency; SE, sleep efficiency.
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