Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine / 2016 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
The Efficacy and Safety of Jaungo, a Traditional Medicinal Ointment, in Preventing Radiation Dermatitis in Patients with Breast Cancer: A Prospective, Single-Blinded, Randomized Pilot Study Table 2 Analyses of primary and secondary endpoints.
Endpoint Intervention group Control group valueIncidence of radiation dermatitis (%) Grade ≥ 2 46.7 78.6 0.095 Grade 3 20.0 50.0 0.093 Time to onset of radiation dermatitis (days) Grade 2 median (range) 35 (25–41) 30 (28–35) 0.164 Grade 3 median (range) 38 42 (30–47) 0.117 Duration of radiation dermatitis (days) Grade ≥ 2 median (range) 15 (7–37) 16 (14–36) 0.479 Grade 3 median (range) 10 (9–11) 11 (8–25) 0.517 Pain score median (range) 4.0 (1.0–8.0) 4.5 (3.0–8.5) 0.158
RT, radiotherapy.