The Efficacy and Safety of Shen Guo Lao Nian Granule for Common Cold of Qi-Deficiency Syndrome: Study Protocol for a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter, Phase II Clinical Trial

Table 2

TCM symptoms of common cold and symptom score.

			None = 0	Mild = 2	Moderate = 4	Severe = 6
Main symptom	(1)	Aversion to cold	None	Slight aversion to cold, do not need to add cloth	Aversion to cold, need to add cloth	Aversion to cold, need to add thick cloth, or bedding
		Stuffy and running nose	None	Mild nasal congestion, runny nose occasionally, not affecting respiration	Nasal congestion, runny nose, affecting breathing	Obvious nasal congestion, running nose, mouth breathing
	(2)	Fatigue	None	Lack of energy, not resistant to labor,; (slight heavier than usual)	Mental weariness, slightly affecting daily activities; (heavier than usual)	Limb weakness, cannot support daily activities; (much heavier than usual)
		Short of breath	None	Shortness of breath after labor; (slight heavier than usual)	Shortness of breath after slight labor; (heavier than usual)	Obvious shortness of breath when resting; (much heavier than usual)
		Symptom	None = 0	Mild = 1	Moderate = 2	Severe = 3
Secondary symptom		Fever	None	37.3–37.5°C	37.6–37.9°C	≧38.0°C
		Sore throat	None	Dry throat with slight pain	Significant with obvious pain when swallowing	Sore and swollen throat with severe pain
		Headache	None	Slight and occasionally	Severe and lasting	Severe and affect working
		Cough	None	Occasionally in daytime, not affecting daily life	Occasionally day and night, slightly affecting sleep	Frequent cough day and night, affecting rest and sleep
		Expectoration	None	Stick sputum, not easy to cough out	Stick or yellow sputum	Stick or yellow sputum with large volume
		Spontaneous perspiration	None	Yes (severe than usual)	—	—
		Tongue and pulse	Tongue color	Pale □ Red □		Others
			Tongue coat	Thin white □ Thin yellow □		Others

represent the severity of symptoms. ^#The score of tongue and pulse will not be recorded.