A Randomized Controlled Trial of Chinese Patent Medicine Xiao’er Biantong Granules in the Treatment of Functional Constipation in Children

Table 3

Symptom scores at baseline (, %).

Symptoms	Score	XEBT ()	Placebo ()	value
Defecation interval time	2	195 (54.32%)	66 (55.46%)	0.7641
	4	143 (39.83%)	39 (32.77%)
	6	21 (5.85%)	14 (11.76%)
Dry stool	2	90 (25.07%)	35 (29.41%)	0.4353
	4	137 (38.16%)	43 (36.13%)
	6	132 (36.77%)	41 (34.45%)
Difficult defecation	0	4 (1.11%)	0 (0.00%)	0.559
	2	119 (33.15%)	38 (31.93%)
	4	195 (54.32%)	66 (55.46%)
	6	41 (11.42%)	15 (12.61%)
Encopresis	0	355 (98.89%)	118 (99.16%)	1
	1	4 (1.11%)	1 (0.84%)
Abdominal distension	0	54 (15.04%)	21 (17.65%)	0.9499
	1	171 (47.63%)	50 (42.02%)
	2	117 (32.59%)	46 (38.66%)
	3	17 (4.74%)	2 (1.68%)
Decreased appetite	0	116 (32.31%)	28 (23.53%)	0.0703
	1	243 (67.69%)	91 (76.47%)
Dry mouth	0	124 (34.54%)	41 (34.45%)	0.9863
	1	235 (65.46%)	78 (65.55%)
Halitosis	0	107 (29.81%)	35 (29.41%)	0.9352
	1	252 (70.19%)	84 (70.59%)
Feverish feeling in palms and soles	0	134 (37.33%)	46 (38.66%)	0.7953
	1	225 (62.67%)	73 (61.34%)
Hyperchromic urine	0	121 (33.70%)	51 (42.86%)	0.0714
	1	238 (66.30%)	68 (57.14%)
Score of four main symptoms	Mean ± SD	10.85 ± 2.84	10.89 ± 3.27	0.9021