Antipruritic Effect of Qingpeng Ointment on the Localized Nonexudative Eczema
Table 3
VAS scores for pruritus before and after treatment.
Qingpeng Ointment
Sham Ointment
P value
Before treatment
7.23 ±1.41
7.17±1.39
0.854
0 min after the first treatment
5.07±1.82
5.47±1.55
0.363
5 min after the first treatment
4.97±1.79
5.03±1.54
0.878
10 min after the first treatment
4.03±1.43
4.97±1.52
0.017
30 min after the first treatment
2.97±1.19
5.10±1.65
<0.0001
One-week follow-up visit
3.33±1.02
7.07±1.48
<0.0001
Two-week follow-up visit
2.07±1.05
5.93±1.11
<0.0001
Repeated measures analysis of variance was used to compare VAS scores at different time points. Multivariate analysis of variance was used to compare the two groups.