Antipruritic Effect of Qingpeng Ointment on the Localized Nonexudative Eczema
Table 4
Pruritus symptom and lesion morphology scores before and after treatment.
Qingpeng Ointment
Sham Ointment
P value
Pruritus Severity
Week 0
2.07±0.87
1.90±0.80
0.443
Week 1
1.33±0.48
1.87±0.78
0.002
Week 2
0.93±0.45
1.63±0.61
< 0.001
Pruritus Frequency
Week 0
2.63±0.61
2.57±0.68
0.692
Week 1
1.73±0.74
2.47±0.68
< 0.001
Week 2
1.10±0.66
2.30±0.70
< 0.001
Pruritus Duration
Week 0
2.37±0.76
2.30±0.75
0.734
Week 1
1.63±0.56
2.27±0.74
< 0.001
Week 2
0.87±0.35
2.13±0.68
< 0.001
Lesion morphology Score
Week 0
1.77±0.73
1.63±0.85
0.517
Week 1
1.33±0.71
1.53±0.86
0.330
Week 2
0.80±0.55
1.33±0.96
0.011
Total Score
Week 0
8.83±2.31
8.40±2.61
0.498
Week 1
6.03±1.45
8.13±2.43
< 0.001
Week 2
3.70±1.68
7.40±2.21
< 0.001
Repeated measures analysis of variance was used to compare the scores of pruritus severity, frequency, duration, lesion morphology, and total score at different time points. Multivariate analysis of variance was used to compare the two groups.
