An External CAM Therapy (Tian Jiu) versus Placebo in Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis: A Pilot Single-Blinded, Three-Arm, Randomized Controlled Study

Table 4

The TNSS in different visits.

	Tian Jiu; (N=46)	Sham; Tian Jiu; (N=46)	Tian Jiu vs Sham Tian Jiu; P-value	Waitlist; Tian Jiu; (N=44)	Tian Jiu vs Waitlist Tian Jiu; P-value
TNSS
Baseline	10.37(3.40)	9.25(3.05)	-	9.38(2.57)	-
Week 4	6.24(2.94)	6.63(3.49)	0.466	8.21(3.56)	0.003
Week 8	6.28(2.95)	6.11(2.95)	0.582	-	-
Rhinorrhea
Baseline	2.52(1.04)	2.36(1.08)	-	2.03(1.07)	-
Week 4	1.43(1.03)	1.59(1.05)	0.162	1.93(1.11)	0.017
Week 8	1.40(1.01)	1.46(0.98)	0.115	-	-
Nasal itching
Baseline	2.78(1.06)	2.52(1.17)	-	2.6(1.06)	-
Week 4	1.74(1.20)	1.71(1.15)	0.073	2.14(1.13)	0.016
Week 8	1.52(0.90)	1.68(1.09)	0.021	-	-
Nasal obstruction
Baseline	2.33(1.22)	2.18(1.08)	-	2.48(1.09)	-
Week 4	1.57(0.83)	1.78(1.17)	0.046	2.09(1.16)	0.011
Week 8	1.43(0.96)	1.48(1.05)	0.044	-	-
Sneezing
Baseline	2.74(1.17)	2.18(1.06)	-	2.28(0.99)	-
Week 4	1.54(0.96)	1.55(0.91)	0.804	2.05(1.16)	0.001
Week 8	1.48(0.86)	1.49(0.86)	0.062	-	-

For each variable, the values are expressed as the mean (SD).
Comparison based on the change of score.