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

Table 5

The RQLQ 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
RQLQ
Baseline	2.32(1.35)	1.91(1.48)		1.49(1.13)
Week 4	1.82(1.19)	1.95(1.49)	0.006	1.49(1.13)	0.008
Week 8	1.80(1.19)	1.92(1.48)	0.009	-	-
Sleep
Baseline	2.48(1.46)	2.23(1.81)		1.92(1.59)
Week 4	1.76(1.21)	2.25(1.79)	0.038	1.91(1.59)	0.057
Week 8	1.77(1.21)	2.19(1.79)	0.027	-	-
Non-rhinoconjunctivitis symptoms
Baseline	2.44(1.27)	2.05(1.55)		1.65(1.11)
Week 4	1.90(1.24)	2.11(1.57)	0.016	1.64(1.11)	0.014
Week 8	1.88(1.22)	2.07(1.55)	0.034	-	-
Practical problems
Baseline	2.83(1.27)	2.48(1.49)		1.96(1.26)
Week 4	2.40(1.32)	2.56(1.46)	0.609	1.99(1.26)	0.018
Week 8	2.37(1.33)	2.53(1.48)	0.046	-	-
Nasal symptoms
Baseline	2.77(1.32)	2.41(1.33)		1.81(0.97)
Week 4	2.16(1.12)	2.51(1.32)	0.014	1.83(0.97)	0.018
Week 8	2.14(1.12)	2.49(1.34)	0.046	-	-
Ocular symptoms
Baseline	1.89(1.59)	1.36(1.31)		0.99(1.07)
Week 4	1.32(1.09)	1.3(1.30)	0.394	0.98(1.08)	0.370
Week 8	1.32(1.08)	1.3(1.30)	0.252	-	-
Activity limitations
Baseline	2.06(1.13)	1.62(1.29)		1.19(0.90)
Week 4	1.66(1.04)	1.66(1.36)	0.031	1.18(0.89)	0.030
Week 8	1.64(1.02)	1.59(1.29)	0.052	-	-
Emotional function
Baseline	1.82(1.38)	1.23(1.60)		0.91(1.00)
Week 4	1.55(1.33)	1.29(1.61)	0.512	0.89(1.04)	0.444
Week 8	1.47(1.32)	1.25(1.62)	0.140	-	-

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