Research Article

Efficacy and Safety of Chinese Herbal Formula Granules in Treating Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3: A Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Clinical Trial

Table 10

Change from baseline in eGFR over the 24-week follow-up period.

TimeTreatment groupControl groupEffectF value value

Pretreatment (ml/min/1.73 m2)44.04 ± 9.2844.24 ± 8.75Time effect1.660.1422
Week 4 (ml/min/1.73 m2)47.91 ± 12.5645.19 ± 11.11Difference between groups33.04<0.0001
Week 8 (ml/min/1.73 m2)50.40 ± 13.7344.69 ± 11.94
Week 12 (ml/min/1.73 m2)50.67 ± 13.4845.66 ± 12.55
Week 16 (ml/min/1.73 m2)51.77 ± 13.8544.41 ± 11.90
Week 20 (ml/min/1.73 m2)51.90 ± 13.6844.39 ± 12.03
Week 24 (ml/min/1.73 m2)55.74 ± 50.8244.46 ± 12.60