Research Article

Efficacy and Safety of the Two Ayurveda Drug Regimens in Uterine Fibroids: A Randomized Single-Blind Clinical Trial

Table 3

Fibroid volume change in 12th week and 24th week of three arms.

Fibroid volume (cm3)Arm IArm IIArm III value

Baselinen = 35n = 37n = 30
 Baseline (mean ± SD)82.03 (173.08)86.67 (161.20)66.63 (151.14)0.525

12th week (after treatment)n = 35n = 37n = 30
 12th week (mean ± SD)68.22 (142.11)86.29 (237.19)112.06 (240.52)0.322
 Mean difference from baseline to 12th week (MD)13.810.38−45.43
value0.3120.0010.001

Follow-up period
 24th week (follow-up)n = 35n = 37n = 00
 24th week (mean ± SD)68.45 (137.19)89.32 (221.58)0.813#
 Mean difference from 12th week to 24th week (MD)−0.22−3.03
value0.1450.780

Arm I and Arm II, experimental groups; Arm III, control group; SD, standard deviation; MD, mean difference. Significant level of , based on the related samples Wilcoxon sign rank test (before and after within group). Significant level of , based on the Kruskal–Wallis value test (between group). #Between Arm I and Arm II.