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 I
Arm II
Arm III
value
Baseline
n = 35
n = 37
n = 30
Baseline (mean ± SD)
82.03 (173.08)
86.67 (161.20)
66.63 (151.14)
0.525
12th week (after treatment)
n = 35
n = 37
n = 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)
13.81
0.38
−45.43
value
0.312
0.001
0.001
Follow-up period
24th week (follow-up)
n = 35
n = 37
n = 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
—
value
0.145
0.780
—
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.