Efficacy of Acacia nilotica Linn. Pod’s Sitz Bath plus Vaginal Pessary in Syndromic Management of Abnormal Vaginal Discharge: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 4
Overall therapeutic outcome (clinical cure, microbiological cure, and therapeutic cure in both groups).
Variables
Bacterial vaginosis
Candidiasis
Cervicitis
uPID
Groups
AG
PG
AG
PG
AG
PG
AG
PG
No. of Pt
7(100)
6(100)
0
1(100)
22(100)
22(100)
7(100)
14(100)
Clinical cure
Colour of discharge
D0
White
7(100)
4(66.6)
0
1(100)
4(66.6)
6(27.27)
2(28.57)
4(28.57)
Greyish
0(0)
0
15(68.18)
14(63.63)
2(28.57)
6(42.85)
Yellowish
0(0)
2(33.33)
3(13.63)
2(9.09)
3(42.85)
4(28.57)
Greenish
0(0)
0(0)
0(0)
0(0)
0(0)
0(0)
D11-14
Responded
7(100)
0
0
0
17(77.27)
0
5(71.42)
0
Odour of discharge
D0
No-smell
0(0)
0(0)
—
0(0)
0(0)
0(0)
0(0)
0(0)
Foul-smell
7(100)
0(0)
—
1(100)
19(86.36)
21(95.45)
5(71.42)
8(57.14)
Fishy
0(0)
6(100)
3(13.63)
1(4.54)
2(28.57)
6(42.85)
D11-14
Responded
7(100)
0
0
0
20(90.90)
0
7(100)
0
Amount of discharge
D0
Present
7(100)
6(100)
—
1(100)
22(100)
22(100)
7(100)
14(100)
D11-14
Responded
7(100)
0
—
0
10(45.45)
0
5(71.42)
0
D0
Ut. motion tenderness
—
—
—
—
17(77.27)
18(81.81)
7(100)
14(100)
D11-14
Responded
—
—
—
—
10(58.82)
0
5(71.42)
0
D0
McPS
—
—
—
—
—
—
7(100)
14(100)
D11
Responded
—
—
—
—
—
—
5(71.42)
0
Microbiological and investigational cure (vaginal smear, pH, pap smear)
D0
pH > 4.5
6(85.7)
5(83.33)
—
—
—
—
—
—
D11-14
Responded
6(100)
0
D0
Clue cells
7(100)
6(100)
Hyphae
—
—
—
1(100)
—
—
—
—
Pus cells >10
22(100)
21 (95.45)
6(85.71)
13(92.8)
D11-14
Responded
7(100)
0
0
13(59.09)
0
6
7(100)
D0
Whiff test
7(100)
6(100)
—
—
—
—
—
7(100)
D11-14
Responded
7(100)
0
—
—
—
—
—
7(100)
D0
Pap smear
7(100)
6(100)
-
1(100)
22(100)
22(100)
7(100)
D11-14
Responded
7(100)
0
—
—
10(45.45)
0
7(100)
Therapeutic cure
7(100)
0
0
0
10(45.45)
0
5(71.42)
0
Data presented were as follows: no (%); AG : Acacia group; PG : placebo group; McPS : Modified McCormack Pain Scale; Pt : patient; uPID (uncomplicated pelvic inflammatory disease)