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Tab 4
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Clinical Study
Treatment with
α
-Lipoic Acid over 16 Weeks in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Symptomatic Polyneuropathy Who Responded to Initial 4-Week High-Dose Loading
Table 4
Percentages (95% CI) of patients who required analgesic rescue medication.
Week from randomization
-Lipoic acid treatment
-Lipoic acid withdrawal
value
% (95% CI)
% (95% CI)
Week 4
12.5 (2.3–34.4)
17.6 (5.0–39.6)
NS
Week 8
25.0 (9.0–48.4)
35.3 (16.6–58.0)
NS
Week 12
18.8 (5.3–41.7)
52.9 (31.1–74.0)
Week 16
25.0 (9.0–48.4)
52.9 (31.1–74.0)