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 12

Change from baseline in eGFR over the 24-week follow-up period in the CKD stage 3a subgroup.

TimeTreatment groupControl groupEffectF value value

Pretreatment (ml/min/1.73 m2)52.18 ± 4.1451.85 ± 4.44Time effect2.080.0664
Week 4 (ml/min/1.73 m2)58.06 ± 9.0453.18 ± 8.45Difference between groups33.59<0.0001
Week 8 (ml/min/1.73 m2)60.45 ± 10.2852.04 ± 10.41
Week 12 (ml/min/1.73 m2)60.43 ± 10.6453.56 ± 11.24
Week 16 (ml/min/1.73 m2)61.54 ± 11.1852.17 ± 10.48
Week 20 (ml/min/1.73 m2)61.60 ± 10.8252.61 ± 10.65
Week 24 (ml/min/1.73 m2)61.77 ± 10.7852.63 ± 11.63