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 14

Change from baseline in urea nitrogen over the 24-week follow-up period.

TimeTreatment groupControl groupEffectF value value

Pretreatment (mmol/L)8.75 ± 3.068.69 ± 2.69Time effect0.250.9388
Week 4 (mmol/L)8.90 ± 2.688.24 ± 2.76Difference between groups4.260.0399
Week 8 (mmol/L)9.02 ± 2.858.25 ± 2.61
Week 12 (mmol/L)9.12 ± 2.758.22 ± 2.40
Week 16 (mmol/L)8.94 ± 2.738.24 ± 2.25
Week 20 (mmol/L)8.93 ± 2.728.34 ± 2.38
Week 24 (mmol/L)8.76 ± 2.678.40 ± 2.54