Clinical Observation of Fuzheng Xiaoji Granule in the Treatment of Stage IIIC Colorectal Cancer

Table 3

Comparison of TCM symptom score within and between the groups.

TCM symptom	Control group		Treatment group		value
	Before treatment	After treatment	Before treatment	After treatment	After treatment
Fatigue	2.26 ± 0.69	1.36 ± 0.80	2.25 ± 0.80	0.99 ± 0.82	0.01
Emotional depression	1.9 ± 0.79	1.68 ± 0.77	1.97 ± 0.78	1.09 ± 0.96	0.005
Chest tightness	1.64 ± 0.85	1.18 ± 0.8	1.73 ± 0.84	1 ± 0.86	0.22
Insomnia	1.22 ± 0.82	1 ± 0.7	1.42 ± 0.96	0.92 ± 0.79	0.544
Anorexia	1.54 ± 0.93	1.12 ± 0.96	1.48 ± 0.96	0.65 ± 0.73	0.001
Abdominal distension	1.76 ± 0.85	0.96 ± 0.81	1.73 ± 0.81	0.63 ± 0.74	0.013
Abdominal pain	1.3 ± 1.02	1.02 ± 0.74	1.46 ± 0.98	1.12 ± 0.82	0.469
Soreness and weakness in the waist and legs	1.2 ± 1.05	1 ± 0.90	1.25 ± 1.04	0.67 ± 0.75	0.013
Chills	1.86 ± 0.78	0.98 ± 0.99	1.83 ± 0.91	1.03 ± 0.9	0.758
Dysphoria in the chest, palm, and soles	1.66 ± 0.85	1.08 ± 0.78	1.65 ± 0.87	1.01 ± 0.82	0.618