Research Article

An Add-On Treatment for Moderate COPD with Squill-Oxymel (a Traditional Formulation from Drimia maritima (L.) Stearn): A Pilot Randomized Triple-Blinded Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

Table 3

Comparison of the mean distance in the 6MWT and O2 saturation between Squill-Oxymel and placebo groups.

VariablesGroupBefore M ± SDAfter M ± SD
Wilcoxon signed-rank test

Distance in the 6MWTSquill-Oxymel
Placebo
369.76 ± 117.26
410.00 ± 133.33
387.38 ± 123.53
399.81 ± 106.40
0.011
0.198

O2 saturation at start of the 6MWTSquill-Oxymel Placebo86.90 ± 8.64
89.95 ± 5.40
85.19 ± 11.25
88.90 ± 6.56
0.75
0.59

O2 saturation at end of the 6MWTSquill-Oxymel Placebo77.00 ± 13.28
85.57 ± 9.10
77.86 ± 12.52
81.29 ± 10.32
0.37
0.003

M ± SD: mean ± standard deviation.