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 5

Comparison of the mean score of total and dimensions of St. George’s questionnaire between Squill-Oxymel and placebo groups.

VariablesGroupBefore M ± S—After M ± S—paired t-test

St. George symptom scoreSquill-Oxymel
Placebo
61.19 ± 22.97691
42.64 ± 20.54949
56.53 ± 25.04019
36.69 ± 16.84810
0.24
0.01

St. George's activity scoreSquill-Oxymel
Placebo
61.77 ± 22.31835
53.97 ± 24.42456
59.52 ± 22.17675
55.59 ± 26.01322
0.22
0.41

St. George’s impact scoreSquill-Oxymel
Placebo
39.06 ± 24.44876
33.05 ± 22.87777
38.89 ± 24.31328
31.96 ± 24.34633
0.95
0.66

St. George’s total scoreSquill-Oxymel
Placebo
49.65 ± 21.43897
41.01 ± 21.20870
48.21 ± 21.92016
40.00 ± 22.03344
0.55
0.50

M ± SD: mean ± standard deviation.