Bryophyllum pinnatum and Improvement of Nocturia and Sleep Quality in Women: A Multicentre, Nonrandomised Prospective Trial

Table 4

Further specific micturition characteristics determined from the 3-day voiding diaries before and after treatment with Bryophyllum 50% tablets.

	Before treatment mean ± SD	After treatment mean ± SD	value
Volume urine/micturition (ml, n = 43)	179.7 ± 60.7	188.5 ± 75.0	0.070
Volume urine night/micturition (ml, n = 41)	206.0 ± 112.0	209.2 ± 107.8	0.753
Fluid intake/24 h (ml, n = 43)	1819.6 ± 671.3	1723.6 ± 764.6	0.289
Micturition/24 h (n = 43)	10.3 ± 3.1	8.6 ± 2.5	≤0.001
Urge intensity (n = 36)	2.1 ± 0.5	1.9 ± 0.5	0.031
Urge episodes (n = 41)	6.9 ± 4.7	6.1 ± 4.0	0.111
Incontinence episodes (n = 42)	1.3 ± 2.3	1.2 ± 2.6	0.753
Nocturia index (Ni, N = 43)	2.7 ± 0.7	2.2 ± 0.8	<0.001
Nocturnal polyuria index (NPi, N = 43)	42.7 ± 12.7	39.2 ± 15.0	0.034
Nocturnal bladder capacity index (NBCi, N = 43)	1.5 ± 0.9	1.2 ± 0.9	0.036