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Table 4 Change in efficacy measurements between TSC and placebo groups in the full analysis set (FAS)

From: Treatment of migraines with Tianshu capsule: a multi-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Characteristics

TSC (N = 750)

Placebo (N = 250)

P values

Response rate (Percentage of patients with ≥50% reduction in frequency of headache), no. (%)

4 weeks

97 (13.0%)

22 (8.9%)

0.0794

8 weeks

263 (36.7%)

46 (18.9%)

< 0.0001

12 weeks

422 (62.1%)

56 (23.9%)

< 0.0001

16 weeks

392 (70.8%)

60 (26.3%)

< 0.0001

Times of headache attacks per 4 weeks, mean ± SD

4 weeks

3.15 ± 1.09

3.15 ± 1.09

0.8647

8 weeks

2.61 ± 1.00

3.02 ± 1.13

< 0.0001

12 weeks

2.13 ± 1.00

2.85 ± 1.16

< 0.0001

16 weeks

1.83 ± 0.92

2.89 ± 1.26

< 0.0001

VAS of headache, mean ± SD

4 weeks

3.88 ± 1.22

4.19 ± 1.25

0.0001

8 weeks

3.17 ± 1.24

3.79 ± 1.23

< 0.0001

12 weeks

2.59 ± 1.29

3.61 ± 1.36

< 0.0001

16 weeks

2.29 ± 1.26

3.60 ± 1.45

< 0.0001

Days of acute analgesic use, mean ± SD, d

4 weeks

1.008 ± 1.29

1.350 ± 1.41

0.0003

8 weeks

0.416 ± 0.80

0.856 ± 1.11

< 0.0001

12 weeks

0.174 ± 0.51

0.671 ± 1.01

< 0.0001

16 weeks

0.094 ± 0.38

0.754 ± 1.07

< 0.0001

Percentage of patients with ≥50% reduction in severity of headache, no. (%)

4 weeks

70 (9.4%)

10 (4.1%)

0.0044

8 weeks

240 (33.5%)

25 (10.3%)

< 0.0001

12 weeks

365 (53.7%)

51 (21.8%)

< 0.0001

 

16 weeks

341 (61.6%)

51 (22.4%)

< 0.0001

  1. d day, no. number, SD Standard deviation, VAS Visual analogue score