From: Chinese pediatric Tuina on children with acute diarrhea: a randomized sham-controlled trial
Outcome | All | Sham Tuina (N = 35) | Pediatric Tuina (N = 33) |
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Times of diarrhea on day 3 | |||
 Mean (SD) | 4.8 (4.2) | 5.7 (4.7) | 3.8 (3.2) |
 Median (IQR) | 4 (2,6.5) | 4 (3,8) | 3 (2,6) |
 Crude RR (95%CI) |  | Ref | 0.66 (0.53–0.83) |
 Adjusted RR (95%CI)a |  | Ref | 0.84 (0.65–1.09) |
Days of diarrhea from baseline | |||
 Mean (SD) | 4.4 (3.4) | 4.7 (3.2) | 4.1 (3.6) |
 Median (IQR) | 3 (2,6) | 4 (3,6) | 3 (2,6) |
 Crude RR (95%CI) |  | Ref | 0.87 (0.69–1.11) |
 Adjusted RR (95%CI)b |  | Ref | 0.96 (0.75–1.25) |
Evaluation at day 7 | |||
 Much better (N[%]) | 47 (69.1) | 25 (71.4) | 22 (66.7) |
 Slightly better or no change (ref) (N[%]) | 18 (26.5) | 7 (20.0) | 11 (33.3) |
 Missing (N[%]) | 3 (4.4) | 3 (8.6) | 0 (0.0) |
 Crude OR(95%CI) |  | Ref | 0.56 (0.19–1.69) |
 Adjusted OR (95%CI)b |  | Ref | 0.63 (0.18–2.25) |
Evaluation at day 14 | |||
 Much better (N[%]) | 49 (72.1) | 24 (68.6) | 25 (75.8) |
 Slightly better or no change (ref) (N[%]) | 15 (22.1) | 9 (25.7) | 6 (18.2) |
 Missing (N[%]) | 4 (5.9) | 2 (5.7) | 2 (6.1) |
 Crude OR(95%CI) |  | Ref | 1.56 (0.48–5.06) |
 Adjusted OR (95%CI)b |  | Ref | 1.38 (0.34–5.53) |
Number of days when the stool characteristics returned to normal | |||
 Mean (SD) | 7.0 (3.7) | 7.1 (3.8) | 6.9 (3.7) |
 Median (IQR) | 7 (4,7) | 7 (4,8) | 7 (4,7) |
 Crude RR (95%CI) |  | Ref | 0.97 (0.81–1.16) |
 Adjusted RR (95%CI)b |  | Ref | 0.95 (0.78–1.16) |