|
First consultation |
Second consultation |
Third consultation |
|
Number of patients with complaints |
Number of patients with complaints |
Number of patients with complaints |
Lifestyle
N=78 |
Lifestyle + PPI
N=70 |
Lifestyle + PPI + Alginate
N=89 |
Lifestyle
N=65 |
Lifestyle + PPI
N=59 |
Lifestyle + PPI +
Alginate
N=71 |
Lifestyle
N=46 |
Lifestyle + PPI
N=43 |
Lifestyle + PPI + Alginate
N=55 |
Subjective complaints – each complaint was described as ‘a severe problem’ according to RSI |
“My throat/voice does not function” |
78 |
69 |
89 |
56 |
51 |
57 |
33 |
25 |
37 |
Sensation of something sticking in your throat or a lump in your throat (globules) |
53 |
48 |
67 |
30 |
35 |
34 |
25 |
19 |
23 |
Hoarseness or a problem with your voice |
61 |
54 |
70 |
48 |
35 |
45 |
24 |
17 |
29 |
Excess throat mucous or postnasal drip / clearing your throat |
66 |
65 |
75 |
48 |
42 |
53 |
30 |
28 |
34 |
Breathing difficulties or choking episodes (larynx spasms and hick ups) |
31 |
31 |
34 |
19 |
23 |
22 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
Heartburn, chest pain, indigestion / stomach acid coming up, pain or burning feeling in the throat |
47 |
43 |
59 |
26 |
23 |
23 |
12 |
9 |
14 |
Difficulty swallowing food, liquids, or pills (dysphagia) |
36 |
32 |
48 |
18 |
16 |
20 |
16 |
13 |
15 |
Coughing after you ate or after lying down, troublesome or annoying cough |
48 |
40 |
53 |
31 |
28 |
35 |
14 |
13 |
19 |
Total number of symptoms |
Mean |
5.37 |
5.46 |
5.56 |
3.54 |
3.76 |
3.34 |
2.06 |
1.90 |
2.17 |
SD |
1.26 |
1.28 |
1.19 |
2.39 |
2.27 |
2.27 |
2.46 |
2.26 |
2.30 |
Difference to Lifestyle
(=LS) means [95% CI] |
|
|
|
|
0.17
[-0.54; 0.88] |
-0.32
[-0.99; 0.35] |
|
|
|
p-value1 |
|
|
|
|
0.65 |
0.35 |
|
|
|
