Times (Days)

Tested drugs

Eating function

P Value

Normal N (%)

Soft food only N (%)

Liquid only N (%)

No foods or liquids N (%)

1

BenzydamineHCl

49(49.0)

5(62.5)

0.462

Olive leaf

51(51.0)

3(37.5)

Olive leaf

51(53.1)

3(25.0)

0.066

Placebo

45(46.9)

9(75.0)

BenzydamineHCl

49(52.1)

5(35.7)

0.252

Placebo

45(47.9)

9(64.3)

8

BenzydamineHCl

35(41.7)

11(68.8)

8(100.0)

0.002

Olive leaf

49(58.3)

5(31.2)

0(0.0)

Olive leaf

49(86.0)

5(20.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0.000

Placebo

8(14.0)

20(80.0)

23(100.0)

3(100.0)

BenzydamineHCl

35(81.4)

11(35.5)

8(25.8)

0(0.0)

0.000

Placebo

8(18.6)

20(64.5)

23(74.2)

3(100.0)

15

BenzydamineHCl

42(45.2)

9(75.0)

3(100.0)

0.032

Olive leaf

51(54.8)

3(25.0)

0(0.0)

Olive leaf

51(75.0)

3(9.1)

0(0.0)

0.000

Placebo

17(25.0)

30(90.9)

7(100.0)

BenzydamineHCl

42(71.2)

9(23.1)

3(30.0)

0.000

Placebo

17(28.8)

30(76.9)

7(70.0)