| Day |
Group |
Mean difference |
Standard Deviation Difference |
Mean % |
‘t’ value |
p-value |
| Pre D1 –post D1 |
Turmeric |
1.2 |
0.616 |
4.73 |
2.27* |
0.029 |
| Pre D1 –post D1 |
Normal saline |
0.75 |
0.639 |
2.99 |
| Pre D1 –post D2 |
Turmeric |
2.6 |
1.142 |
10.26 |
2.05* |
0.048 |
| Pre D1 –post D2 |
Normal saline |
1.8 |
1.322 |
7.19 |
| Pre D1 –post D3 |
Turmeric |
3.85 |
1.309 |
15.19 |
1.46 |
0.153 |
| Pre D1 –post D3 |
Normal saline |
3.25 |
1.293 |
12.97 |
| Pre D1 –post D4 |
Turmeric |
5.35 |
1.226 |
21.1 |
3.54* |
0.001 |
| Pre D1 –post D4 |
Normal Saline |
3.95 |
1.276 |
15.77 |
| Pre D1 –post D5 |
Turmeric |
6.5 |
1.433 |
25.64 |
3.51* |
0.001 |
| Pre D1 –post D5 |
Normal saline |
4.9 |
1.447 |
19.56 |
|
| t38 =2.02, p<0.05, *=Significant |
| Table 12: Comparison of the Effectiveness of Turmeric Mouth Wash and Normal Saline Mouth Wash on the Grade of TIOM among the patient with cancer. |
