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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2006; 12(7): 1125-1128
Published online Feb 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i7.1125
Table 2 Comparison of pruritus scores in patients before and after placebo and naltrexone therapy (mean±SD)
Patients1231 and 21 and 32 and 3
(n = 34)Before therapyAfter placeboAfter therapySignificanceSignificanceSignificance
Pruritus in day8.30 ± 1.077.54 ± 1.384.91 ± 2.56P < 0.001P < 0.001P < 0.001
Pruritus in night9.13 ± 0.788.29 ± 1.025.54 ± 2.51P  < 0.001P < 0.001P < 0.001