Table 4 Comparison of Landry Healing Index scores between the two study groups at days 3, 7, 14 and 21 and post –hoc analysis of these values at the different study time points
|  | Test (n = 13) | Control (n = 13) | MWU P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Day 3 | Very poor (1) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.10 |
Poor (2) | 7 (53.8%) | 11 (84.6%) | ||
Good (3) | 6 (46.2%) | 2 (15.4%) | ||
Very good (4) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
Excellent (5) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
Mean (SD) | 2.46 (0.52) | 2.15 (0.38) | ||
Median (IQR) | 2.0 (2.0, 3.0) | 2.0 (2.0, 2.0) | ||
Day 7 | Very poor (1) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.03* |
Poor (2) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
Good (3) | 7 (53.8%) | 12 (92.3%) | ||
Very good (4) | 6 (46.2%) | 1 (7.7%) | ||
Excellent (5) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
Mean (SD) | 3.46 (0.52) | 3.08 (0.28) | ||
Median (IQR) | 3.0 (3.0, 4.0) | 3.0 (3.0, 3.0) | ||
Day 14 | Very poor (1) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.02* |
Poor (2) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
Good (3) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
Very good (4) | 8 (61.5%) | 13 (100%) | ||
Excellent (5) | 5 (38.5%) | 0 (0%) | ||
Mean (SD) | 4.38 (0.51) | 4.00 (0.00) | ||
Median (IQR) | 4.0 (4.0, 5.0) | 4.0 (4.0, 4.0) | ||
Day 21 | Very poor (1) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.006* |
Poor (2) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
Good (3) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
Very good (4) | 0 (0%) | 8 (61.5%) | ||
Excellent (5) | 13 (100%) | 5 (38.5%) | ||
Mean (SD) | 5.00 (0.00) | 4.38 (0.51) | ||
Median (IQR) | 5.0 (5.0, 5.0) | 4.0 (4.0, 5.0) | ||
Friedman test p value | < 0.001* | < 0.001* |  | |
Post-hoc test | Day 3 compared to 7 | 0.17 | 0.35 | |
Day 3 compared to 14 | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | ||
Day 3 compared to 21 | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | ||
Day 7 compared to 14 | 0.35 | 0.07 | ||
Day 7 compared to 21 | 0.005* | 0.005* | ||
Day 14 compared to 21 | 0.89 | 1.00 | ||