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Table 1 The degree and change in degree of ulceration from start to three week and to end of treatment

From: ImproWin® in the treatment of gastric ulceration of the squamous mucosa in trotting racehorses

Treatment

Weeks of recording

Degree of ulceration

Recorded degree of ulceration at start

Total

   

2

3

4

 

ImproWin®

3 weeks

0

5

3

4

12

  

1

1

4

0

5

  

2

3

6

1

10

  

3

0

4

1

5

  

4

1

1

2

4

 

Total

10

18

8

36

 

End of treatment

0

6

10

6

22

  

1

2

3

0

5

  

2

1

1

0

2

  

3

0

3

0

3

  

4

1

1

2

4

 

Total

10

18

8

36

Placebo

3 weeks

0

7

2

0

9

  

1

3

0

1

4

  

2

2

2

3

7

  

3

2

8

0

10

  

4

0

0

1

1

 

Total

14

12

5

31

 

End of treatment

0

10

4

1

15

  

1

0

0

1

1

  

2

1

0

1

2

  

3

3

8

0

11

  

4

0

0

2

2

 

Total

14

12

5

31

  1. The degree and change in degree of ulceration from start to three week and to end of treatment recorded on the 5 point scale[21]. The numbers bolded indicate the number of horses which were unchanged after the given treatment. The numbers above the bolded numbers indicate horses improved after the given treatment and the numbers below indicate the number of horses that had a worsening of ulcer score in that treatment period.