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Table 2 Major symptoms scale

From: Traditional Chinese medicine based on Tongjiang methodology combined with proton pump inhibitor (PPI) step-down in treating non-erosive reflux disease: a study protocol for a multicentered, randomized controlled clinical trial

 

Score

Mild (0)

Moderate (1)

Severe (2)

Symptom

 Heartburn frequency

1 day a week

2–3 days a week

4–7 days a week

 Heartburn relief time

Relieve within 1h

Relieve within 1-3h

> 3 h does not relieve even all day

 Regurgitation frequency

1 day a week

2–3 days a week

4–7 days a week