Changes in outcomes from baseline to 26 weeks in acupuncture and control groups
| Acupuncture group | Control group | Between-group difference at 26 weeks | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline, mean (SD), n = 39 | 26 weeks, mean (SD), n = 33 | Within group change, mean (95% CI) | Baseline, mean (SD), n = 41 | 26 weeks, mean (SD), n = 38 | Within group change, mean (95% CI) | Unadjusted mean (95% CI) | Adjusted for baseline scorea, mean (95% CI), Pvalue | |
| MYMOP | 4.3 (1.1) | 3.3 (1.3), n = 33 | −1.0 (−0.4 to −1.5) | 4.6 (0.9) | 4.0 (1.2), n = 38 | −0.6 (−0.3 to −0.9) | −0.8 (−1.4 to −0.2) | −0.6 (0 to −1.1), P = 0.05 |
| Adjusted for missing data | 3.5 (1.3), n = 33b | 4.0 (1.2), n = 41b | −0.4 (−0.9 to 0.1), P = 0.12 | |||||
| EQ-5D index | 0.47 (0.33) | 0.53 (0.33), n = 32 | 0.06 (−0.04 to 0.16) | 0.42 (0.35) | 0.47 (0.37), n = 32 | 0.05 (−0.06 to 0.16) | 0.06 (−0.11 to 0.24) | 0.03 (−0.11 to 0.16), P = 0.70 |
| Adjusted for missing data | 0.52 (0.32), n = 39b | 0.46 (0.35), n = 41b | 0.02 (−0.13 to 0.08), P = 0.66 | |||||
| W-BQ12 | 15.6 (6.8) | 20.3 (7.0), n = 32 | 4.3 (2.1 to 6.5) | 15.3 (7.1) | 15.4 (8.4), n = 36 | 0.0 (−1.9 to 1.8) | 4.8 (1.1 to 8.6) | 4.4 (1.6 to 7.2), P = 0.002 |
| Adjusted for missing data | 18.5 (7.7), n = 39b | 14.8 (8.4), n = 41b | 3.4 (0.5 to 6.3), P = 0.02b | |||||
| Totalc, n = 39, rate/year | Totald, n = 39, rate/year | Within-group rate ratio (95% CI) | Totalc, n = 41, rate/year | Totald, n = 40, rate/year | Within-group rate ratio (95% CI) | Unadjusted rate ratio (95% CI) | Adjusteda, rate ratio (95% CI) | |
| Consultations | 653, 16.7 | 258, 13.2 | 0.79 [0.67 to 0.93] | 615, 15.4 | 233, 11.9 | 0.76 [0.64 to 0.90] | 1.13, (0.84 to 1.53) | 0.90, (0.70 to 1.15), P = 0.40 |