Table A1.
Explorative analysis of pre-post values of the control group in comparison to the intervention group (acupuncture from week 1–week 8; controls from week 16–week 24).
| Intervention Group Acupuncture from Weeks 1–8 |
Controls Acupuncture from Weeks 16–24 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Difference | Pre | Post | Difference | |
| VAS overall complaints | 58.5 ± 11.9 | 34.3 ± 21.1 | 24.2 ± 23.2 | 61.8 ± 19.6 | 48.2 ± 24.4 | 13.5 ± 19.6 |
| VAS Pain | 48.4 ± 22.4 | 29.7 ± 21.8 | 18.7 ± 22.4 | 54.1 ± 27.9 | 40.6 ± 30.9 | 13.5 ± 21.6 |
| NPSI | 28.1 ± 15.8 | 17.6 ± 14.1 | 10.5 ± 13.5 | 31.6 ± 20.4 | 26.1 ± 20.1 | 5.5 ± 15.0 |
| SES affective pain | 25.0 ± 10.9 | 23.8 ±10.45 | 1.2 ± 6.1 | 27.2 ± 11.0 | 22.8 ± 8.9 | 4.4 ± 7.7 |
| SES sensory pain | 16.9 ± 5.9 | 15.6 ± 5.0 | 1.3 ± 4.1 | 18.1 ± 7.5 | 16.5 ± 5.3 | 1.4 ± 5.0 |
| DPNPI total score | 45.0 ± 14.0 | 40.3 ± 16.4 | 4.7 ± 9.9 | 54.2 ± 14.8 | 50.9 ± 14.6 | 3.3 ± 8.8 |
| SF12 physical comp. scale | 40.0 ± 9.5 | 42.1 ± 10.2 | 1.7 ± 7.9 | 37.4 ± 8.3 | 37.4 ± 9.4 | 0.6 ± 5.2 |
| SF12 mental comp. scale | 50.7 ± 11.3 | 45.9 ± 12.3 | 3.8 ± 7.8 | 48.0 ± 11.0 | 47.5 ± 12.5 | 0.7 ± 6.8 |
VAS = visual analog scale, NPSI = neuropathic pain syndrome inventory, SES = Schmerzemp findungsskala German scale for affective component of pain, DPNPI = diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain impact measure, SF-12 = Short Form-12-Quality of Life. Higher scores indicate a worse outcome: VAS, NPSI, SES, and DPNPI. Higher values indicate a better outcome: SF12.