6. Short‐term results (1 month after initiation of treatment) for QoL (all risk groups combined).
| Trial |
time point of measurement (in months) |
Intervention (N analysed) | Intervention post mean score (SD) | Comparator (N analysed) | Comparator post mean score (SD) |
| Scale: FKSI‐DRS (score range 0‐36; higher scores represent better QoL) | |||||
| NCT00098657/NCT00083889 | 1 | SUN (N = 348) | 27.73 (5.080) | IFN (N = 317) | 26.68 (5.195) |
| Scale: EQ‐5D‐VAS (score range 0‐100; higher scores represent better QoL) | |||||
| NCT00098657/NCT00083889 | 1 | SUN (N=347) | 69.35 (18.992) | IFN (N=315) | 67.66 (20.058) |
| Scale: FACT‐G (score range 0‐108; higher scores represent better QoL) | |||||
| NCT00098657/NCT00083889 | 1 | SUN (N=348) | 42.71 (8.959) | IFN (N=317) | 40.93 (9.292) |
| Scale: FACIT‐F (score range 0‐52; higher scores represent better QoL) | |||||
| NCT00720941 | 1 | PAZ (N=388) | 35.2 (11.67) | SUN (N=393) | 33.8 (12.56) |
Comparisons including SUN are bold. The scales are listed in no particular order.