9. Long‐term results (approximately 24 months 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: EQ‐5D‐VAS (score range 0‐100; higher scores represent better QoL) | |||||
| NCT02231749 | 23.7 | NIV+IPI (N = 342) |
(mean (SD) not reported) mean change 10.07 (4.35 to 15.80) |
SUN (N = 351) |
(mean (SD) not reported) mean change 6.40 (‐1.36 to 14.16) |
| Scale: FACT‐G (score range 0‐108; higher scores represent better QoL) | |||||
| NCT02231749 | 23.7 | NIV+IPI (N = 352) |
(mean (SD) not reported) mean change 4.77 (1.73 to 7.82) |
SUN (N = 356) |
(mean (SD) not reported) mean change ‐4.32 (‐8.54 to ‐0.11) |
| Scale: FACIT‐F (score range 0‐52; higher scores represent better QoL) | |||||
| NCT00720941 | 23.5 | PAZ (N=39) | 39.9 (8.33) | SUN (N = 36) | 37.7 (8.46) |
Comparisons including SUN are bold. The scales are listed in no particular order.