Table 3.
Secondary outcomes, QuickDash (0 to 100, higher score means greater disability) and EQ-5D-5L (−0.594 to 1, higher scores mean better health) in the intention-to-treat population, with a positive value in favour of advice and physiotherapy
| Secondary outcomes | Advice (n=240) | Advice and physiotherapy (n=242) | Between group difference (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | Adjusted* | P value | |
| QuickDash: | ||||||
| 6 weeks | 154 | 32.8 (23.2) | 168 | 27.6 (21.4) | −1.9 (−5.5 to 1.7) | 0.31 |
| 3 months | 162 | 22.8 (21.7) | 177 | 19.3 (19.9) | −1.6 (−5.3 to 2.1) | 0.39 |
| 6 months | 169 | 14.4 (17.5) | 169 | 12.7 (16.9) | 0.8 (−4.0 to 2.5) | 0.65 |
| 12 months | 126 | 11.0 (16.0) | 133 | 9.2 (15.2) | −0.7 (−4.1 to 2.6) | 0.67 |
| EQ-5D-5L: | ||||||
| 6 weeks | 166 | 0.692 (0.201) | 173 | 0.711 (0.189) | 0.004 (−0.030 to 0.038) | 0.81 |
| 3 months | 170 | 0.741 (0.215) | 182 | 0.787 (0.179) | 0.030 (−0.005 to 0.064) | 0.10 |
| 6 months | 179 | 0.797 (0.217) | 173 | 0.815 (0.183) | 0.010 (−0.026 to 0.047) | 0.59 |
| 12 months | 129 | 0.848 (0.169) | 135 | 0.87 (0.16) | 0.009 (−0.26 to 0.047) | 0.60 |
CI=confidence interval; SD=standard deviation. *The model has been adjusted for fixed effects of arm dominance, age group and baseline scores. Site of randomisation was fitted as a random effect.