Table 5. Effect size.
| Effect size | T1-T0 | T2-T0 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA vs. Control | AC vs. Control | EA vs. AC | EA vs. Control | AC vs. Control | EA vs. AC | |
| Hand VAS score | -0.89 (-1.48, -0.29) |
-0.93 (-1.52, -0.33) |
0.07 (-0.49, 0.64) |
-0.24 (-0.81, 0.33) |
-0.26 (-0.83, 0.31) |
0.04 (-0.53, 0.61) |
| Feet VAS score | -1.11 (-1.72, -0.50) |
-0.77 (-1.36, -0.19) |
-0.17 (-0.74, 0.40) |
-0.82 (-1.40, -0.23) |
-0.46 (-1.03, 0.11) |
-0.22 (0.78, 0.35) |
| ΔT hands (°C) | -0.03 (-0.59, 0.54) |
0.10 (-0.46, 0.67) |
-0.18 (-0.75, 0.39) |
-0.09 (-0.66, 0.47) |
0.28 (-0.29, 0.84) |
-0.45 (-1.02, 0.12) |
| ΔT feet (°C) | 0.23 (-0.33, 0.80) |
-0.25 (-0.81, 0.32) |
0.44 (-0.14, 1.01) |
-0.40 (-0.98, 0.17) |
-0.14 (-0.71, 0.42) |
-0.35 (-0.92, 0.22) |
| WHOQOL-BREF Total score |
0.46 (-0.11, 1.04) |
0.29 (-0.28, 0.86) |
0.20 (-0.37, 0.77) |
0.92 (0.33, 1.52) |
0.42 (-0.15, 0.99) |
0.51 (-0.06, 1.09) |
| WHOQOL-BREF Physical domain |
0.15 (-0.42, 0.71) |
0.21 (-0.36, 0.78) |
-0.04 (-0.61, 0.52) |
0.69 (0.10, 1.27) |
0.22 (-0.34, 0.79) |
0.54 (-0.03, 1.12) |
| WHOQOL-BREF Psychological domain |
0.44 (-0.13, 1.01) |
0.24 (-0.33, 0.81) |
0.24 (-0.33, 0.81) |
0.93 (0.34, 1.53) |
0.27 (-0.30, 0.83) |
0.65 (0.07, 1.23) |
| WHOQOL-BREF Social domain |
-0.20 (-0.77, 0.36) |
0.24 (-0.33, 0.81) |
-0.42 (-1.00, 0.15) |
0.04 (-0.53, 0.60) |
0.18 (-0.39, 0.75) |
-0.13 (-0.70, 0.43) |
| WHOQOL-BREF Environmental domain |
0.53 (-0.05, 1.10) |
0.05 (-0.52, 0.61) |
0.41 (-0.16, 0.98) |
0.78 (0.19, 1.36) |
0.38 (-0.19, 0.95) |
0.32 (-0.25, 0.89) |
EA, electroacupuncture; AC, acupuncture; VAS, visual analog scale; WHOQOL-BREF, World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF