TABLE 1.
Participants versus drop-outs
| Participants | Drop-outs | |
|---|---|---|
| Total, n (%) | 32 (100) | 18 (100) |
| Female, n (%) | 24 (75) | 12 (67) |
| Male, n (%) | 8 (25) | 6 (33) |
| Mean age, years | 54.0 | 50.8 |
| Minimum age, years | 28 | 27 |
| Maximum age, years | 81 | 78 |
| Pain, n (%) | ||
| Fibromyalgia | 17 (53) | 10 (56) |
| Back | 6 (19) | 2 (11) |
| Neck and/or head | 2 (6) | 0 (0) |
| Localized extremity | 3 (9) | 4 (22) |
| Diffuse inflammatory (ie, RA) | 3 (9) | 0 (0) |
| Postoperative | 0 (0) | 1 (6) |
| Other | 1 (3) | 0 (0) |
| Data missing | 0 (0) | 1 (6) |
| Generalized (fibromyalgia) | 17 (53) | 10 (56) |
| Localized (all others) | 15 (47) | 7 (39) |
| Day 0 baseline pain VAS score | ||
| Mean | 8.5 | 7.8 |
| Minimum* | 2.1 | 0 |
| Maximum | 13.1 | 13.7 |
*
Subject with day 0 score of 2.11 on the 14 cm visual analogue scale (VAS) was included because the day 1 VAS score before treatment was 8.2. RA Rheumatoid arthritis