Table 2.
Outcome measures by acupuncture treatment group
| Baseline | 4 weeks | 6 weeks | 3 months | Baseline | 3 months | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCA | Sham | TCA | Sham | TCA | Sham | TCA | Sham | p+ | Waiting list | p++ | ||
| J-MAP | 4.4 (1.3) | 4.4 (1.3) | 3.3 (1.3) | 3.4 (1.3) | 3.1 (1.3) | 3.3 (1.4) | 3.3 (1.4) | 3.4 (1.5) | >0.20 | 4.3 (1.2) | 4.2 (1.3) | 0.0003* |
| WOMAC Pain | 44.5 (18.4) | 45.0 (18.2) | 31.8 (17.5) | 32.6 (17.2) | 28.1 (18.4) | 28.9 (18.6) | 30.8 (17.9) | 31.0 (19.1) | >0.20 | 44.1 (15.2) | 42.4 (16.8) | 0.0002* |
| WOMAC Function | 42.9 (19.0) | 44.6 (18.1) | 32.3 (17.7) | 34.1 (17.1) | 29.5 (17.8) | 31.4 (18.5) | 31.2 (17.9) | 32.1 (18.3) | >0.20 | 40.1 (16.5) | 41.7 (18.0) | 0.0003* |
| SKIP | n/a | n/a | 4.15 (0.68) | 4.10 (0.68) | 4.13 (0.80) | 4.04 (0.79) | 4.00 (0.85) | 3.95 (0.78) | >0.20 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| VAS Pain | 58.3 (22.3) | 57.4 (23.5) | 34.8 (25.9) | 38.2 (25.4) | 29.0 (26.3) | 32.5 (27.8) | 36.2 (28.5) | 36.7 (29.0) | >0.20 | 54.6 (21.3) | 53.2 (24.3) | 0.0001* |
| SF12 PCS | 35.0 (9.9) | 33.5 (8.7) | 38.5 (10.0) | 37.7 (9.1) | 40.5 (10.0) | 39.0 (9.9) | 39.5 (9.7) | 38.7 (10.1) | >0.20 | 35.3 (8.4) | 35.8 (8.9) | 0.11 |
| SF12 MCS | 52.3 (9.4) | 53.4 (9.3) | 53.9 (8.3) | 54.2 (8.9) | 53.4 (7.9) | 54.0 (8.7) | 54.1 (8.2) | 53.2 (8.9) | >0.20 | 53.7 (10.7) | 51.6 (9.8) | 0.11 |
| TUG, seconds | 13.9 (7.3) | 13.4 (5.5) | n/a | n/a | 12.2 (4.3) | 12.2 (5.0) | 11.9 (4.1) | 12.1 (5.4) | >0.20 | 12.3 (3.3) | 12.2 (3.5) | >0.20 |
| ROM, degrees | 105.7 (13.7) | 105.7 (13.1) | n/a | n/a | 106.1 (12.8) | 106.7 (13.1) | 106.2 (12.1) | 106.5 (12.6) | >0.20 | 105.7 (13.0) | 104.9 (13.7) | > 0.20 |
J-MAP: Joint-Specific Multidimensional Assessment of Pain; WOMAC: Western Ontario Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index; SKIP: Satisfaction with Knee Procedure; SF12 PCS: Physical Component Summary; SF12 MCS: Mental Component Summary; VAS: Visual Analogue Scale; TUG: Timed Get Up and Go; ROM: Range of Motion
Improvement is seen as positive differences for SKIP; SF12 PCS, MCS, and ROM, and negative differences for J-MAP, WOMAC and TUG
P values for repeated measures models testing for difference in means across time excluding waiting list group
P values including waiting list group
statistically significant (p<= 0.05).
Cells in table represent mean (standard deviation)
n/a : not administered