Table 5. Changes in secondary and exploratory outcomes in a subgroup of patients with symptom severity scores exceeding the 75th percentile at baseline.
| Outcome | Mean change | Mean (90% CI) difference between groups | ||
| Control (n = 10) | Active (n = 11) | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |
| At 8 weeks | ||||
| SSS physical function | 0.00 | −0.23 | −0.24 (−0.52, 0.05) | −0.25 (−0.54, 0.05) |
| N shuttles completed | −0.11 | 5.88 | 5.99 (−9.59, 21.56) | 5.03 (−9.07, 19.14) |
| Oswestry | 1.09 | −2.53 | −3.62 (−10.59, 3.34) | −4.48 (−9.84, 0.88) |
| General Well-Being Index | 0.44 | −4.59 | −5.03 (−17.10, 7.04) | −2.73 (−14.07, 8.61) |
| Back pain VAS | −22.45 | −1.55 | 20.90 (−8.68, 50.49) | 8.50 (−23.34, 40.34) |
| Leg pain VAS | −12.12 | −21.00 | −8.89 (−36.21, 18.45) | −8.95 (−36.86, 18.97) |
| At 12 months | ||||
| SSS symptom severity | −0.67 | −0.72 | −0.06 (−0.85, 0.73) | −0.12 (−0.78, 0.75) |
| SSS physical function | −0.20 | −0.47 | −0.27 (−1.00, 0.46) | −0.30 (−1.04, 0.45) |
| Oswestry | −4.60 | −10.94 | −6.35 (−23.39, 10.70) | −6.98 (−23.89, 9.93) |
| General Well-Being Index | 1.55 | −13.83 | −15.38 (−37.83, 7.07) | −11.44 (−33.37, 10.49) |
| Back pain VAS | −16.65 | −4.28 | 12.36 (−35.42, 60.14) | −9.52 (−59.74, 40.70) |
| Leg pain VAS | −16.63 | −15.08 | 1.55 (−50.40, 53.50) | −2.19 (−47.30, 51.67) |