Table 5.

Oxford shoulder score ^a

Stage	Methylprednisolone acetate with lidocaine (n = 19)	Lidocaine b	Estimated difference in change from baseline (95% CI) c
Baseline	26.4 (7.4)	25.4 (9.0)
4 weeks	30.3 (10.5)	32.7 (8.5)
12 weeks	30.6 (10.8)	32.7 (8.6)
Change at 4 weeks from baseline	3.9 (8.5)	6.3 (10.1)	-2.4 (-8.1 to 3.4)
Change at 12 weeks from baseline	4.2 (9.1)	8.2 (11.3)	-2.9 (-9.0 to 3.2)

^aThe higher the score the better.

^bn = 21 at baseline and 19 from 4 weeks onwards.

^cAdjusted for baseline score.