Table 6.
Group | BL mean ± SD |
Change BL to EOI | P value† | Change BL to follow-up | P value† | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pain quality | ||||||
Sensory | Real | 17.27 ± 4.69 | −7.36 | 0.02 | −7.82 | 0.01 |
(MPQ-sf) | Sham | 9.63 ± 3.50 | −0.25 | 3.75 | ||
Affect | Real | 5.91 ± 4.18 | −3.09 | 0.01 | −3.82 | 0.00 |
(MPQ-sf) | Sham | 3.00 ± 2.00 | −0.25 | 1.00 | ||
Total MPQ-sf | Real | 25.73 ± 7.03 | −11.64 | 0.00 | −12.82 | 0.00 |
Sham | 14.25 ± 4.89 | −0.25 | 4.88 | |||
Affective distress (MPI-s) |
Real | 2.50 ± 2.24 | −0.95 | 0.13 | −1.32 | 0.13 |
Sham | 1.63 ± 0.99 | −0.19 | −0.38 | |||
Life control (MPI-s) |
Real | 4.68 ± 1.23 | 0.09 | 0.89 | −0.54 | 0.89 |
Sham | 3.63 ± 1.75 | 0.50 | 0.56 | |||
Emotional functionning | ||||||
Anxiety | Real | 17.33 ± 8.97 | −3.50 | 0.29 | −3.50 | 0.29 |
Sham | 18.44 ± 7.09 | −2.88 | −1.33 | |||
Depression | Real | 15.25 ± 11.09 | −3.42 | 0.71 | −4.42 | 0.71 |
Sham | 14.11 ± 5.78 | −2.55 | 0.33 | |||
GAD-7 | Real | 7.00 ± 6.08 | −3.82 | 0.02 | −3.36 | 0.13 |
Sham | 3.75 ± 3.45 | 0.13 | 0.75 | |||
Pain beliefs (fear avoidance) | ||||||
Fear-physical | Real | 15.79 ± 6.95 | −5.29 | 0.24 | −4.79 | 0.62 |
Sham | 14.11 ± 5.60 | −1.78 | −3.55 | |||
Fear-work | Real | 13.07 ± 12.90 | −2.00 | 0.82 | −2.14 | 0.82 |
Sham | 7.89 ± 9.57 | −1.22 | −1.45 | |||
Catastrophizing (PCS) | ||||||
Rumination | Real | 6.43 ± 4.88 | −2.29 | 0.28 | −2.29 | 0.28 |
Sham | 6.44 ± 5.10 | −2.22 | −2.33 | |||
Maginification | Real | 3.79 ± 3.02 | −2.15 | 0.20 | −0.93 | 0.83 |
Sham | 2.44 ± 1.74 | −1.55 | −1.00 | |||
Helplessness | Real | 8.43 ± 8.16 | −4.57 | 0.67 | −4.72 | 0.21 |
Sham | 8.00 ± 4.69 | −4.89 | −2.78 | |||
Health related quality of life | ||||||
Physical | Real | 13.31 ± 2.57 | −0.45 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.76 |
Sham | 11.37 ± 2.51 | 0.38 | 0.38 | |||
Psychological | Real | 13.14 ± 2.91 | 0.53 | 0.48 | 1.19 | 0.38 |
Sham | 12.96 ± 2.00 | 1.34 | 0.74 | |||
Social | Real | 15.33 ± 3.58 | −0.47 | 0.74 | −0.66 | 0.56 |
Sham | 12.89 ± 3.20 | −0.15 | 0.15 | |||
Environment | Real | 15.50 ± 2.75 | 0.71 | 0.05 | 0.75 | 0.06 |
Sham | 15.89 ± 3.08 | −0.95 | −0.89 |
BPI-sf: brief pain inventory short form.
MPI-s: multidimensional pain inventory screening.
MPQ-sf: McGill Pain Questionnaire Short Form.
RMDQ: Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire.
GAD-7: generalized anxiety disorder 7.
PCS: The Pain and Catastrophizing Scale.
BL: baseline.
EOI: end of intervention.
†Between group comparison.