Table 3.
Measure | Itching | Burning | Tingling | Mental fatigue | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Sham | Active | Sham | Active | Sham | Active | Sham | |
Time point | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) |
Time 0 | 3.29 (1.70)* | 1.14 (0.38) | 2.86 (1.77)* | 1.14 (0.38) | 2.29 (1.80) | 1.14 (0.38) | 1.43 (0.79) | 1.00 (0.00) |
Time 1 | 2.57 (1.72) | 1.29 (0.76) | 2.71 (1.50)* | 1.14 (0.38) | 2.00 (1.53) | 1.14 (0.38) | 1.43 (0.79) | 1.00 (0.00) |
Time 2 | 2.43 (1.62) | 1.14 (0.38) | 2.57 (1.62) | 1.29 (0.49) | 2.00 (1.53) | 1.29 (0.76) | 1.43 (0.79) | 1.00 (0.00) |
Time 3 | 2.57 (1.99) | 1.29 (0.76) | 2.71 (1.80) | 1.29 (0.49) | 2.00 (1.53) | 1.14 (0.38) | 1.29 (0.49) | 1.14 (0.38) |
Time 4 | 2.86 (1.77) | 1.29 (0.76) | 2.43 (1.90) | 1.29 (0.49) | 2.14 (1.68) | 1.14 (0.38) | 1.43 (0.79) | 1.14 (0.38) |
Sensations were reported on a 1–10 scale
Difference between active condition and sham condition, significant at p < 0.05.
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation