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Published in final edited form as: Support Care Cancer. 2009 Jan 13;17(4):451–460. doi: 10.1007/s00520-008-0542-x

Table 3.

Group means and P values using different statistical tests of pain intensity rating

Variable	Complete data including cross over				First randomization period only

	Lid:Plac mean (SD)	Plac:Lid mean (SD)	Diff mean (SD)	P value	Lidocaine mean (SD)	Placebo mean (SD)	Diff mean SD)	P value
Weekly pain intensity rating worst pain	5.4 (2.57)	5.4 (2.46)	−0.3 (1.45)	0.96	5.8 (2.69)	6.2 (1.90)	−0.4 (2.32)	0.97
Weekly pain intensity rating least pain	2.3 (2.01)	2.7 (2.17)	−0.0 (2.19)	0.84	2.1 (2.05)	3.7 (1.98)	−1.6 (2.02)	0.19
Weekly pain intensity rating average pain	4.1 (2.13)	4.1 (2.11)	−0.2 (1.83)	0.36	4.4 (2.12)	4.8 (1.71)	−0.4 (1.90)	0.92
Weekly pain intensity rating pain now	4.4 (2.57)	4.8 (2.63)	−0.3 (1.44)	0.37	3.9 (2.66)	4.6 (1.82)	−0.7 (2.28)	0.56