Table 2.

Mean scores of outcome measures at baseline and on follow up and between‐group differences

	Acupuncture	p ValueChange from baseline	Sham	p ValueChange from baseline	p Value from ANCOVA
MFI – GENERAL FATIGUE
Baseline	13.4 ± 2.9		14.0 ± 2.7
Week 5	10.4 ± 3.3	.001	9.3 ± 2.9	<.001	.09
Week 9	10.6 ± 3.37	.006	10.5 ± 3.2	<.001	.60
MFI – Total
Baseline	61.6 ± 15.1		56.6 ± 9.2
Week 5	52.5 ± 15.5	<.001	47.2 ± 10.6	.003	.48
Week 9	52.7 ± 15.1	<.001	48.5 ± 8.0	.006	.21
UPDRS motor
Baseline	27.1 ± 13.7		23.8 ± 10.6
Week 5	22.5 ± 12.1	.009	23.7 ± 10.9	.74	.14
Week 9	24.8 ± 16.3	.025	23.8 ± 10.6	.38	.94
PDQ‐39
Baseline	38.4 ± 25.1		23.7 ± 17.5
Week 5	30.3 ± 25.5	.12	19.5 ± 15.2	.07	.74
Week 9	34.3 ± 25.8	.19	18.6 ± 16.0	.07	.21
ESS
Baseline	7.5 ± 3.8		6.7 ± 4.4
Week 5	5.8 ± 4.3	.11	5.2 ± 4.6	.13	.90
Week 9	5.5 ± 3.6	.09	5.2 ± 3.6	.17	.94
GDS
Baseline	4.0 ± 3.3		3.3 ± 2.5
Week 5	3.2 ± 2.7	.26	2.8 ± 2.3	.23	.71
Week 9	3.8 ± 2.8	.96	2.3 ± 2.3	.17	.09