Table 2.
Interaction effects for the outcome measures
| Week | MSAT plus mCAT, n=41 | CAT plus mMSAT, n=41 | MSAT plus CAT, n=41 | mMSAT plus mCAT, n=41 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain intensity VAS | |||||
| 0 | 71.8 (12.1) | 70.9 (14.0) | 70.4 (13.4) | 71.6 (12.0) | 0.88 |
| 6 | 33.4 (19.2) | 41.5 (24.4) | 35.3 (25.7) | 34.4 (24.0) | 0.48 |
| 10 | 27.1 (21.4) | 39.3 (22.8) | 28.7 (24.8) | 33.0 (33.7) | 0.52 |
| 18 | 22.5 (23.5) | 28.1 (24.7) | 36.7 (25.0) | 33.3 (24.8) | 0.24 |
| Function changes CMS | |||||
| 0 | 50.3 (11.3) | 49.6 (10.9) | 48.9 (10.7) | 50.2 (11.4) | 0.82 |
| 6 | 76.5 (12.4) | 67.0 (15.7) | 73.7 (17.0) | 70.8 (15.7) | 0.84 |
| 10 | 79.3 (11.8) | 68.7 (16.9) | 77.0 (18.4) | 73.8 (15.4) | 0.57 |
| 18 | 79.2 (14.0) | 70.5 (16.7) | 80.0 (17.1) | 76.7 (16.3) | 0.68 |
| SF-36 | |||||
| Physical health | |||||
| 0 | 50.4 (15.0) | 45.0 (13.6) | 49.8 (12.4) | 46.6 (14.1) | 0.83 |
| 6 | 60.0 (17.1) | 54.7 (16.9) | 60.8 (15.0) | 57.2 (16.8) | 0.52 |
| 10 | 67.7 (17.5) | 59.0 (18.2) | 66.8 (18.3) | 62.6 (17.4) | 0.62 |
| 18 | 69.1 (17.4) | 60.7 (19.0) | 71.2 (16.8) | 66.1 (17.1) | 0.17 |
| Mental health | |||||
| 0 | 64.7 (19.9) | 64.0 (20.1) | 67.6 (21.5) | 62.7 (21.4) | 0.80 |
| 6 | 70.7 (17.5) | 66.2 (21.6) | 72.3 (18.2) | 67.0 (19.0) | 0.68 |
| 10 | 75.1 (14.7) | 69.2 (19.0) | 74.7 (19.6) | 69.9 (17.7) | 0.96 |
| 18 | 74.3 (14.8) | 68.2 (21.9) | 78.8 (14.7) | 74.1 (17.4) | 0.06 |
Note: All data are presented as mean (SD).
Abbreviations: CAT, conventional acupuncture therapy; mCAT, minimal CAT; MSAT, motion style acupuncture therapy; mMSAT, minimal MSAT; SF-36, Short Form-36 Health Survey; VAS, visual analog scale; CMS, Constant–Murley score.