Table 2.
Outcome variables taken just before treatment or break during visit 2 and during final visit, with changes between visits and group differences
| CMT | Wait-list control | Change from visit 2 to final visit | Between group differences (95% CI) | P value | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visit 2 | Final visit | Visit 2 | Final visit | CMT | Control | |||||||||
| Hand simple reaction time (ms)* | 258.7 | (48.6) | 252.6 | (33.7) | 254.7 | (46.4) | 252.3 | (49.3) | −4.88 | (42.57) | −1.68 | (53.56) | −3.49 (−25.75 to 18.77) | 0.76 |
| Foot simple reaction time (ms)* | 291.9 | (41.8) | 300.6 | (32.1) | 300.6 | (41.8) | 307.0 | (49.3) | 8.65 | (39.98) | 7.88 | (42.83) | 0.97 (− 18.04 to 19.98) | 0.92 |
| Choice reaction time (ms)** | 426.1 | (56.2) | 421.7 | (55.7) | 445.9 | (72.9) | 436.4 | (67.9) | −6.42 | (44.06) | −9.51 | (53.29) | 3.49 (−14.40 to 21.39) | 0.70 |
| Fitts’ Law test response time (s)** | 65.9 | (0.40) | 66.3 | (0.72) | 67.1 | (0.66) | 66.6 | (0.32) | 0.412 | (3.710) | −0.548 | (3.731) | 0.988 (−0.373 to 2.349) | 0.15 |
| t-wall® response time (s)** | 49.1 | (4.7) | 47.2 | (4.2) | 50.1 | (4.2) | 48.5 | (4.4) | −2.00 | (2.40) | −1.59 | (2.10) | −0.41 (−1.24 to 0.41) | 0.32 |
Values are shown as mean (standard deviation) based on analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) model, adjusted for age
CI confidence interval, CMT chiropractic manipulative therapy
*n = 37 in CMT and n = 40 in wait-list control
**n = 57 in CMT and n = 60 in wait-list control