Table 6.
Mean scores, effect sizes, and significance of change (paired t test) between baseline and 6 weeks on the Vaizey and HSS for the two treatment groups for patients who reported themselves to be “cured or improved” and for patients who reported themselves to be “unchanged or worse” at 1 year
| N | Mean baseline (SD) | Mean 6 weeks (SD) | Mean difference | Effect size | SRM | 95% CI | Paired t test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cured or improved | |||||||||
| HAL | |||||||||
| Vaizey HAL | 73 | 5.52 (5.08) | 4.71 (5.57) | 0.81 (6.03) | 0.16 | 0.13 | From − 0.60 to 2.21 | p > 0.05 | |
| HSS HAL | 78 | 5.78 (3.21) | 2.46 (2.51) | 3.32 (3.36) | 1.03 | 0.99 | 2.56–4.08 | p < 0.001 | |
| RBL | |||||||||
| Vaizey RBL | 55 | 4.85 (4.65) | 3.55 (4.21) | 1.31 (4.69) | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.04–2.58 | p = 0.04 | |
| HSS RBL | 60 | 6.40 (3.22) | 3.37 (3.01) | 3.03 (3.01) | 0.94 | 1.01 | 2.26–3.81 | p < 0.001 | |
| Unchanged or worse | |||||||||
| HAL | |||||||||
| Vaizey HAL | 27 | 5.56 (4.78) | 4.19 (4.49) | 1.37 (5.92) | 0.29 | 0.23 | From − 0.97 to 3.71 | p > 0.05 | |
| HSS HAL | 28 | 7.29 (2.54) | 4.43 (3.05) | 2.86 (3.09) | 1.13 | 0.93 | 1.66–4.05 | p < 0.001 | |
| RBL | |||||||||
| Vaizey RBL | 27 | 5.85 (5.80) | 4.04 (5.09) | 1.82 (4.58) | 0.31 | 0.40 | 0.00–3.63 | p = 0.05 | |
| HSS RBL | 28 | 5.93 (3.25) | 4.93 (3.63) | 1.00 (2.84) | 0.31 | 0.35 | From − 0.10 to 2.10 | p > 0.05 | |
RBL rubber band ligation, HAL haemorrhoidal artery ligation, HSS haemorrhoid severity score