Table 1.
Characteristics of Participants
| Placebo-Placebo | Lidocaine-Placebo | Desipramine-Placebo | Desipramine-Lidocaine | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 33 (27.7±6.3) | 32 (31.6±8.4) | 32 (31.0±7.7) | 34 (31.3 ±6.8) | .11* |
| Duration of pain (y) | 30 (5.9±6.3) | 30 (5.8±5.7) | 31 (4.4±3.7) | 33 (6.5±7.0) | .53* |
| Years of education | 32 (16.3±3.0) | 31 (16±3.0) | 32 (16.4±2.4) | 33 (15.6±3.4) | .61* |
| Race | |||||
| White (non-Hispanic) | 29 (0.88) | 32 (1.00) | 30 (0.94) | 28 (0.82) | .21† |
| Other | 4 (0.12) | — | 2 (0.06) | 6 (0.18) | |
| Currently married/partnered | 22 (0.67) | 23 (0.72) | 26 (0.81) | 28 (0.82) | .53† |
| Nullipara | 26 (0.79) | 24 (0.75) | 23 (0.72) | 28 (0.82) | .76† |
| Main problem | |||||
| Intercourse pain | 22 (0.67) | 21 (0.66) | 25 (0.78) | 23 (0.68) | .92† |
| Spontaneous pain | 7 (0.21) | 8 (0.25) | 5 (0.16) | 10 (0.29) | .44‡ |
| Pain start | |||||
| After intercourse | 7 (0.21) | 6 (0.19) | 5 (0.16) | 10 (0.29) | .40‡ |
| Yeast infection | 2 (0.06) | 7 (0.22) | 3 (0.09) | 4 (0.12) | .37‡ |
| Surgical procedure | 1 (0.03) | 4 (0.13) | 2 (0.06) | 1 (0.03) | .56‡ |
| Other | 11 (0.33) | 5 (0.16) | 6 (0.19) | 6 (0.18) | .22‡ |
| Do not know | 12 (0.36) | 10 (0.31) | 16 (0.50) | 13 (0.38) | .35‡ |
| Prior vulvar pain therapy | |||||
| Antidepressant | 4 (0.12) | 10 (0.31) | 4 (0.12) | 4 (0.12) | .10† |
| Lidocaine | 10 (0.30) | 14 (0.44) | 13 (0.41) | 11 (0.32) | .62† |
Data are n (mean±σ) or n (%) unless otherwise specified: “—” indicates 0.
*
Analysis of variance.
†
χ2.
‡
Fisher’s exact test.