Table 6.
Bupivacaine | Saline | Effect Size | ||||
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n | M (SD) | n | M (SD) | d | ||
General activity | Pretreatment | 22 | 3.96 (2.99) | 7 | 5.00 (3.10) | .34 |
Before treatment 12 | 22 | 2.52 (3.31) | 7 | 2.50 (2.50) | .01 | |
1 Month post‐treatment | 22 | 2.64 (2.91) | 7 | 3.91 (2.81) | .44 | |
6 Months post‐treatment | 22 | 2.68 (2.87) | 7 | 4.00 (3.32) | .44 | |
Mood | Pretreatment | 22 | 4.85 (3.16) | 7 | 5.33 (2.96) | .15 |
Before treatment 12 | 22 | 2.44 (3.38) | 7 | 3.17 (2.89) | .22 | |
1 Month post‐treatment | 22 | 2.96 (3.43) | 7 | 3.82 (3.40) | .25 | |
6 Months post‐treatment | 22 | 3.18 (3.26) | 7 | 5.71 (3.68) | .75 | |
Normal work | Pretreatment | 22 | 4.12 (3.10) | 7 | 5.17 (3.19) | .34 |
Before treatment 12 | 22 | 2.64 (3.33) | 7 | 2.50 (2.75) | .04 | |
1 Month post‐treatment | 22 | 2.52 (3.14) | 7 | 3.45 (2.94) | .30 | |
6 Months post‐treatment | 22 | 2.59 (2.77) | 7 | 3.71 (3.50) | .38 |
SD, standard deviation.