TABLE 4.
Before stimulation |
During stimulation |
After stimulation |
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Active |
Sham |
Active |
Sham |
Active |
Sham |
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Ratings | M | SD | M | SD | t | p | M | SD | M | SD | t | p | M | SD | M | SD | t | p |
Tingling | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.23 | –0.97 | 0.33 | 0.90 | 1.25 | 1.33 | 1.08 | –0.67 | 0.51 | 0.37 | 1.14 | 0.25 | 0.37 | 0.23 | 0.72 |
Itching | 0.37 | 1.18 | 0.08 | 0.22 | 1.23 | 0.22 | 0.60 | 1.38 | 0.13 | 0.32 | 0.90 | 0.37 | 0.57 | 1.35 | 0.63 | 1.06 | –0.15 | 0.88 |
Burning | 0.30 | 1.09 | 0.10 | 0.23 | –0.004 | 0.99 | 1.28 | 2.06 | 1.28 | 1.53 | 0.66 | 0.51 | 0.47 | 1.36 | 0.54 | 0.96 | –0.18 | 0.86 |
Pain | 0.15 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 1.22 | 0.04 | 0.96 | 0.56 | 1.55 | 0.53 | 1.22 | –0.96 | 0.34 | 0.59 | 1.65 | 1.53 | 2.47 | –1.18 | 0.25 |
Fatigue | 0.50 | 1.18 | 0.64 | 0.94 | –0.83 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 1.01 | 0.71 | 1.00 | –0.34 | 0.73 | 0.50 | 0.96 | 1.00 | 1.13 | –1.25 | 0.21 |
Nervousness | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.37 | –1.19 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.33 | 0.63 | –0.24 | 0.81 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.49 | –1.19 | 0.24 |
Headache | 0.20 | 0.59 | 0.13 | 0.30 | 0.41 | 0.68 | 0.19 | 0.56 | 0.12 | 0.27 | 0.38 | 0.71 | 0.21 | 0.61 | 0.45 | 0.60 | –1.06 | 0.29 |
Difficulty concentrating | 0.39 | 0.86 | 0.42 | 0.64 | –1.69 | 0.10 | 0.51 | 0.87 | 1.05 | 0.83 | –0.11 | 0.91 | 0.28 | 0.64 | 0.61 | 0.64 | –1.37 | 0.18 |
Mood change | 0.19 | 0.40 | 0.21 | 0.39 | –0.80 | 0.43 | 0.14 | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.31 | –0.09 | 0.92 | 0.14 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.55 | –1.15 | 0.25 |
Vision change | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.09 | –0.23 | 0.81 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.87 | 0.12 | 0.27 | 0.07 | 0.16 | 0.49 | 0.62 |
Visual sensation (phosphenes) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.36 | 0.18 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 1.08 | 0.29 |
M = mean, SD = standard deviation, t = independent t-test, p = p-value.