Table 2.
Baseline and Day 14 Brief Pain Inventory Scores for Overall Severity, Severity Questions, Overall Interference, and Interference Questions for the Control, Treatment, and Crossover Groups
| Variable | Baseline | Day 14 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CG | TG | CROSSG | CG | TG | CROSSG | |
| Number of patients | 47 | 152 | 34 | 47 | 152 | 34 |
| Overall pain severity | ||||||
| Mean (SD) Median Min, max |
5.7 (2.1) 5.8 2.3, 10.0 |
4.9 (1.5) 4.8 1.0, 9.3 |
5.4 (1.9) 5.8 1.5, 10.0 |
5.0 (1.7) 5.0 1.5, 10.0 |
2.5 (1.5) 2.3 0.0, 6.5 |
2.8 (1.4) 2.8 0.8, 5.8 |
| Worst pain in last 24 hours | ||||||
| Mean (SD) Median Min, max |
7.7 (1.7) 8.0 5, 10 |
7.2 (1.8) 7.0 1, 10 |
7.0 (1.9) 7.0 3, 10 |
6.6 (1.8) 6.0 3, 10 |
4.4 (2.1) 4.0 0, 10 |
4.0 (1.6) 4.0 1, 7 |
| Least pain in last 24 hours | ||||||
| Mean (SD) Median Min, max |
3.9 (2.0) 4.0 0, 10 |
3.1 (1.8) 3.0 0, 10 |
3.6 (2.0) 3.0 0, 10 |
3.6 (1.7) 3.0 0, 10 |
1.3 (1.2) 1.0 0, 5 |
1.6 (1.1) 1.0 0, 4 |
| Average pain | ||||||
| Mean (SD) Median Min, max |
5.6 (2.6) 5.0 1, 10 |
4.7 (1.6) 5.0 1, 10 |
5.3 (2.2) 6.0 1, 10 |
4.8 (2.1) 5.0 1, 10 |
2.5 (1.8) 3.0 0, 7 |
2.8 (1.4) 3.0 1, 6 |
| Current pain | ||||||
| Mean (SD) Median Min, max |
5.6 (2.8) 6.0 1, 10 |
4.5 (2.0) 4.5 0, 10 |
5.5 (2.2) 6.0 1, 10 |
5.0 (2.1) 5.0 1, 10 |
1.9 (1.7) 1.0 0, 7 |
2.8 (1.6) 3.0 0, 6 |
| Overall pain interference | ||||||
| Mean (SD) Median Min, max |
5.4 (2.8) 5.9 1.6, 10.0 |
4.3 (1.8) 4.0 0.7, 9.7 |
5.5 (2.4) 6.1 1.6, 9.0 |
4.6 (2.5) 5.1 1.6, 9.0 |
1.8 (1.6) 1.3 0.0, 8.0 |
2.5 (1.7) 2.7 0.1, 5.7 |
| Pain interference with general activity | ||||||
| Mean (SD) Median Min, max |
7.4 (1.9) 7.0 4, 10 |
6.0 (2.2) 6.0 0, 10 |
7.2 (1.8) 7.5 4, 10 |
6.8 (1.8) 6.0 4, 10 |
3.0 (2.1) 3.0 0, 10 |
4.1 (2.0) 4.5 1, 8 |
| Pain interference with mood | ||||||
| Mean (SD) Median Min, max |
4.5 (3.9) 4.0 0, 10 |
3.4 (2.9) 3.0 0, 10 |
5.0 (3.5) 6.0 0, 10 |
3.7 (3.6) 4.0 0, 10 |
1.4 (2.1) 0.0 0, 10 |
1.7 (1.4) 2.0 0, 5 |
| Pain interference with ability to walk | ||||||
| Mean (SD) Median Min, max |
6.6 (2.3) 6.0 3, 10 |
5.3 (2.6) 6.0 0, 10 |
6.2 (1.9) 6.0 3, 9 |
5.7 (1.8) 5.0 3, 9 |
2.1 (1.9) 2.0 0, 8 |
2.7 (1.9) 3.0 0, 7 |
| Pain interference with normal work | ||||||
| Mean (SD) Median Min, max |
6.7 (2.2) 7.0 3, 10 |
5.6 (2.3) 6.0 0, 10 |
6.3 (1.8) 6.0 3, 9 |
5.7 (1.8) 6.0 3, 9 |
2.2 (1.9) 2.0 0, 10 |
2.7 (2.0) 3.0 0, 7 |
| Pain interference with social relationships | ||||||
| Mean (SD) Median Min, max |
3.3 (3.6) 2.0 0, 10 |
2.1 (2.5) 1.0 0, 10 |
3.8 (3.0) 4.0 0, 9 |
2.8 (3.1) 0.0 0, 9 |
0.8 (1.6) 0.0 0, 9 |
1.6 (1.4) 2.0 0, 4 |
| Pain interference with sleep | ||||||
| Mean (SD) Median Min, max |
4.5 (4.5) 3.0 0, 10 |
3.6 (3.1) 3.0 0, 10 |
5.0 (3.5) 6.5 0, 9 |
3.6 (3.8) 3.0 0, 9 |
1.5 (2.0) 0.0 0, 8 |
2.5 (2.0) 3.0 0, 6 |
| Pain interference with life enjoyment | ||||||
| Mean (SD) Median Min, max |
4.7 (3.0) 4.0 1, 10 |
4.3 (2.4) 4.0 0, 10 |
3.6 (3.0) 3.0 0, 10 |
1.3 (1.8) 1.0 0, 10 |
2.3 (1.9) 2.0 0, 6 |
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Abbreviations: CG, control group; TG, treatment group; CROSSG, crossover group; SD, standard deviation; Min, minimum; Max, maximum.