Table 2.
Clinical and questionnaire scores
| Parameter | RCT group, median (IQR) | Control group, median (IQR) | Mean difference (95% CI) | p valuea |
| Anteflexion in ° | 125 (78) | 170 (10) | 40 (11 to 69) | 0.01 |
| Retroflexion in ° | 50 (35) | 70 (0) | 14 (1 to 27) | 0.03 |
| Abduction in ° | 110 (63) | 170 (30) | 44 (9 to 80) | 0.02 |
| External rotation in ° | 48 (85) | 70 (10) | 23 (4 to 43) | 0.05 |
| Internal rotation, number of patients reaching each level | ||||
| Gluteal | 2 | 1 | NA | 0.49 |
| L5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| T12 | 5 | 6 | ||
| FIT-HaNSA Task 1 score | 214 (147) | 300 (0) | 83 (31 to 136) | < 0.001 |
| FIT-HaNSA Task 2 score | 68 (87) | 300 (0) | 206 (155 to 257) | < 0.001 |
| FIT-HaNSA Task 3 score | 108 (170) | 300 (0) | 154 (81 to 227) | < 0.001 |
| Average score all 3 tests (0-300, worst to best score) | 137 (93) | 300 (0) | 147 (106 to 189) | < 0.001 |
| Constant-Murley score (0-100 worst to best score) | 52 (37) | 100 (8) | 42 (30 to 54) | < 0.001 |
| VAS-pain (0 -100 no pain to worst pain) | 55 (50) | 0 (6) | -49 (-69 to -29) | < 0.001 |
| Total WORC (0-2100: best to worst score) | 1138 (919) | 81 (280) | -896 (-1247 to -544) | < 0.001 |
| % WORC score | 46 (69) | 96 (13) | 43 (26 to 59) | < 0.001 |
| Physical symptoms (0-600, best to worst score) | 359 (234) | 39 (60) | -287 (-387 to -188) | < 0.001 |
| Sports and recreation (0-400, best to worst score) | 252 (188) | 5 (55) | -204 (-282 to -127) | < 0.001 |
| Work (0-400, best to worst score) | 297 (113) | 17 (50) | -244 (-311 to -175) | < 0.001 |
| Lifestyle (0-400, best to worst score) | 189 (224) | 5 (80) | -194 (-272 to -118) | < 0.001 |
| Emotions (0-300 best to worst score) | 91 (155) | 7 (35) | -88 (-150 to -26) | < 0.001 |
| EuroQol-5D-5L score (0-100 worst to best score) | 71 (33) | 87 (20) | 20 (6 to 33) | 0.02 |
a
p values calculated with a nonparametric test (Mann-Whitney U test); NA = not applicable; FIT-HaNSA = Functional Impairment Test-Hand and Neck/Shoulder/Arm; CMS = Constant Murley score; WORC = Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index.