Table 3.
The outcomes after the intervention.
| Outcome, group | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value | |
| Difference in the worst pain scoresa between baseline and 12 weeks | <.001 | ||
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Control | Reference |
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Intervention | –1.12b (–1.53 to –0.70) |
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| Absence of severec pain according to subjective pain scores | <.001 | ||
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Control | Reference |
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Intervention | 6.36d (2.57 to 15.73) |
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| Achievement of subjective symptom improvement | <.001 | ||
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Control | Reference |
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Intervention | 43.00d (11.25 to 164.28) |
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aSubjective rating of the degree of pain on a scale of 1 to 5.
bThe estimate represents a regression coefficient.
cA score of 4 or more indicates severe pain.
dThe estimate represents an odds ratio from a logistic regression model.