TABLE 4.
Showing the results for the primary outcome measure on the total PedsQL 3.0 CP scores using intent-to-treat (N = 382), per protocol (N = 339) and per treatment analysis (N = 283).
| Variable | Intention to treat |
Per IQI protocol |
Per VSS treatment |
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| Intervention arm | Control arm | P value (t test) | Intervention arm | Control arm | P value (t test) | Intervention arm | Control arm | P value (t test) | |
| Total PedsQL 3.0 baseline | |||||||||
| N | 189 | 193 | 146 | 193 | 90 | 193 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 53.5(SD 26.5) | 49.8(SD 27.6) | 53.9(SD26.3) | 49.8(SD27.6) | 52.4(SD 26.7) | 49.8(SD27.6) | |||
| Median (IQR) | 55.5(34.7, 76.1) | 45.2(27.4, 74.2) | 53(34.7, 76.6) | 45.2(27.4, 74.2) | 47.6(33.9, 74.2) | 45.2(27.4, 74.2) | |||
| Total PedsQL 3.0 at follow up | |||||||||
| N | 164 | 162 | 130 | 162 | 86 | 162 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 60.4(SD27.2) | 54.4(SD 27.5) | 62.3(SD 26.9) | 54.4(SD27.5) | 61.6(SD 27.8) | 54.4(SD27.5) | |||
| Median (IQR) | 61.7(42.2, 83) | 53, 2(32.2, 77.4) | 63.3(43.5, 87.1) | 53.2(32.2, 77.4) | 64.9(41.9, 87.1) | 53.2(32.2, 77.4) | |||
| Total PedsQL 3.0 difference | 0.287 | 0.163 | 0.908 | ||||||
| N | 163 | 161 | 130 | 161 | 86 | 161 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 6.3(SD 22.2) | 4.9(SD 23.2) | 7.5(SD 22.4) | 4.9(SD 23.2) | 9(SD 9) | 4.9(SD 23.2) | |||
| Median (IQR) | 0(−2.4, 19.5) | 0(0, 13.7) | 0(−1.6, 20.1) | 0(0, 13.7) | 0(−2.4, 27.4) | 0(0, 13.7) | |||