Table 9.
Mean change in scores from baseline to 24 months in the mEHT and Control Group.
| mEHT | Control | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | 95%CI | p-Value | Mean | SD | 95%CI | p-Value | |
| Visual Analogue | 25.1 | 21.5 | 16.6 to 33.6 | p < 0.0001 | 15.6 | 31.9 | 2.9 to 28.2 | p = 0.0176 |
| Global Health | 23.2 | 31.7 | 11.7 to 35.6 | p = 0.0002 | 17.3 | 29.1 | 6.0 to 28.6 | p = 0.0041 |
| Financial Burden | −26.1 | 60.9 | −48.0 to 4.1 | p = 0.0216 | −16.7 | 46.7 | −34.8 to 1.4 | p = 0.0698 |
| Symptom Scales | ||||||||
| Pain Reduction | −34.4 | 32.8 | −46.2 to −22.6 | p = 0.0001 | −15.5 | 35.7 | −29.3 to −16 | p = 0.0298 |
| Nausea/Vomiting | −13.0 | 27.7 | −23.0 to −3.0 | p = 0.0122 | −1.2 | 18.7 | −8.4 to 6.1 | p = 0.7383 |
| Fatigue reduction | −18.4 | 27.9 | −28.5 to −8.4 | p = 0.0008 | −10.7 | 34.0 | −23.9 to 2.4 | p = 0.1071 |
| Functional Scales | ||||||||
| Social | 12.0 | 31.2 | 0.7 to 23.2 | p = 0.0375 | 17.3 | 41.7 | 1.1 to 33.4 | p = 0.0373 |
| Cognitive | 19.8 | 33.2 | 7.8 to 31.6 | p = 0.0020 | −4.2 | 28.9 | −15.4 to 7.0 | p = 0.4523 |
| Emotional | 27.3 | 30.3 | 16.4 to 38.3 | p < 0.0001 | 17.9 | 34.2 | 4.6 to 31.1 | p = 0.0101 |
| Role Function | 9.4 | 35.1 | −3.3 to 22.1 | p = 0.1415 | 7.1 | 35.0 | 6.4 to 20.7 | p = 0.2893 |
| Physical | 11.7 | 21.2 | 4.0 to ‘9.3 | p = 0.0040 | 2.6 | 27.2 | −7.9 to 13.2 | p = 0.6150 |
Abbreviations: CI: Confidence Interval; mEHT: Modulated Electro-Hyperthermia; SD: Standard Deviation.