Table 3.
Mean and standard deviation of visual analog and numerical categorical scales to quantify clinical pain at assessment and reassessment times
| Clinical pain | V.A.S | N.C.S | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA mean ± SD | TUS mean ± SD | P* | IA mean ± SD | TUS mean ± SD | P* | |
| Before | 6.70 (± 1.53) | 7.22 (± 1.31) | 0.6122 | 2.30 (± 0.86) | 3.39(± 1.09) | 0.0179 |
| 1 week | 3.68 (± 2.77) | 4.33 (± 3.85) | 0.5470 | 1.35(± 0.93) | 1.78 (± 1.80) | 0.3483 |
| 1 month | 4.00 (± 3.15) | 4.89 (± 3.72) | 0.3886 | 1.55 (± 1.32) | 1.94 (± 1.73) | 0.3871 |
| 3 months | 4.00 (± 3.49) | 4.78 (± 3.70) | 0.4504 | 1.45 (± 1.32) | 1.94 (± 1.73) | 0.2786 |
| 6 months | 4.10 (± 3.14) | 4.50 (± 3.88) | 0.6977 | 1.40 (± 1.10) | 1.89 (± 1.81) | 0.2840 |
Orthogonal contrasts in the mixed effects regression model
IA injection of local anesthetic, TUS therapeutic ultrasound, V.A.S visual analogue scale; N.C.S numerical categorical scale, SD standard deviation; P* p-value