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Table 3 Outcomes at three and twelve months

From: Acupuncture for pain and osteoarthritis of the knee: a pilot study for an open parallel-arm randomised controlled trial

  

Acupuncture

Control

OUTCOMES AT THREE MONTHS

Mean OKS (SD)

 

23.07 (6.54)

26.07 (10.91)

Mean WOMAC Scores (SD)

 

Pain

3.6 (2.92)

6.57 (4.54)

 

Stiffness

2.2 (1.78)

3.29 (1.86)

 

Function

13.4 (12.12)

21.86 (11.99)

 

Global

19.2 (16.52)

31.71 (17.5)

Mean SF36 Scores (SD)

 

Physical Functioning

60 (27.97)

52.14 (20.16)

 

Social Functioning

78.33 (25.65)

71.43 (24.72)

 

Role Physical Functioning

63.33 (28.63)

53.57 (29.08)

 

Role Mental Functioning

76.11 (26.7)

76.79 (24.06)

 

Mental Health

75 (14.64)

70 (21.99)

 

Vitality

61.67 (18.13)

49.52 (17.01)

 

Pain

68.93 (24.01)

59.57 (24.63)

 

General Health

71.33 (18.62)

58.62 (21.27)

EQ5D (mean)

 

0.71 (0.26)

0.66 (0.25)

OUTCOMES AT TWELVE MONTHS

Mean OKS (SD)

 

24.5 (7.5)

28.1 (9)

Mean WOMAC Scores (SD)

   
 

Pain

4.7 (2.3)

5.3 (3.9)

 

Stiffness

2.7 (1.6)

2.8 (1.6)

 

Function

17.4 (13.9)

17.6 (12.6)

 

Global

24.8 (17.1)

25.6 (17.6)

Mean SF36 Scores (SD)

 

Physical Functioning

54.2 (29.5)

55.6 (24.9)

 

Social Functioning

81.3 (20.3)

76.6 (20.5)

 

Role Physical Functioning

71.4 (25.21)

57.8 (27.9)

 

Role Mental Functioning

79.2 (26.95)

67.7 (18.6)

 

Mental Health

73.1 (17.02)

65.0 (19.1)

 

Vitality

58.2 (13.11)

46.9 (17.4)

 

Pain

65.2 (22.3)

65.9 (17.3)

 

General Health

67.7 (18.7)

62.4 (4.2)

EQ5D (mean)

 

0.66 (0.24)

0.63 (0.19)