MEAN SCORE AT 2 WEEKS | Mean score at 12 weeks | mean score at 26 weeks | |||||||
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IV | CO | p-value | IV | CO | p-value | IV | CO | p-value | |
Clinical parameters | |||||||||
Disability (RMD) (0–24) | 4.1 (5.3) | 4.3 (4.8) | 0.789 | 2.1 (4.0) | 2.3 (3.7) | 0.720 | 2.0 (3.7) | 2.0 (3.6) | 0.949 |
Pain (VAS) (0–100 mm) | 18.9 (21.7) | 20.3 (20.9) | 0.675 | 14.2 (22.6) | 12.4 (17.5) | 0.577 | 13.6 (17.3) | 16.3 (21.2) | 0.385 |
Adequate relief (yes/no)† | 70 (81%) | 62 (81%) | 0.888 | 45 (69%) | 38 (62%) | 0.416 | 35 (66%) | 32 (64%) | 0.830 |
Societal impact | |||||||||
Absenteeism (days) | 1.47 (3.35) | 2.05 (4.03) | 0.359 | 0.93 (5.65) | 0.800 (3.63) | 0.888 | * | ||
Absenteeism (yes/no)‡ | 18 (28%) | 20 (27%) | 0.924 | 3 (5%) | 4 (8%) | 0.552 | 7 (11%) | 6 (14%) | 0.650 |
healthcare consumption | |||||||||
Telephone consultations (per patient) | 0.35 (0.71) | 0.29 (0.60) | 0.556 | 1.18 (0.50) | 1.18 (0.51) | 0.672 | * | ||
Practice consultations (per patient) | 0.21 (0.51) | 0.11 (0.39) | 0.134 | 1.12 (0.43) | 1.15 (0.52) | 0.965 | 1.11 (0.45) | 1.10 (0.38) | 0.914 |