Guideline implementation in the Canadian chiropractic setting: a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial and parallel study

Table 4 Patient outcomes at baseline and at 3-month follow-up

Measures	Intervention (n=7)			P-value	Control (n=10)
Measures	Baseline	3 months	Difference scores (95% CI)	P-value	Baseline	3 months	Difference scores (95% CI)	P-value
Adherence rate (n)		7/11 (0.63)^a				10/18 (0.55)^a
Satisfied or very satisfied with care	7	7			10	10
VAS^b	3.9 (2)	2.3 (1.4)	1.6 (0.26-2.94)	0.04	3.2 (2.2)	2.8 (1.8)	0.4 (-0.53-1.33)	0.91
NDI	23.5 (8.8)	13.7 (6.7)	9.8 (3.68-15.91)	0.03	17.2 (12.8)	12.4 (10.1)	4.8 (0.58-9.02)	0.14

^aObserved success probability
^bOne participant in the intervention group did not complete the VAS at 3 months’ follow-up
VAS Visual Analogue Scale, NDI Neck Disability Index, CI Confidence Interval

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