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Treatment group
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Group difference
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P value*
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|---|
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Chiropractic care
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Integrated care
|
Chiropractic care minus integrated care
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|---|
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Low back pain intensity [0 to 10; 0 = no LBP, 10 = the worst LBP possible]
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|
Mean at baseline (SD)
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5.4 (1.5)
|
5.1 (1.6)
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|
Mean at week 4 (95%CI)
|
4.5 (4.1 to 4.9)
|
4.0 (3.7 to 4.4)
|
0.42 (−0.02 to 0.86)
|
0.07
|
|
Mean at week 12 (95%CI)
|
3.1 (2.7 to 3.4)
|
2.7 (2.4 to 3.1)
|
0.37 (−0.12 to 0.85)
|
0.14
|
|
Short term response summary (area under the curve minus baseline through week 12)
| | |
0.41 (−0.02 to 0.85)
|
0.06
|
|
Mean at week 26 (95%CI)
|
3.8 (3.4 to 4.2)
|
3.4 (3 to 3.7)
|
0.45 (−0.13 to 1.04)
|
0.13
|
|
Mean at week 52 (95%CI)
|
3.7 (3.3 to 4)
|
3.0 (2.7 to 3.4)
|
0.62 (0.04 to 1.21)
|
0.04
|
|
Long term response summary (area under the curve minus baseline through week 52)
| | |
0.46 (0.07 to 0.86)
|
0.02
|
- Mean values adjusted for baseline
- *Long term response summary serves as the omnibus test p-value. If p > .05, p-values for short term response summary and individual time points are not computed
