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Table 3 Primary outcome measure—Low back pain intensity

From: Multidisciplinary integrative care versus chiropractic care for low back pain: a randomized clinical trial

 

Treatment group

Group difference

P value*

Chiropractic care

Integrated care

Chiropractic care minus integrated care

Low back pain intensity [0 to 10; 0 = no LBP, 10 = the worst LBP possible]

 Mean at baseline (SD)

5.4 (1.5)

5.1 (1.6)

  

 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

  1. Mean values adjusted for baseline
  2. *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