|
Arm
|
‘group’
|
‘individual’
|
‘standard’
|
|---|
|
Mean (SD), n
|
|---|
|
Pain pre
|
9.5 (2.8), 20
|
10.9 (2.9), 20
|
9.3 (2.7), 20
|
|
Pain 14w
|
5.8 (4.3), 17
|
8.4 (2.8), 15
|
9.3 (3.9), 14
|
|
Stiffness pre
|
4.5 (1.4), 20
|
4.8 (1.7), 20
|
4.5 (1.2), 20
|
|
Stiffness 14w
|
3.1 (1.8), 17
|
3.4 (1.2), 15
|
4.0 (1.6), 14
|
|
Function pre
|
35.2 (9.6), 20
|
37.8 (8.4), 20
|
31.9 (9.3), 20
|
|
Function 14w
|
23.0 (16.1), 17
|
30.0 (10.1), 15
|
29.4 (11.5), 13
|
|
Total pre
|
49.1 (13.1), 20
|
53.4 (12.2), 20
|
45.6 (12.5), 20
|
|
Total 14w
|
31.9 (21.8), 17
|
41.8 (13.4), 15
|
42.8 (16.5), 13
|
- Maximum scores for WOMAC are 20 (pain), 8 (stiffness), 68 (function), and 96 (total)
- Pre baseline, 14w 14 week follow-up, ‘group’ group acupuncture, ‘individual’ individual acupuncture, ‘standard’ standardised care only
