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Table 2 Outcomes by trial arm

From: Rapid Analgesia for Prehospital hip Disruption (RAPID): findings from a randomised feasibility study

 

Experimental

Usual care

Difference (95% CI)

Primary outcomes

 Mortality/N

31

26

 

  Died within 6 months, n (%)

4 (13%)

6 (23%)

-10% (−31% to + 10%)

 SF-12 @ 1 month/N

14

9

 

  Physical Health mean (SD)

30.1 (7.1)

36.3 (10.2)

− 6.2 (− 13.6 to + 1.4)

  Mental Health mean (SD)

40.6 (12.9)

34.4 (15.1)

6.2 (− 6.1 to + 18.4)

 SF-12 @ 6 months/N

4

2

 

  Physical Health mean (SD)

34.2 (10.0)

42.6 (14.9)

− 8.5 (− 36.0 to + 19.0)

  Mental Health mean (SD)

44.3 (18.4)

57.8 (4.6)

− 13.5 (− 52.2 to + 25.2)

Secondary Outcomes

 Satisfaction with care/N

20

13

 

  Mean (SD)

3.4 (0.4)

3.5 (0.5)

− 0.1 (− 0.4 to + 0.2)

 Modified Rivermead Mobility Index

  One month, N

18

12

 

   Mean (SD)

5.2 (3.2)

6.7 (3.3)

− 1.4 (− 3.9 to + 1.0)

  Six months, N

7

4

 

   Mean (SD)

8.3 (3.2)

9.8 (2.5)

− 1.5 (− 5.8 to + 2.8)

 Pain score, N

23

14

 

  Mean (SD)

3.7 (2.7)

4.1 (2.7)

− 0.4 (− 2.3 to + 1.5)

 Medication by paramed/N

31

26

 

  Entonox % (n)

3% (1)

4% (1)

− 0.6% (− 10% to + 9%)

  Paracetamol % (n)

52% (16)

81% (21)

− 29% (− 52% to + 5%)

  Morphine % (n)

42% (13)

81% (21)

− 39% (− 62% to − 16%)

  Ondansetron % (n)

35% (11)

23% (6)

+ 12% (− 11% to + 36%)

 Time with participant/N

31

26

 

  Mean in minutes (SD)

79.8 (28.2)

74.8 (22.6)

5.0 (− 8.8 to + 18.7)

 Time participant in ED/N

25

17

 

  Mean in minutes (SD)

2069 (1694)

2044 (1319)

25 (− 962 to + 1012)

 Length of hospital stay/N

29

21

 

  Mean in days (SD)

17.7 (15.2)

26.8 (24.8)

− 9.1 (− 20.5 to 2.3)

  1. The satisfaction with care score is the mean of the final nine question scores; higher scores denote higher satisfaction. The Rivermead Mobility Index score sums the question scores; higher scores denote better mobility