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Table 6 Intention to treat analysis for primary and secondary outcomes at 12 weeks

From: A pilot single-blind parallel randomised controlled trial comparing kinesiology tape to compression in the management of subacute hand oedema after trauma

 

Treatment as usual

n = 7

Mean (SD)

Trial treatment

n = 7

Mean (SD)

Adjusted mean difference at 12 weeks unless stated

(95% CI)

Linear regression

p-value

Volumeter (ml)

473.57 (60.60)

460.00 (97.47)

11.21 (−33.42 to 55.83)

0.591

PEM (0–100)

38.60 (18.15)

36.31 (16.98)

6.70 (12.99 to 26.38)

0.470

ORS (0–6)

0–2

6 (86%)

4 (57%)

4.29a (0.79 to 63.2)

0.288b

3–6

1 (14%)

3 (43%)

EQ-5D-5L utility (−0.594–1)

0.69 (0.21)

0.79 (0.13)

0.081 (0.30 to 0.13)

0.422

EQ-5D-5L VAS (0–100)

76.43 (15.74)

85.86 (16.30)

9.43 (29.02 to 10.16)

0.312

  1. SD Standard deviation, PEM Patient evaluation measure, ORS Oedema rating scale, VAS Visual analogue scale, CI Confidence interval
  2. aAdjusted (ORS score dichotomized) odds ratio
  3. bLogistic regression