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Table 2 Descriptive analysis of four clinical outcomes for participants in the Godelieve Denys-Struyf (GDS) arm and treatment as usual (TAU) arm with data at baseline and 4-month follow-up

From: Effect of Godelieve Denys-Struyf (GDS) muscle and articulation chain treatment on clinical variables of patients with chronic low back pain and lumbar disc degeneration: a pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial

Outcomes

Baseline

4-month follow-up

Mean difference between groups, GDS vs TAU (95% CI)d

GDS (n = 15)

TAU (n = 14)

GDS

TAU

 

ODIa (0–100), mean (SD)

32.9 (11.0)

35.6 (11.4)

24.3 (12.5)

38.6 (14.5)

-13.1 (-22.2 to -3.9)

Median (IQR)

30 (10)

36 (16)

24 (22)

36 (25)

 

Back painb (0–100), mean (SD)

63.1 (14.2)

53.0 (17.3)

33.6 (24.5)

59.7 (23.8)

-33.9 (-50.7 to -17.0)

Median (IQR)

70 (20)

50 (30)

40 (49)

70 (35)

 

Leg painb (0–100), mean (SD)

69.0 (13.8)

48.7 (22.3)

35.5 (26.7)

58.6 (24.5)

-37-0 (-56.1 to -18.0)

Median (IQR)

70 (19)

50 (40)

20 (55)

60 (33)

 

EQ5D-5Lc, mean (SD)

0.63 (0.22)

0.61 (0.25)

0.73 (0.13)

0.58 (0.29)

-0.14 (-0.31 to 0.03)

Median (IQR)

0.73 (0.40)

0.73 (0.67)

0.75 (0.22)

0.68 (0.47)

 
  1. aODI Oswestry Disability Index (scored from 0 to 100), higher scores indicate more severe pain and disability
  2. bVAS visual analogue scale (scored from 0 to 100), higher scores indicate more pain
  3. cEQ5D-5L EuroQol’s health-related quality of life, 5L version (scored from −0·59 to 1), higher scores indicating better quality of life
  4. dThe mean difference estimates between groups are adjusted for baseline score of the outcomes