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Table 2 Results of OMED, VAS, and neuropathic pain

From: Pain response of resistance training of the paravertebral musculature under radiotherapy in patients with spinal bone metastases – a randomized trial

 

Intervention group (n = 30)

Control group (n = 30)

 

OMED

n

Mean

SD

n

Mean

SD

p-value

Baseline (t0)

30

56.8

132.2

30

45.0

86.2

0.841

RT completed (t1)

30

43.8

88.7

30

50.7

88.7

0.452

After 3 months (t2)

22

30.2

59.1

21

62.7

84.6

0.091

After 6 months (t3)

18

20.8

46.9

18

76.7

103.6

0.018

Visual analog scale

      

Baseline (t0)

30

48.2

20.5

30

51.3

26.9

0.393

RT completed (t1)

30

23.8

20.2

30

33.3

24.6

0.118

After 3 months (t2)

22

15.8

12.1

21

40.7

21.7

<0.001

After 6 months (t3)

18

16.7

14.8

18

50.3

22.8

<0.001

Neuropathic pain

       

Baseline (t0)

30

0.2

0.4

30

0.2

0.4

0.749

RT completed (t1)

30

0.1

0.3

30

0.2

0.4

0.326

After 3 months (t2)

22

0.2

0.4

21

0.2

0.4

0.619

After 6 months (t3)

18

0.2

0.4

18

0.2

0.4

0.694

  1. VAS was measured from 0 to 100 with 0 indicating no pain at all and 100 indicating worst possible pain.
  2. Abbreviations: SD standard deviation, OMED oral morphine equivalent dose, VAS visual analog scale.
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