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Table 2 Comparison of the clinical and electrophysiological parameters

From: The effect of radial shockwave on the median nerve pathway in patients with mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized clinical trial

 

Baseline

1 week after treatment

4 weeks after treatment

p value

Effect size

(Partial η2)

 

p value

η2

Pain (VAS)

(Mean ± SD)

        

 Point SW

(45.50 ± 12.34)A

(13.00 ± 8.01)B

(12.00 ± 6.15)B

< 0.001

0.86

Group × time

0.005

0.14

 Sweep SW

(39.50 ± 17.00)A

(13.50 ± 7.45)B

(12.00 ± 5.23)B

< 0.001

0.75

 Control

(48.00 ± 10.05)A

(20.50 ± 14.68)B

(31.00 ± 15.86)C

< 0.001

0.61

 p value

0.13

0.04

< 0.001

     

Paresthesia (VAS)

(Mean ± SD)

        

 Point SW

(52.0 ± 14.36)A

(18.50 ± 10.40)B

(14.00 ± 6.80)C

< 0.001

0.88

Group × time

< 0.001

0.21

 Sweep SW

(42.0 ± 16.73)A

(13.00 ± 6.56)B

(12.00 ± 5.23)B

< 0.001

0.8

 Control

(46.0 ± 13.13)A

(20.50 ± 12.76)B

(30.00 ± 12.14)C

< 0.001

0.6

 p value

0.1

0.04

< 0.001

     

BQ (SSS)

(Mean ± SD)

        

 Point SW

(23.65 ± 5.06)A

(12.87 ± 2.20)B

(12.21 ± 1.54)B

< 0.001

0.88

Group × time

0.003

0.16

 Sweep SW

(21.01 ± 4.84)A

(12.21 ± 1.87)B

(11.88 ± 1.65)C

< 0.001

0.82

 Control

(22.44 ± 3.96)A

(14.96 ± 3.52)B

(16.39 ± 3.30)C

< 0.001

0.66

 p value

0.23

0.007

< 0.001

     

BQ (FSS)

(Mean ± SD)

        

 Point SW

(14.88 ± 3.84)A

(9.92 ± 2.48)B

(9.76 ± 3.12)B

< 0.001

0.73

Group × time

0.006

0.14

 Sweep SW

(12.40 ± 3.76)A

(8.88 ± 1.28)B

(8.48 ± 0.88)C

< 0.001

0.58

 Control

(13.04 ± 2.80)A

(10.40 ± 2.24)B

(10.96 ± 2.08)C

< 0.001

0.49

 p value

0.088

0.078

0.004

     

SDL (ms)

(Mean ± SD)

        

 Point SW

(4.34 ± 0.98)

(3.84 ± 0.76)

–

< 0.001

0.49

Group × time

0.002

0.19

 Sweep SW

(4.12 ± 0.97)

(3.81 ± 0.94)

–

< 0.001

0.48

 Control

(4.40 ± 0.82)

(4.50 ± 0.83)

–

0.5

0.02

 p value

0.6

0.02

–

     

MDL (ms)

(Mean ± SD)

        

 Point SW

(4.68 ± 1.09)

(4.15 ± 1.09)

–

< 0.001

0.56

Group × time

0.002

0.19

 Sweep SW

(4.22 ± 0.97)

(3.79 ± 0.87)

–

< 0.001

0.54

 Control

(4.50 ± 0.88)

(4.49 ± 0.81)

–

0.94

< 0.001

 p value

0.33

0.07

–

     
  1. SW, shock wave; VAS, visual analog scale; BQ, Boston questionnaire; SSS, symptom severity score; FSS, functional status score; SDL, sensory distal latency; MDL, motor distal latency
  2. p value < 0.05; Letters A, B and C was used for row comparison (within groups); Similar letters indicate no significant difference
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