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Table 2 Changes in neuropathic pain questionnaire scores

From: Targeting inflammation as a treatment modality for neuropathic pain in spinal cord injury: a randomized clinical trial

 

Treatment (n = 12)

Control (n = 8)

Two-way ANOVA (p value)

Mann-Whitney (p value)

Friedman [Treat.] (p value)

 

Baseline

1 month

3 months

Baseline

1 month

3 months

   

Sensory score

32.8 ± 23.4

23.4 ± 20.2**

19.8 ± 15.8**

18.1 ± 17.2

25.2 ± 22.2*

21.3 ± 20.1

<0.01

–

–

Affective score

34.7 ± 28.6

24.3 ± 21.9

21.2 ± 19.0

27.5 ± 24.4

20.1 ± 23.0

23.7 ± 25.3

0.18

–

–

Sensitivity score

26.8 ± 26.1

22.6 ± 21.2

22.6 ± 20.7

29.7 ± 32.9

33.7 ± 26.9

32.6 ± 26.3

–

0.35

0.19

  1. All results are shown as mean ± SD. p values correspond to group × time interactions, Mann-Whitney change scores, and Friedman scores for treatment group, respectively (Friedman scores for control group not shown)
  2. *Significantly different from baseline with p value <0.05
  3. **Significantly different from baseline with p value <0.01