Table 2.

Primary Outcomes for the Patient Education and Placebo Patient Education Groups at 1 Week and 3, 6, and 12 Months

VariablePoint Estimates, Mean (SD)Mean Difference (95% CI)P Value
Patient EducationPlacebo Patient Education
Pain intensity during the past week
1 wk3.2 (2.4)3.1 (2.2) 0.1 (−0.5 to 0.8).69
3 mo2.1 (2.4)2.4 (2.2)−0.3 (−1.0 to 0.3).31
6 mo2.3 (2.6)2.5 (2.3)−0.2 (−0.8 to 0.5).59
12 mo1.8 (2.2)2.5 (2.4)−0.6 (−1.3 to 0.1).07
Overall intervention effectaNANANA.26

Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.

aP value is from mixed models for repeated measures comparing between-group difference during the full 12-month trial, controlling for baseline and including time points as a categorical variable.