Groups | | | HP VAS scores | | |
|---|
| | Initial | Final 15 min | Final 30 min | Final 45 min | Final 60 min |
|---|
CA-PL | A 101.32 ± 18.86 a | A 57.68 ± 30.36 b | A 42.94 ± 26.03 b,c | A 30.26 ±24.17 c,d | A 18.94 ± 21.16 d |
SA-PL | A 99.56 ± 20.75 a | B 93.22 ± 22.31 a,b | B 82.26 ± 29.39 b,c | B 70.08 ± 33.94 c,d | B 57.8 ± 35.53 d |
SA-IBU | A 106.56 ± 21.69 a | B 99.16 ± 20.02 a | B 92.98 ± 24.74 a | B 79.08 ± 25.29 b,c | B 66.58 ± 24.80 c |
- CA-PL = classical acupuncture with placebo tablet, SA-PL = sham acupuncture with placebo tablet, SA-IBU = sham acupuncture with ibuprofen, SD = standard deviation.
- 1. Horizontal rows—Friedman with Dunn’s multiple comparison post hoc test was used to analyze the existence of statistical significance within the group at various time intervals. Values sharing same superscripts (lower case) denote no statistical significance.
- 2. Vertical columns—Kruskal—Wallis with Dunn’s multiple comparison post hoc test was used to analyze the existence of statistical significance among the three groups at each time interval. Values sharing same subscripts (upper case) denote no statistical significance.
