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Table 3 Secondary outcomes across all study groups

From: Infrared laser moxibustion for cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial

Outcome

Mean change from baseline (95% CI)

  

ILM vs. SILM groups

ILM vs. WLC groups

ILM (n = 56)

SILM (n = 56)

WLC (n = 28)

 

Difference (95%CI)

aP value

Difference (95%CI)

aP value

PSQI

        

week 3

-1.24 (-2.09,-0.40)

-0.55 (-1.38,0.28)

0.44 (-0.50,1.38)

 

-0.62 (-1.72,0.49)

0.2740

-1.60 (-2.92,-0.28)

0.0176

week 6

-2.06 (-2.93,-1.19)

-0.98 (-1.80,0.16)

0.59 (-0.75,1.94)

 

-0.97 (-2.16,0.23)

0.1111

-2.51 (-3.92,-1.10)

0.0006

week 12

-2.12 (-3.15,-1.09)

-1.08 (-2.01,-0.15)

-0.19 (-1.60,1.23)

 

-0.91 (-2.27,0.44)

0.1857

-1.70 (-3.31,-0.10)

0.0373

week 18

-3.00 (-4.06,-1.94)

-1.00 (-2.00,-0.00)

-0.70 (-1.78,0.38)

 

-1.85 (-3.18,-0.51)

0.0070

-2.11 (-3.70,-0.52)

0.0097

FACT-B

week 3

3.88 (0.25,7.50)

2.67 (0.87,4.52)

0.37 (-1.49,1.56)

 

1.03 (-2.51,4.57)

0.5661

3.64 (-0.56,7.84)

0.0885

week 6

6.73 (2.52,10.95)

2.80 (-0.12,5.60)

1.22 (-1.12,3.56)

 

3.72 (-0.70,8.14)

0.0987

5.12 (-0.02,10.45)

0.0510

week 12

7.27 (3.16,11.37)

5.24 (3.19,7.29)

2.22 (-0.99,5.44)

 

1.80 (-2.34,5.94)

0.3919

4.82 (-0.09,9.73)

0.0545

week 18

7.86 (3.94,11.77)

4.39 (1.24,7.54)

2.44 (-0.39,5.28)

 

3.26 (-1.21,7.72)

0.1518

5.12 (-0.19,10.43)

0.0585

  1. Abbreviations: ILM: Infrared Laser Moxibustion; SILM: Sham Infrared Laser Moxibustion; WLC: Waitlist Control; PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; FACT-B: Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast.
  2. aP values were calculated using a mixed-effects model