Table 3 ShamVR between-group differences at End-of-Treatment and 12-Months post-treatment for the primary and secondary endpoints.

From: Differential treatment response to virtual reality in high-impact chronic pain: secondary analysis of a randomized trial

 

Mean (SD) score [No of participants]

Sham VR LICP vs HICP: Reduction from Baselinea

Time

Sham VR LICP

Sham VR HICP

Estimate (SE)

[95% CI]

P valueb

Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Pain Interferencec

Baseline

5.13 (1.31)

[331]

8.05 (0.80)

[201]

  

End-of-Treatment

3.68 (2.09)

[302]

6.07 (2.23)

[178]

0.54 (0.18)

[0.20 – 0.89]

0.002

12-Months Post-Treatment

4.14 (2.24)

[262]

6.08 (2.21)

[149]

1.00 (0.21)

[0.61 – 1.44]

 < 0.001

Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Pain Intensityd

Baseline

5.96 (1.27)

[331]

7.95 (0.88)

[201]

  

End-of-Treatment

4.53 (2.09)

[302]

6.37 (2.02)

[178]

0.13 (0.18)

[-0.22 – 0.47]

0.47

12-Months Post-Treatment

5.00 (2.10)

[262]

6.34 (2.13)

[149]

0.66 (0.21)

[0.25 – 1.07]

0.002

PROMIS Sleep Disturbancee

Baseline

58.17 (6.31)

[331]

65.28 (6.77)

[200]

  

End-of-Treatment

56.39 (7.53)

[302]

61.07 (7.64)

[177]

2.48 (0.58)

[1.34 – 3.62]

 < 0.001

12-Months Post-Treatment

55.91 (7.50)

[302]

59.81 (8.59)

[148]

3.09 (0.74)

[1.64 – 4.55]

 < 0.001

PROMIS Depressionf

Baseline

52.25 (8.28)

[331]

58.42 (8.62)

[200]

  

End-of-Treatment

52.63 (8.61)

[302]

59.34 (8.86)

[177]

-0.17 (0.74)

[-1.61 – 1.28]

0.82

12-Months Post-Treatment

52.12 (9.02)

[262]

57.56 (9.72)

[148]

0.52 (0.92)

[-1.29 – 2.33]

0.57

Oswestry Disability Indexg

Baseline

34.49 (13.66)

[331]

51.65 (16.41)

[200]

  

End-of-Treatment

29.98 (14.84)

[302]

43.90 (18.53)

[177]

3.16 (1.17)

[0.87 – 5.45]

0.007

12-Months Post-Treatment

29.41 (17.54)

[262]

41.90 (20.91)

[148]

4.61 (1.60)

[1.46 – 7.75]

0.004

  1. Abbreviations: LICP = Lower Impact Chronic Pain; HICP = High Impact Chronic Pain.
  2. a HICP vs. LICP reduction from Baseline to End-of-Treatment (or 12-Months Post-Treatment).
  3. b Bonferroni corrected.
  4. c Score range from 0 – 10 with higher scores indicating greater pain interference.
  5. d Score range from 0 – 10 with higher scores indicating greater pain intensity.
  6. e Score range from 28.9—76.5 with higher scores indicating greater sleep disturbance.
  7. f Score range from 37.1—81.1 with higher scores indicating greater depression.
  8. g Score range from 0 – 100 with higher scores indicating greater disability.