Table 2 Changes in outcome measure 28 days post intervention in active control and yoga group.

From: Yoga for myofascial pain of masticatory muscles – a development and feasibility study

Domain

Outcome measures

Active Control N  =  10

Yoga N =  8

p-value

Feasibility1 &

Days intervention performed (m, 95% CI)

19 [14–23]

24 [21–27]

0.048a*

Acceptability1

Intervention benefit/harm (−10 to 10) scale (m, 95% CI)

3 [1–5]

6.3 [4–8]

0.03a*

Pain2

CPI (PEP–BL)

♦ 1.7 (−13.3 to 7.5)

♦ −1.7 (−34.2 to 8.3)

0.515

Pain2

Facial pain mapping area (PEP–BL)

♦ −1447.5 (−10368.0 to 951.8)

♦ −13264.8 (−16804.1 to −1393.5)

0.122

Pain2

Pain-related disability (PEP–BL)

♦ 0.0

♦ 0.0

0.696

Jaw Function2

JFLS-20 (PEP–BL)

♦ −1.5 (−11.0 to 1.0)

♦ −3.5 (−14.3 to −0.8)

0.460

OHQoL2

OHIP-14 (PEP–BL)

♦ −2.0 (−6.5 to −2.0)

♦ −7.5 (−11.0 to −0.3)

0.633

Psychosocial factorb

DASS stress (PEP–BL)

♦ −2.0 (−6.5 to 0.5)

♦ −2.0 (−8.5 to 3.0)

0.829

Psychosocial factor2

DASS anxiety (PEP–BL)

♦ −2.0 (−8.0 to 0.0)

♦ −3.0 (−7.0 to 9.0)

0.633

Psychosocial factor2

DASS depression (PEP–BL)

♦ −5.0 (−8.0 to 0)

♦ 1.0 (−13.5 to 5)

0.237

Psychosocial factor2

PCS (PEP–BL)

♦ −2.0 (−5.8 to 0.0)

♦ −8.5 (−12.0 to −3.5)

0.027*

Psychosocial factor2

PSEQ (PEP–BL)

♦ 0.0 (−2.8 to 3.0)

♦ 11.0 (3.3 to 15.8)

0.003*

Clinical parameter2

Pain free opening (PEP–BL)

♦ 2.0 (−3.5 to 6.3)

♦ 7.0 (1.0 to 19.3)

0.101

Clinical parameter2

Maximum unassisted opening (PEP–BL)

♦ −0.5 (−2.5 to 1.5)

♦ 2.0 (0.6 to 7.3)

0.083

Clinical parameter2

Maximum assisted opening (PEP–BL)

♦ 0.0 (−1.8 to 2.0)

♦ 0.3 (−2.0 to 2.5)

0.762

Clinical parameter2

Total palpation score (PEP–BL)

♦ −3.0 (−4.0 to 1.0)

♦ −2.0 (−5.5 to 0.8)

0.762

  1. Outcomes with normally distributed data are reported as mean (95% CI) and compared using independent t-tests (a). Outcomes with non-normally distributed data are reported as ♦ median (interquartile range) and compared using Mann–Whitney U tests. Statistically significant results (p < 0.05) are shown in bold with an *asterisk. Primary End Point (PEP) is 28 days post-intervention commencement, BL Baseline, CPICharacteristic Pain Intensity, PSEQ Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, PCS Pain Catastrophising Scale, JFLS Jaw Functional Limitation Scale, OHQoL Oral Health Quality of Life, OHIP Oral Health Impact Profile, DASS Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale. 1primary outcome, 2secondary outcome.