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Table 3 Differences in primary and secondary outcomes at 3 and 12 months

From: The effectiveness of a multidisciplinary intervention strategy for the treatment of symptomatic joint hypermobility in childhood: a randomised, single Centre parallel group trial (The Bendy Study)

Factor

Standard care

Intervention

Unadjusted mean difference

p-value

Adjusted mean difference

p-value

3 Months change from baseline (outcome – baseline)

 Child’s pain assessment, mean (SD)

−1.33 (1.69)

−0.73 (1.55)

0.6 (− 0.02,1.22)

0.058

0.62 (0.04,1.21)

0.038

 Parent’s pain assessment mean (SD)

−6.73 (26.26)

−3.27 (28.64)

3.46 (−6.88,13.8)

0.509

3.36 (−7.01,13.72)

0.522

 Parent’s reported physical function, mean (SD)

−0.02 (0.38)

0.13 (0.52)

0.15 (−0.02,0.33)

0.088

0.15 (−0.02,0.32)

0.089

 Child reported HRQoL, mean (SD)

0.00 (0.10)

0.01 (0.11)

0.01 (−0.03,0.05)

0.493

0.01 (−0.03,0.05)

0.492

 Coordination, mean (SD)

7.57 (20.26)

6.21 (19.54)

−1.36 (−8.88,6.16)

0.721

−1.36 (−8.92,6.19)

0.721

 Grip strength, mean (SD)

2.32 (12.03)

1.12 (13.87)

−1.2 (−6.18,3.78)

0.634

−1.21 (− 6.19,3.77)

0.632

12 Months change from baseline (outcome – baseline)

 Child’s pain assessment, mean (SD)

−1.58 (1.92)

−1.57 (1.53)

0.01 (−0.66,0.69)

0.967

0.06 (−0.6,0.71)

0.862

 Parent’s pain assessment mean (SD)

−7.25 (29.50)

−6.81 (27.30)

0.44 (−10.55,11.43)

0.937

−0.08 (−10.94,10.78)

0.988

 Parent-reported physical function, mean (SD)

−0.02 (0.38)

0.04 (0.55)

0.06 (−0.12,0.24)

0.522

0.06 (−0.13,0.24)

0.546

 Child reported HRQoL, mean (SD)

−0.00 (0.12)

0.02 (0.09)

0.02 (−0.02,0.06)

0.244

0.03 (−0.02,0.07)

0.222

 Coordination, mean (SD)

10.75 (19.46)

3.83 (20.75)

−6.92 (−14.76,0.92)

0.083

−6.87 (− 14.75,1.02)

0.087

 Grip strength, mean (SD)

7.29 (16.05)

4.72 (17.16)

−2.58 (−9.05,3.89)

0.431

−2.59 (−9.1,3.92)

0.432