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Table 2 Effects of resistance training on Quality of life (EORTC QLQ-BM 22)

From: Quality of life and fatigue of patients with spinal bone metastases under combined treatment with resistance training and radiation therapy- a randomized pilot trial

Symptom scales

  

Painful sites

Intervention group (Arm A)

Control group (Arm B)

 

n

Mean

SD

n

Mean

SD

Baseline (t0)

30

39.78

23.91

30

39.56

24.51

3 month (t2)

25

29.6

19.73

22

35.76

27.1

6 month (t3)

18

22.22

13.14

18

35.93

32.67

Treatment effect (t0-t2) after 3 month p = 0.399, (t0-t3) after 6 month p = 0.445

Effect size (t0-t2) after 3 month -0.24, (t0-t3) after 6 month -0.43

Pain characteristics

Intervention group (Arm A)

Control group (Arm B)

 

n

Mean

SD

n

Mean

SD

Baseline (t0)

30

48.15

31.47

30

54.81

33.13

3 month (t2)

25

25.78

17.78

22

41.92

35.62

6 month (t3)

18

25.31

19.73

18

45.06

36.65

Treatment effect (t0-t2) after 3 month p = 0.905, (t0-t3) after 6 month p = 0.761

Effect size (t0-t2) after 3 month -0.09, (t0-t3) after 6 month -0.24

Functional interference

Intervention group (Arm A)

Control group (Arm B)

 

n

Mean

SD

n

Mean

SD

Baseline (t0)

30

55.14

26.32

30

55.28

28.95

3 month (t2)

25

35.33

20.35

22

44.7

30.38

6 month (t3)

18

29.86

20.77

18

48.38

30.12

Treatment effect (t0-t2) after 3 month p = 0.285, (t0-t3) after 6 month p = 0.081

Effect size (t0-t2) after 3 month -0.21, (t0-t3) after 6 month -0.56

Psychosocial aspects

Intervention group (Arm A)

Control group (Arm B)

 

n

Mean

SD

n

Mean

SD

Baseline (t0)

30

69.26

17.0

30

57.59

19.87

3 month (t2)

25

45.56

19.71

23

54.55

20.9

6 month (t3)

18

41.05

19.1

18

50.93

20.55

Treatment effect (t0-t2) after 3 month p = 0.001, (t0-t3) after 6 month p = 0.010

Effect size (t0-t2) after 3 month -0.79, (t0-t3) after 6 month -0.77

  1. Treatment effect and Cohen’s effect size after 3 and 6 month.