Thai Massage, and Thai Herbal Compress versus Oral Ibuprofen in Symptomatic Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 2
Demographic characteristics and baseline data for the major outcome assessments of participants evaluated at the end of a run-in period (week 0).
Characteristics
Treatment groups
value
TM
THC
Ibuprofen
(male: female)
20 (6 : 14)
20 (5 : 15)
20 (5 : 15)
0.918
Age (y)
65.45 ± 9.75
63.70 ± 6.07
62.25 ± 9.50
0.504
Body weight (kg)
65.37 ± 19.92
65.00 ± 12.86
62.37 ± 10.32
0.787
Height (m)
1.53 ± 0.08
1.55 ± 0.08
1.54 ± 0.07
0.749
Body mass index (kg/m2)
27.78 ± 8.20
26.76 ± 3.56
26.30 ± 4.56
0.712
Duration of OA (y)
7.37 ± 7.16
6.45 ± 4.87
7.95 ± 8.20
0.787
Localization of OA
0.893
Right knee
1
2
2
Left knee
4
2
3
Both knees
15
16
15
Kellgren and Lawrence X-ray grade (knee)
Grade 2
12
11
17
0.461
Grade 3
13
14
11
0.832
Grade 4
10
11
7
0.629
VAS assessing pain (mm)
Walking pain
58.05 ± 13.48
61.40 ± 17.94
53.35 ± 13.70
0.250
Standing pain
55.10 ± 13.29
54.85 ± 19.80
52.50 ± 18.84
0.875
Pain during climbing up and down stairs
55.80 ± 20.75
62.80 ± 21.22
58.20 ± 22.37
0.580
Night pain
54.60 ± 20.35
40.00 ± 26.28
50.20 ± 19.81
0.115
Resting pain
35.65 ± 18.83
41.20 ± 21.88
39.50 ± 18.81
0.667
Total paina
259.20 ± 56.20
260.25 ± 68.86
253.75 ± 63.45
0.941
Pain during the most painful knee movement
74.60 ± 14.34
76.70 ± 14.94
76.95 ± 14.07
0.853
VAS assessing stiffness (mm)
Morning stiffness
59.15 ± 22.88
51.30 ± 30.89
54.00 ± 23.79
0.629
Stiffness after rest
53.80 ± 22.16
49.80 ± 26.86
53.10 ± 24.17
0.859
Total stiffnessb
112.95 ± 41.04
101.10 ± 55.42
107.10 ± 44.75
0.733
Lequesne's functional index
13.50 ± 2.38
13.25 ± 4.07
12.70 ± 2.41
0.700
Time for climbing up ten steps
11.80 ± 4.26
13.55 ± 5.61
13.15 ± 6.57
0.584
Data represent mean ± SD.
aSummation of VAS that assessed walking pain, standing pain, pain during climbing up and down stairs, night pain, and resting pain.
bSummation of VAS that assessed morning stiffness and stiffness after rest.
