A Randomized Clinical Trial of Auricular Point Acupressure for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Feasibility Study

Table 3

Summary statistics for clinically improvement difference in pain intensity and back-specific disability by treatment groups.

Outcome measure	Group	Change at completion of 4-week APA		𝑃^∗	Change of 1-month followup		𝑃
		≥30% (𝑛)	<30% (𝑛)			≥30% (𝑛)
Pain intensity
Worst pain	True	9	1	0.0198	10	0	0.0108
	Sham	3	6		4	5
Average pain	True	8	2	0.6285	10	0	0.0108
	Sham	6	3		4	5
Overall pain intensity	True	10	0	0.0325	10	0	0.0108
	Sham	5	4		4	5
Back-specific disability
RMDQ	True	7	3	0.3698	6	4	0.6563
	Sham	4	5		4	5

^∗𝑃: 𝑃 value obtained by Fisher’s exact test.