Research Article

Traditional Chinese Medicine Bionic Tiger Bone Powder for the Treatment of AI-Associated Musculoskeletal Symptoms

Table 2

Comparison of M-BPI and VAS outcomes.

Outcome measure and time pointTB () Placebo () value
MeanSDMeanSD

M-BPI
Average pain (0–10)
 Baseline4.612.314.892.27
 6 weeks3.092.085.762.19
 12 weeks1.99 ☆1.795.642.17
Worst pain (0–10)
 Baseline6.592.117.092.43
 6 weeks5.422.077.532.18
 12 weeks3.872.567.962.39
Pain interference severity (0–10)
 Baseline4.141.794.391.52
 6 weeks2.942.464.782.53
 12 weeks1.91 ☆1.955.282.04
Stiffness (0–10)
 Baseline5.491.585.072.74
 6 weeks4.331.735.782.18
 12 weeks2.41 ☆2.366.942.59
Joint symptom interference (0–10)
 Baseline3.192.432.901.58
 6 weeks2.602.483.792.15
 12 weeks1.80 ◯1.655.701.57
VAS (0–10)
 Baseline6.341.686.412.07
 6 weeks4.522.426.951.98
 12 weeks3.03 ☆1.566.621.77

△ represents values based on comparison between two groups at 12 weeks, and
☆ represents values based on comparison of baseline in one group, and
◯ represents values based on comparison of baseline in one group, and .