Gabapentin versus Transdermal Fentanyl Matrix for the Alleviation of Chronic Neuropathic Pain of Radicular Origin: A Randomized Blind Multicentered Parallel-Group Noninferiority Trial

Table 3

Pain intensity difference between the groups.

Analysis population	N	Mean (SD)	Mean difference (one-sided 95% CI)	value^1
ITT
Fentanyl matrix	34	3.0 (2.3)	0.5 (−0.33, ∞)	0.5660
Gabapentin	42	2.5 (2.0)
PP
Fentanyl matrix	30	2.7 (2.3)	0.1 (−0.79, ∞)	0.4145
Gabapentin	37	2.6 (2.0)

¹Student's t-test; SD: standard deviation; CI: confidence interval.