Research Article

Group versus Individual Acupuncture (AP) for Cancer Pain: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial

Table 5


OutcomeTime pointInterventionMean (SE)Noninferiority marginDifference in change (95% CI)

PSQI globalGroupPre12.37 (.91)1.652.77 (0.18–5.35)
Post9.99 (.98)
IndividualPre9.17 (1.01)
Post9.56 (1.08)

POMS-TMDGroupPre42.04 (3.79)7.523.54 (−5.98–13.07)
Post36.23(4.07)
IndividualPre34.87 (3.72)
Post32.61 (3.76)

ISSBGroupPre1.38 (.15).26−0.19 (−0.53–0.13)
Post1.48 (.16)
IndividualPre1.62 (.14)
Post1.52 (.15)

FACT-FGroupPre110.67 (5.92)8.54−10.85 (−22.38–0.68)
Post123.08 (6.54)
IndividualPre121.45 (5.78)
Post123.02 (6.27)