Research Article
Group versus Individual Acupuncture (AP) for Cancer Pain: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial
| Outcome | Time point | Intervention | Mean (SE) | Noninferiority margin | Difference in change (95% CI) |
| PSQI global | Group | Pre | 12.37 (.91) | 1.65 | 2.77 (0.18–5.35) | Post | 9.99 (.98) | Individual | Pre | 9.17 (1.01) | Post | 9.56 (1.08) |
| POMS-TMD | Group | Pre | 42.04 (3.79) | 7.52 | 3.54 (−5.98–13.07) | Post | 36.23(4.07) | Individual | Pre | 34.87 (3.72) | Post | 32.61 (3.76) |
| ISSB | Group | Pre | 1.38 (.15) | .26 | −0.19 (−0.53–0.13) | Post | 1.48 (.16) | Individual | Pre | 1.62 (.14) | Post | 1.52 (.15) |
| FACT-F | Group | Pre | 110.67 (5.92) | 8.54 | −10.85 (−22.38–0.68) | Post | 123.08 (6.54) | Individual | Pre | 121.45 (5.78) | Post | 123.02 (6.27) |
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