Improvement was defined as a statistically significant (P < 0.05) reduction of scores comparing baseline values to end of treatment (visit after 12 months).
Acupressure led to approximately a one-third reduction of scores on a VAS of dyspnea compared to about a 20% improvement in placebo controls[ 10].
The causes of CMV in rater-based assessments relate to issues such as leniency, stringency, range reduction of scores and halo effect.
From post-treatment to follow-up, a further significant reduction of scores was revealed in IES-R (p < 0.01) and negative change (p < 0.01).
SYBR Green I-based qPCR and dissociation curve analysis offered greater sensitivity than the conventional gel-based scoring method, for detection of differences between buffalo and hamster products as well as reduction of scoring errors.
On the contrary, there was a similar reduction of scores in both study groups at the 4 month follow-up, and approximately 20% of patients in both groups had improved scores.
Comparison of pre-, post-, and follow-up showed a significant reduction of scores after treatment in IES-R, GHQ, HADS, CIOQ, with these changes remaining stable at the 2 month follow-up.
A significant difference was observed on the reduction of scores of the Teacher ADHD Rating Scale at week 6 compared to baseline in the two groups (P= 0.0004 & P = 0.0005 for OC and LOCF analyses respectively).
