Table 3
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Information extracted from randomized controlled pilot study involving acupuncture for fatigue |
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| Acupuncture Studies (Treatment) |
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| Study ID |
Patient Population |
Instruments, Units |
n (1) |
 base (2) |
Sbase (3) |
f-up(4) |
Sf-up (5) |
Cohen's D |
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| Moulassiotis, Baseline to Completion |
Cancer survivors, primarily lymphoma and breast |
Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory |
13 |
16.4 |
2.40 |
10.5 |
3.00 |
2.15 |
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| Moulassiotis, Baseline to Follow-up |
Cancer survivors, primarily lymphoma and breast |
Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory |
13 |
16.4 |
2.40 |
12.8 |
3.20 |
1.25 |
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| Wait-list Control Groups |
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| Moulassiotis, Baseline to Completion |
Cancer survivors, primarily lymphoma and breast |
Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory |
13 |
17.8 |
2.50 |
17.7 |
2.60 |
0.04 |
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| Moulassiotis, Baseline to Follow-up |
Cancer survivors, primarily lymphoma and breast |
Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory |
13 |
17.8 |
2.50 |
16.9 |
3.00 |
0.32 |
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6. number of observations. 7. mean at baseline. 8. standard deviation at baseline. 9. mean at follow-up. 10. standard deviation at follow-up. | ||||||||
Johnston et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009 9:1 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-9-1 |
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