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Table 3 Mean responses to questions*

From: Patient expectations for placebo treatments commonly used in osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) clinical trials: a pilot study

 

HVLA

ULTRA

LT

 

mean (SD)

95% CI

mean (SD)

95% CI

mean (SD)

95% CI

S1

1.97 (0.67)

(1.72, 2.22)

2.17 (0.70)

(1.91, 2.43)

2.33 (0.80)

(2.03, 2.63)

S2

1.93 (0.69)

(1.68, 2.19)

2.00 (0.59)

(1.78, 2.22)

2.20 (0.71)

(1.93, 2.47)

S3

1.93 (0.79)

(1.64, 2.23)

2.23 (0.68)

(1.98, 2.49)

2.30 (0.79)

(2.00, 2.60)

S4

1.97 (0.81)

(1.66, 2.27)

2.13 (0.73)

(1.86, 2.41)

2.13 (0.86)

(1.81, 2.45)

  1. *SD = Standard Deviation; HVLA – High-Velocity Low-Amplitude; ULTRA = Sub-therapeutic Ultrasound; LT = Light Touch