All sessions | Session 1 | Session 6 | Session 12 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
n = 1.145 | n = 97 | n = 96 | n = 93 | |
n (%)/mean±sd | n (%)/mean±sd | n (%)/mean±sd | n (%)/mean±sd | |
Number of needles/session | 10.0±1.6 | 10.0±1.6 | 10.0±1.5 | 9.9±1.5 |
Duration of sessions (minutes) | 23.7±3.6 | 23.2±3.9 | 23.9±3.9 | 23.9±4.0 |
Length of needles used* | ||||
≤ 15 mm | 675 (59.0) | 47 (48.5) | 57 (59.4) | 57 (61.3) |
15 to 21 mm | 521 (45.5) | 49 (50.5) | 43 (44.8) | 40 (43.0) |
20 to 30 mm | 11 (1.0) | 3 (3.1) | 1 (1.0) | 1 (1.1) |
Sham acupuncture points | ||||
- ‘Deltoideus’ | 1.130 (98.4) | 97 (100.0) | 94 (97.9) | 91 (97.9) |
- ‘Upper Arm’ | 1.079 (94.2) | 93 (95.9) | 90 (93.8) | 87 (93.6) |
- ‘Upper Thigh I’ | 1.037 (90.5) | 87 (89.7) | 87 (90.6) | 84 (90.3) |
- ‘Upper Thigh II’ | 1.011 (88.2) | 89 (91.8) | 84 (87.5) | 81 (87.1) |
- ‘Upper Thigh III’ | 1.019 (88.9) | 88 (90.7) | 85 (88.5) | 82 (88.2) |
- ‘Back I’ | 320 (27.9) | 24 (24.7) | 28 (29.2) | 26 (28.0) |
- ‘Back II’ | 186 (16.2) | 12 (12.4) | 17 (17.7) | 15 (16.1) |