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Table 2 Comparison of INVR (Index of Nausea, Vomiting, and Retching) score and CINV (Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting) score between the groups in cycle 1 & 2

From: The clinical effect of an electric massage chair on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in cancer patients: randomized phase II cross-over trial

 

Group A (N = 29)

Group B (N = 30)

p-value(a)

p-value(b)

Mean ± SD

Median (IQR)

Mean ± SD

Median (IQR)

CINV

    

0.0675

0.8148

Cycle 1

1.48 ± 2.54

0 [0, 2]

1.63 ± 2.59

0 [0, 3]

  

Cycle 2

1.07 ± 1.71

0 [0, 2]

2.17 ± 2.68

1 [0, 5]

  

INVR

    

0.5367

0.5367

Cycle 1

2.76 ± 4.78

0 [0, 5]

3.63 ± 5.35

0 [0, 7]

  

Cycle 2

2.76 ± 4.27

0 [0, 4]

4.27 ± 5.23

2 [0, 9]

  
  1. (a) p-value by paired t-test
  2. (b) p-value by period effect
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

ISSN: 2662-7671

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