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Table 5 Oxford shoulder score a

From: Corticosteroid injection for shoulder pain: single-blind randomized pilot trial in primary care

Stage

Methylprednisolone acetate with lidocaine (n = 19)

Lidocaineb

Estimated difference in change from baseline (95% CI)c

Baseline

26.4 (7.4)

25.4 (9.0)

 

4 weeks

30.3 (10.5)

32.7 (8.5)

 

12 weeks

30.6 (10.8)

32.7 (8.6)

 

Change at 4 weeks from baseline

3.9 (8.5)

6.3 (10.1)

-2.4 (-8.1 to 3.4)

Change at 12 weeks from baseline

4.2 (9.1)

8.2 (11.3)

-2.9 (-9.0 to 3.2)

  1. aThe higher the score the better.
  2. bn = 21 at baseline and 19 from 4 weeks onwards.
  3. cAdjusted for baseline score.