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Table 2 Outcome variables taken just before treatment or break during visit 2 and during final visit, with changes between visits and group differences

From: Effect of chiropractic manipulative therapy on reaction time in special operations forces military personnel: a randomized controlled trial

 

CMT

Wait-list control

Change from visit 2 to final visit

Between group differences (95% CI)

P value

Visit 2

Final visit

Visit 2

Final visit

CMT

Control

Hand simple reaction time (ms)*

258.7

(48.6)

252.6

(33.7)

254.7

(46.4)

252.3

(49.3)

−4.88

(42.57)

−1.68

(53.56)

−3.49 (−25.75 to 18.77)

0.76

Foot simple reaction time (ms)*

291.9

(41.8)

300.6

(32.1)

300.6

(41.8)

307.0

(49.3)

8.65

(39.98)

7.88

(42.83)

0.97 (− 18.04 to 19.98)

0.92

Choice reaction time (ms)**

426.1

(56.2)

421.7

(55.7)

445.9

(72.9)

436.4

(67.9)

−6.42

(44.06)

−9.51

(53.29)

3.49 (−14.40 to 21.39)

0.70

Fitts’ Law test response time (s)**

65.9

(0.40)

66.3

(0.72)

67.1

(0.66)

66.6

(0.32)

0.412

(3.710)

−0.548

(3.731)

0.988 (−0.373 to 2.349)

0.15

t-wall® response time (s)**

49.1

(4.7)

47.2

(4.2)

50.1

(4.2)

48.5

(4.4)

−2.00

(2.40)

−1.59

(2.10)

−0.41 (−1.24 to 0.41)

0.32

  1. Values are shown as mean (standard deviation) based on analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) model, adjusted for age
  2. CI confidence interval, CMT chiropractic manipulative therapy
  3. *n = 37 in CMT and n = 40 in wait-list control
  4. **n = 57 in CMT and n = 60 in wait-list control