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Table 9 Comparison of changes in EQ-5D-5 L scores from baseline to 26 weeks after treatment between patients who received AcuKT (n = 27) and those who received acupuncture (n = 29) for acute lateral ankle sprain

From: Add-on effect of kinesiotape in patients with acute lateral ankle sprain: a randomized controlled trial

Dependent variables

Group (n)

Week 0 (mean ± SD)

Week 27 (mean ± SD)

Difference (week 27 – week 0)

Z (P)a

Total EQ-5D-5 L

Acu (n = 29)

9.90 ± 2.83

6.07 ± 2.48

−3.83 ± 3.43

−0.58

AcuKT (n = 27)

9.41 ± 2.37

5.52 ± 1.37

−3.89 ± 2.79

(0.954)

  1. aMann–Whitney U test
  2. Acu acupuncture, AcuKT acupuncture combined with kinesiotape, EQ-5D-5 L European Quality of Life Five Dimension-Five Level Scale
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