Table 3: Swiss Spinal Stenosis Questionnaire (symptom and functional).

Participant

Baseline

7th Visit

3-month

SSS symptom

SSS function

SSS symptom

SSS function

SSS symptom

SSS function

1

3.14

2.4

3

2a

n/a

n/a

2

3.5

1.8

1.43a

1a

1.29a

1a

3

3.64

2.2

2.71a

1.8a

n/a

n/a

4

3

2.4

1.43a

1.6a

1.71a

1.4a

5

3.71

2.8

2.43a

1.6a

3a

1.8a

6

3.29

3.4

3.14

3.2a

3

3a

7

3

2.4

1.71a

2.2a

1.28a

1.2a

Median

3.29

2.4

2.43

1.8

1.71

1.4

Change by group

p = 0.018b

p = 0.017b

p = 0.022c

p = 0.016c

Effect size

0.632

0.635

0.760

0.832

Abbreviations: SSS, Swiss Spinal Stenosis Questionnaire.


aValues exceeding MCID from baseline; bSignificant difference between group baseline and 7th visit scores (p < 0.05); cSignificant difference between group baseline, 7th visit, 3-month scores (p < 0.05).