Table 3

MCID threshold scores and achievement rates.

Achievement, n (%)
Outcome MeasureThreshold ScorePre-STOPPost-STOP P
VAS back pain1.856 (72.7)36 (60)0.116
VAS leg pain1.767 (82.7)51 (85)0.717
EuroQol-Five Dimensions Index0.256 (72.7)44 (77.2)0.557
Oswestry Disability Index11.763 (77.8)52 (86.7)0.178
Achieved ≥1 MCID threshold81 (95.3)61(98.4)0.315
  • Abbreviations: MCID, meaningful clinically important difference; STOP, Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention Act; VAS, visual analog scale.