Table 4

Change in SI joint pain, Oswestry Disability Index, SF-36, and EQ-5D by group and visit.

Outcome, mean (SD)NSMSIJ FusionP-Value*
VAS SIJ pain
 Baseline
 Mo 1
 Mo 3
 Mo 6
 Change from baseline
 Mo 1
 Mo 3
 Mo 6

82.2 (9.9)
69.2 (18.2)
63.5 (26.2)
70.4 (25.9)

-13.0 (14.3)
-18.7 (23.7)
-12.1 (22.7)

82.3 (11.9)
33.3 (27.3)
25.5 (25.0)
29.8 (29.3)

-49.2 (26.4)
-56.5 (27.0)
-52.6 (29.2)






<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)
 Baseline
 Mo 1
 Mo 3
 Mo 6
 Change in ODI
 Mo 1
 Mo 3
 Mo 6

61.1 (15.3)
57.1 (17.5)
51.1 (21.5)
56.4 (20.8)

-3.7 (11.6)
-10.3 (16.4)
-4.9 (16.4)

62.2 (14.5)
44.8 (22.1)
32.3 (21.2)
31.9 (22.7)
-17.4 (22.2)
-29.5 (21.3)
-30.3 (21.9)






<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
SF-36 PCS
 Baseline
 Mo 6
 Change from baseline

30.8 (6.1)
32.0 (7.5)
1.2 (8.0)

30.2 (6.2)
42.8 (10.0)
12.7 (10.3)



<.0001
SF-36 MCS
 Baseline
 Mo 6
 Change from baseline

43.3 (12.1)
44.0 (12.5)
0.6 (9.7)

43.0 (11.5)
49.3 (11.5)
6.2 (11.4)



.0054
EQ-5D Time Trade-Off Index
 Baseline
 Mo 6
 Change from baseline

0.47 (0.19)
0.52 (0.22)
0.05 (0.27)

0.44 (0.18)
0.72 (0.21)
0.29 (0.22)



<.0001
  • * T test for comparison of individual time points.

  • ** Repeated measures analysis of variance (VAS, ODI, SF-36) or t test (EQ-5D).