Age, yr; mean ± SD | 51 ±10.2 | 51 ± 8.7 |
Female, n (%) | 77 (86) | 81 (89) |
Education level, n (%) |
Primary or below | 7 (8) | 10 (11) |
Secondary | 60 (67) | 56 (62) |
Tertiary* or above | 23 (26) | 25 (27) |
Employed, n (%) | 51 (57) | 59 (65) |
Duration of symptoms, n (%) |
> 1 yr | 69 (77) | 59 (65) |
≤ 1 yr | 21 (23) | 32 (35) |
Duration of symptoms, mo; mean ± SD | 50 ± 52.7 | 51 ± 59.9 |
Had treatment for the dominant hand, n (%) | 70 (78) | 73 (80) |
Smoking status, n (%) |
Currently smoke | 4 (4) | 3 (3) |
Smoked previously | 5 (6) | 1 (1) |
Passively smoke | 19 (21) | 17 (19) |
Alcohol consumption, n (%)† |
Do not drink | 21 (23) | 21 (23) |
1–9 drinks/wk | 69 (77) | 68 (75) |
≥ 10 drinks/wk | 0 (0) | 2 (2) |
Splint compliance during the trial,%; mean ± SD‡ | 82 ± 24 | 85 ± 21 |
BCTQ score, mean ± SD§ |
SSS (range 1–5) | 2.32 ± 0.62 | 2.40 ± 0.69 |
FSS (range 1–5) | 1.91 ± 0.68 | 1.99 ± 0.74 |
DASH score (range 0–100), mean ± SD§ | 33.2 ± 16.8 | 34.5 ± 18.9 |
NRS for pain intensity (range 0–10), mean ± SD§ | 4.38 ± 2.62 | 4.52 ± 2.78 |
SWMT diameter, mm; mean ± SD¶ |
Thumb | 3.72 ± 0.54 | 3.60 ± 0.53 |
First finger | 3.61 ± 0.49 | 3.48 ± 0.52 |
Middle finger | 3.61 ± 0.52 | 3.53 ± 0.51 |
Little finger | 3.40 ± 0.48 | 3.43 ± 0.47 |
Time to complete DMMPUT, s; mean ± SD** |
Not blinded | 21.2 ± 9.3 | 22.3 ± 13.6 |
Blinded | 45.4 ± 20.1 | 45.3 ± 18.4 |
Tip pinch strength, lb; mean ± SD** | 8.00 ± 3.43 | 8.29 ± 3.62 |