Skip to main content

Table 1 Demographic characteristics and details at baseline

From: Two doses of botulinum toxin type A for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: observation of therapeutic effect from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Characteristics

 

Placebo (n = 27)

BTX-A (25u) (n = 25)

BTX-A (75u) (n = 28)

Total (n = 80)

P value

Age, mean (SD), y

Mean (SD)

58.41 (11.74)

58.16 (11.54)

62.64 (13.32)

59.81 (12.30)

0.363

 

Median

60

59

63

60

 
 

Min/max

31/78

41/80

40/89

31/89

 

Mean months since onset of TN

Mean (SD)

50.96 (46.26)

91.96 (72.61)

72.64 (76.45)

71.36 (67.68)

0.181

 

Median

36

96

36

48

 
 

Min/max

4/210

4/300

4/270

4/300

 

Sex

Male

51.85%

40%

42.86%

45%

0.665

Pain intensity,VAS

Mean (SD)

6.96 (1.97)

6.24 (2.13)

7.18 (2.21)

6.81 (2.12)

0.197

 

Median

7

5

6.5

6

 
 

Min/max

4/10

4/10

4/10

4/10

Â