Pain Intensity at Days 3-5
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For the next 3 days, the number of participating patients significantly decreased when compared to that at day 1 (see “Adherence to Study Protocol” section above). Nevertheless, patients in the Endocare group reported significantly lower pain intensity at day 3 60, 120, and 180 minutes after treatment compared to the control group. No difference was observed on days 4 and 5.Despite the decrease in the number of participants on day 3, compared to the initial (pretreatment) pain intensity levels, pain intensity reduction at 60, 120, and 180 minutes after treatment was significantly higher in the Endocare group at 24.2% (SD 33.59), 41.8% (SD 40.68), and 46.6% (SD 36.02), respectively, compared to that of the control group at 12.0% (SD 22.47), 23.4% (SD 29.43), and 27.4% (SD 27.23), respectively. No difference was observed between the groups on days 4 and 5 (Comparison of pain intensity between treatment arms on days 3 to 5 of participation. D: day; T: time (minutes). ***