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Table 4 Visits to the doctor and inpatient admissions and days at the Addiction Center 6 months before and 6 months after start of treatment

From: Auricular acupuncture for substance use: a randomized controlled trial of effects on anxiety, sleep, drug use and use of addiction treatment services

 

NADA

Local protocol

Control

Total

 

n = 80

n = 80

n = 120

n = 280

Visits to the doctor

 6 months before

1.5(1.7)

2.1(2.0)

1.8(2.0)

1.8(1.9)

 6 months after

1.5(1.8)

2.0(2.9)

1.9(3.4)

1.8(2.8)

p

0.651

0.085

0.830

0.365

Inpatient admissions

 6 months before

0.7(0.8)

0.9(1.1)

0.7(0.7)

0.7(0.9)

 6 months after

0.4(0.7)

0.5(1.2)

0.4(0.7)

0.4(0.9)

p

0.002

0.005

<0.001

<0.001

Inpatient days

 6 months before

2.6(4.6)

3.8(7.8)

3.3(7.3)

3.2(6.8)

 6 months after

5.9(10.5)

7.3(11.4)

4.3(8.4)

5.6(10.0)

p

0.006

0.010

0.221

<0.001

  1. Mean(standard deviation)