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Table 4 Number of sessions and duration of treatment by Group and ranked as not healed (VISA-p < 90) or healed (VISA-p ≥ 90) at the final follow-up

From: Randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of the ultrasound-guided galvanic electrolysis technique (USGET) versus conventional electro-physiotherapeutic treatment on patellar tendinopathy

 

GROUP 1 (Electro-physiotherapy) n = 30

Group 2 (USGET) n = 30

 

Not healed n = 19

Healed n = 11

TOTAL n = 30

Not healed n = 8

Healed n = 22

TOTAL n = 30

NUMBER SESSIONSa

24(0) [24–24]

36.3(5.04) [32.9–39.7]

38.7(3.5) [37.3–39.9]

4(0) [4–4]

3.0(0.9) [2.6–3.4]

3.3(0.9) [2.9–3.6]

TREATMENT TIME (Days)a

56(0) [56–56]

50.9(7.1) [46.1–55.6]

54.1(4.8) [52.3–55.9]

56(0) [56–56]

42.0(13.6) [35.9–48.0]

45.7(13.2) [40.8–50.6]

  1. a Statistics: Mean (standard deviation) [95% confidence interval]. No statistically significant differences were seen when comparing the number of sessions or time of treatment used in the comparison of both groups