Table 3

Assessments of patients with axial disease (n=11) before and at days 14, 42, and 84 after treatment

Baseline Day 14 Day 42 Day 84
Night pain (0–3)3 (1–3)1 (0–2)3-150 0 (0–2)3-150 1 (0–1)3-150
Morning stiffness (min)90 (30–240)15 (0–120)3-150 10 (0–120)3-150 5 (0–120)3-150
Pain spine (0–100)57 (4–95)20 (3–68)3-151 15 (0–80)3-151 11 (1–60)3-150
BASDAI3-152 (0–100)62.4 (28.8–82.4)18.3 (5.0–60.6)3-150 9.5 (3.2–59.5)3-150 11.3 (1.2–44.0)3-150
BASFI3-152 (0–100)77.4 (9.9–94.2)29.4 (1.8–71.6)3-150 13.1 (4.1–66.5)3-150 22.3 (1.0–63.2)3-150
Dougados FI3-152 (0–40)21 (7–31.5)12 (3–24)3-150 7.5 (2.0–22.0)3-150 8.5 (0.5–21.0)3-150
Spinal pain (0–3)2 (0–3)1 (0–3)NS 0 (0–3)3-151 0 (0–2)3-151
BASMI3-152(0–10)5 (3–9)5 (0–9)3-151 5 (1–9)3-151 5 (1–9)3-151
Occiput to wall (cm)12 (3.7–21.5)9.5 (0–21.0)3-151 9 (2.5–21.0)3-150 7.7 (2.5–22.0)3-150
Chest expansion (cm)1.8 (1.5–3.2)3.5 (1.0–5.5)3-151 3 (1.8–5.0)3-150 3.8 (1.7–5.5)3-150
Fingers to floor (cm)24 (5.5–38.0)18 (0–34.0)3-150 17.5 (0–35.4)3-150 15 (0–20.3)3-150
Dougados articular index (0–30)6 (1–15)2 (0–7)3-150 2 (0–3)3-150 0 (0–4)3-150
  • Values are given as median (range)

  • 3-151 p⩽0.05;

  • 3-150 p⩽0.01; NS = not significant (determined by Wilcoxon signed ranks test compared with baseline).

  • 3-152 BASDAI = Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index; BASFI = Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index; Dougados FI = Dougados Functional Index; BASMI = Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index.