Effect of analgesic therapy on clinical outcome measures in a randomized controlled trial using client-owned dogs with hip osteoarthritis

Table 7 Effect sizes and confidence intervals for treatment effects on dog activity

Treatment group	Total activity		Daytime activity		Nighttime activity
	ES	95% CI	ES	95% CI	ES	95% CI
ABT-116	0.19	−0.59 to 0.96	0.13	−0.64 to 0.90	0.51	−0.30 to 1.32
Carprofen	−0.02	−0.82 to 0.78	0.01	−0.79 to 0.81	−0.53	−1.34 to 0.29
Tramadol*	−0.1		−0.1		0.07	−0.77 to 0.90
Placebo	−0.12	−0.92 to 0.68	−0.10	−0.90 to 0.70	−0.19	−0.99 to 0.62

Note: ES – effect size; CI – confidence interval. *The data in the Tramadol group only had normal distribution for nighttime activity data. Effect size for total activity and daytime activity in the Tramadol group was calculated using the Cliff’s Delta statistic.

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