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C was 6:1; 4:1 & 3.5:1 respectively. The mean age in all the three groups<br />

is tabulated below:<br />

Table 1: Age <strong>and</strong> Sex distribution in all the three groups<br />

Female Male<br />

Group A (CoMBiPACK)<br />

No of patients 23 4<br />

Mean Age 50.52 ±9.751 64.8 ±9.5<br />

Group B (TAB)<br />

No of patients 24 6<br />

Mean Age 49.5 ±11.51 53.67 ±18.94<br />

Group C (GEl)<br />

No of patients 21 6<br />

Mean Age 49.05 ±12.71 56.33 ±6.47<br />

In total, there were 6 dropouts at the end of the study, 3 in group A <strong>and</strong> 3<br />

in group C.<br />

The following are the observed results on the following parameters:<br />

3.1. improvement in the intensity of pain at movement:<br />

It was observed that maximum VAS score reduction on pain at movement<br />

was reported in Group A (Combipack Group) i.e. 27.78. This reduction<br />

was 25.00 <strong>and</strong> 22.95 in Group B (Tablet Group) <strong>and</strong> Group C (Gel Group)<br />

respectively. The reduction in VAS scores was found to be statistically<br />

significant (p

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