| Microcapsule number | Injection volume (mL) | Median PMQ score per volume group | Median PMQ score per microcapsule number group | p |
| 300 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | Reference |
| 1.0 | 1 | |||
| 2.0 | 1 | |||
| 600 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0.082* |
| 1.0 | 1 | |||
| 2.0 | 2 | |||
| 1200 | 0.5 | 3 | 4 | <0.0001† |
| 1.0 | 4 | |||
| 2.0 | 4 |