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. 2014 Mar 1;24(2):69–77. doi: 10.1089/cap.2013.0106

Table 2.

Means and Effect Sizes for CBT+DCS and CBT+Placebo Groups, Intent to Treat Sample

    Pretreatment Posttreatment   3 mo. follow-up    
  Group Mean SD Mean SD Pre to post effect size Mean SD Pre to 3 mo. effect size Test
CPSSa CBT+DCS 33.3 10.9 16.8 12.5 1.5 16.3 12.5 1.5 Drug p<0.0001
  CBT+P 26.3 9.2 9.3 8.0 1.9 10.0 6.7 2.0 Time p<0.0001
                    Drug×time NS
CDIa CBT+DCS 33.0 11.3 21.7 10.2 1.0 19.5 12.7 1.1 Drug p<0.0001
  CBT+P 28.1 7.8 16.2 7.8 1.5 15.8 5.7 1.8 Time p<0.0001
                    Drug×time NS
SCAREDa CBT+DCS 50.2 16.0 36.4 18.3 0.9 31.7 19.0 1.0 Drug p<0.0001
  CBT+P 40.7 14.3 23.4 13.4 1.2 21.6 12.0 1.5 Time p<0.0001
                    Drug×time NS
ODDb CBT+DCS 11.1 8.4 7.9 7.5 0.4 8.4 8.7 0.3 Drug p<0.0001
  CBT+P 10.6 8.4 5.5 6.2 0.6 6.6 6.5 0.5 Time p<0.0001
                    Drug×time NS
Inattentionb CBT+DCS 17.4 11.0 10.8 10.2 0.6 10.8 10.1 0.6 Drug p<0.0001
  CBT+P 15.4 8.0 8.5 7.1 0.9 9.8 7.3 0.7 Time p<0.0001
                    Drug p<0.05
Hyperactivityb CBT+DCS 8.3 6.6 6.4 7.5 0.3 6.4 7.6 0.3 Drug p<0.0001
  CBT+P 7.7 7.2 4.7 6.4 0.4 4.8 5.7 0.5 Time p<0.0001
                    Drug×time NS
a

Either/or joint ratings from youth and parents.

b

Parent ratings.

CBT, cognitive behavioral therapy; DCS, D-cycloserine; CPSS, Child Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptom Scale; P, placebo; NS, not significant; CDI, Child Depression Inventory; SCARED, Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders; ODD, oppositional defiant disorder.