Table 3.

Patients assessments of clinical response.

	Treatment (N = 37)		Placebo (N = 39)		P value*
	12 weeks	24 weeks	12 weeks	24 weeks	Weeks 12 and 24
Self-improvement1	2.9 ± 2.5	3.4 ± 2.7	2.5 ± 2.8	2.1 ± 2.0	0.514, 0.013
Self-satisfaction1	3.4 ± 2.9	3.5 ± 2.9	2.6 ± 2.6	2.3 ± 2.0	0.214, 0.003

Data are expressed as mean with SD.

¹Patients provided ratings of improvement from 0 (no change or worse) to 10 (complete recovery) and satisfaction from 0 (complete disappointment) to 10 (full satisfaction) on Visual Analogue Scales.

*Two-sample Student's t-test between groups.