Table 2.
Effect produced by the administration of a standardized extract of G. glauca (experimental group) or sertraline (control group) in patients with a diagnosis of social anxiety, evaluated at two, four, six, eight and ten weeks, using the “Patient's Global Impression Scale for Improvement” and the “Physician's Global Impression Scale for Improvement”.
| Patient's global impression scale for improvement | Physician's global impression scale for improvement | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | G. glauca | Sertraline | p | G. glauca | Sertraline | p |
| % (frequency) | % (frequency) | % (frequency) | % (frequency) | |||
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| Two weeks | ||||||
| Much better | 17.6 (3) | 29.4 (5) | 52.9 (9) | 70.5(12) | 0.46 | |
| Better | 52.9 (9) | 47.0 (8) | 0.30 | 29.4 (5) | 29.4 (5) | |
| Without changes | 29.4 (5) | 23.5 (4) | 17.6 (3) | 0 (0) | ||
| Four weeks | ||||||
| Much better | 50 (7) | 60 (9) | 78.6 (11) | 93.3 (14) | 0.44 | |
| Better | 21.4 (3) | 33.3 (5) | 0.14 | 7.1 (1) | 6.6 (1) | |
| Without changes | 28.5 (4) | 6.6 (1) | 14.2 (2) | 0 (0) | ||
| Six weeks | ||||||
| Much better | 71.4 (10) | 66.6(10) | 100 (14) | 86.6 (13) | 0.63 | |
| Better | 28.5 (4) | 33.3 (5) | 0.62 | 0 (0) | 13.3 (2) | |
| Without changes | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Eight weeks | ||||||
| Asymptomatic | 7.1 (1) | 0 (0) | 7.1 (1) | 0 (0) | ||
| Much better | 78.5 (11) | 80 (12) | 92.8 (13) | 86.6 (13) | 0.51 | |
| Better | 14.2 (2) | 20 (3) |
0.65 | 0 (0) |
13.3 (2) | |
| Ten weeks | ||||||
| Asymptomatic | 14.2 (2) | 13.3 (2) | 0.18 | 14.2 (2) | 6.6 (1) | 0.18 |
| Much better | 85.7 (12) | 86.6 (13) | 85.7 (12) | 93.3 (14) | ||