Table 2.

Evaluation of SOrT-based treatment allocation

		12-week HAM-D, mean (SD)
Method	Pre-registered	Optimal	Non-Optimal	p value†
HAM-D-based SOrT allocation
Valence	Yes	–	–	–
Median split	No	8.50 (6.41)	7.17 (5.86)	0.091
Extreme groups	Yes	8.86 (6.65)	7.08 (5.85)	0.074
BDI-based SOrT allocation
Valence	Yes	7.62 (6.55)	8.03 (5.97)	0.617
Median split	No	7.63 (6.14)	8.09 (6.24)	0.563
Extreme groups	Yes	7.01 (6.16)	7.66 (6.15)	0.510

^†p values are based on independent samples t tests