Table 2.
Improvement of Different Outcome Parameters Over Time (After Intention-to-Treat Analysis)
Parameter | Time Points, Sphericity, Intragroup Comparisons | Group-1 (M-ECT) (n = 30) | Group-2 (Clozapine) (n = 30) | Between the Group Comparison (P value)b |
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PANSS-P | Baseline | 35.65 ± 0.89 | 35.78 ± 0.95 | .925 |
6 week | 20.42 ± 0.74 | 29.93 ± 0.82 | <.001 | |
12 week | 15.62 ± 0.79 | 23.70 ± 1.07 | <.001 | |
24 week | 13.39 ± 0.70 | 19.89 ± 1.03 | <.001 | |
Mauchly’s test of sphericity (P value) | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
Greenhouse−Geisser (Ɛ) | 0.515 | 0.613 | ||
P value (with Greenhouse−Geisser correction)a | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
Baseline vs 6 weeks | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
6 weeks vs 12 weeks | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
12 weeks vs 24 weeks | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
PANSS-N | Baseline | 36.96 ± 1.16 | 37.41 ± 1.21 | .791 |
6 week | 26.23 ± 1.07 | 32.56 ± 1.23 | <.001 | |
12 week | 22.12 ± 1.03 | 28.04 ± 1.19 | <.001 | |
24 week | 19.96 ± 1.03 | 25.15 ± 1.39 | <.001 | |
Mauchly’s test of sphericity (P value) | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
Greenhouse−Geisser (Ɛ) | 0.542 | 0.552 | ||
P value (with Greenhouse−Geisser correction)a | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
Baseline vs 6 weeks | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
6 weeks vs 12 weeks | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
12 weeks vs 24 weeks | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
PANSS-G | Baseline | 70.69 ± 1.77 | 70.85 ± 1.83 | .950 |
6 week | 46.15 ± 1.86 | 60.00 ± 1.90 | <.001 | |
12 week | 38.27 ± 1.06 | 50.74 ± 1.92 | <.001 | |
24 week | 34.42 ± 1.23 | 43.44 ± 2.05 | <.001 | |
Mauchly’s test of sphericity (P value) | <0.001 | 0.048 | ||
Greenhouse−Geisser (Ɛ) | 0.464 | 0.752 | ||
P value (with Greenhouse−Geisser correction or Huynd−Feldt correction)a | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
Baseline vs 6 weeks | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
6 weeks vs 12 weeks | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
12 weeks vs 24 weeks | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
PANSS-T | Baseline | 143.31 ± 2.58 | 144.04 ± 3.26 | .862 |
6 week | 92.81 ± 2.11 | 122.48 ± 3.24 | <.001 | |
12 week | 76.00 ± 2.54 | 102.48 ± 3.63 | <.001 | |
24 week | 67.77 ± 2.67 | 88.48 ± 4.01 | <.001 | |
Mauchly’s test of sphericity (P value) | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
Greenhouse−Geisser (Ɛ) | 0.515 | 0.609 | ||
P value (with Greenhouse−Geisser correction)a | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
Baseline vs 6 weeks | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
6 weeks vs 12 weeks | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
12 weeks vs 24 weeks | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
GAF | Baseline | 24.85 ± 1.09 | 22.11 ± 1.50 | .149 |
6 week | 53.08 ± 1.76 | 30.59 ± 1.45 | <.001 | |
12 week | 63.39 ± 1.92 | 44.82 ± 2.38 | <.001 | |
24 week | 68.12 ± 2.06 | 51.33 ± 2.94 | <.001 | |
Mauchly’s test of sphericity (P value) | 0.001 | <0.001 | ||
Greenhouse−Geisser (Ɛ) | 0.708 | 0.572 | ||
P value (with Greenhouse−Geisser correction)a | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
Baseline vs 6 weeks | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
6 weeks vs 12 weeks | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
12 weeks vs 24 weeks | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
MOCA | Baseline | 19.08 ± 0.43 | 19.22 ± 0.40 | 805 |
6 week | 20.27 ± 0.37 | 20.07 ± 0.39 | 722 | |
12 week | 20.35 ± 0.35 | 20.74 ± 0.34 | 426 | |
24 week | 20.46 ± 0.42 | 20.96 ± 0.32 | .340 | |
Mauchly’s test of sphericity (P value) | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
Greenhouse−Geisser (Ɛ) | 0.662 | 0.596 | ||
P value (with Greenhouse−Geisser correction)a | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
Baseline vs 6 weeks | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
6 weeks vs 12 weeks | 0.49 | <0.001 | ||
12 weeks vs 24 weeks | 0.42 | 0.01 | ||
CGI-SCH-S | Baseline | 6.192 ± 0.09 | 6.185 ± 0.11 | .961 |
6 week | 3.69 ± 0.11 | 5.11 ± 0.13 | <.001 | |
12 week | 3.12 ± 0.12 | 4.15 ± 0.17 | <.001 | |
24 week | 3.00 ± 0.12 | 3.78 ± 0.19 | <.001 | |
Mauchly’s test of sphericity (P value) | <0.001 | 0.012 | ||
Greenhouse−Geisser (Ɛ) | 0.656 | 0.732 | ||
P value (with Greenhouse−Geisser correction)a | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
Baseline vs 6 weeks | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
6 weeks vs 12 weeks | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
12 weeks vs 24 weeks | 0.083 | 0.022 | ||
CGI-SCH-I | 6 week | 2.27 ± 0.12 | 3.29 ± 0.10 | <.001 |
12 week | 2.04 ± 0.14 | 2.67 ± 0.13 | .002 | |
24 week | 2.00 ± 0.14 | 2.56 ± 0.15 | .007 | |
Mauchly’s test of sphericity (P value) | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
Greenhouse−Geisser (Ɛ) | 0.582 | 0.687 | ||
P value (with Greenhouse−Geisser correction)a | 0.039 | <0.001 | ||
6 weeks vs 12 weeks | 0.056 | <0.001 | ||
12 weeks vs 24 weeks | 0.327 | 0.185 |
Data presented as mean ± SEM.
aIntra-group (repeated measure ANOVA).
bInter-group (repeated measure ANOVA).