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. 2022 May 12;48(4):814–825. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbac027

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
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).