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Table 3 Change in scores across treatment and follow-up period (mean ± SE)

From: Escitalopram in the prevention of posttraumatic stress disorder: a pilot randomized controlled trial

 

Start (week 2) to end (week 24) of treatment

End of treatment (week 24) to 6 month follow-up (week 56)

 

Escitalopram

Placebo

Escitalopram

Placebo

CAPS

−29.29

(±4.76)**

−44.11

(±3.81)**

−5.85

(±6.98)

−7.69

(±4.22)

CGI-S

−1.41

(±0.20)**

−1.50

(±0.16)**

−0.36

(±0.22)

−0.18

(±0.17)

CGI-I

−1.60 (±0.70)

−1.75 (±1. 70)

−1.00 (±0.00)

−1.42 (±0.52)

MADRS

−8.62

(±1.94)**

−11.99

(±1.55)**

−1.59

(±2.24)

−1.10

(±1.72)

VAS-D

−2.17

(±0.61)**

−2.89

(±0.49)**

−0.57

(±0.70)

−0.18

(±0. 45)

VAS-A

−2.81

(±0.72)**

−2.63

(±0.54)**

−0.32

(±0.77)

−1.01

(±0.60)

SDS

−5.58

(±1.58)**

−8.25

(±1.26)**

−1.96

(±1.82)

−1.16

(±1.40)

  1. CAPS: Clinician Administered PTSD Scale; CGI-I: Clinical Global Impressions Scale- improvement; MADRS: Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale; SDS: Sheehan Disability Scale; SE: Standar Error; VAS-D: Visual Analogue Scale- Depression; VAS-A: Visual Analogue Scale- Anxiety; *: p < 0.05; **: p < 0.01.