In the medication group (routine medical treatment), 2 patients (6.3%), both being male, did not complete treatment (see flow chart in Figure 1).
Such a change did not occur in the medication group (routine medical treatment) (M =.33; SD =.21; t(29) = -8.43; p <.01).
None of the 23 patients in the medication group and 11 of 15 in the surgical group were free of seizures during the second year of follow-up.
About 60percentt of the exercisers had vastly improved or had no symptoms, compared with about 66percentt of the medication group and 69percentt of the combination group.
A suggested modification by investigators and outside consultants has resulted in the replacement of the medication group with a minimal intervention control group (ie, self-care advice).
The changes in the total HDRS17 score in both the antidepressant medication group (ADM) and the placebo group (PBO) increased in relation to baseline symptom severity.
Regression analyses were conducted to examine whether there was a medication group effect on the primary (average pain intensity) and secondary outcome measures.
For each medication group, the women could tick yes or no as to whether she used a drug, and fill in the name of medication.
However, the combined treatment used lower levels of medication than the medication group, while showing more adherence to treatment (MTA Cooperative Group, 1999).
The second largest medication group was anticonvulsants.
After randomization, 39 children and adolescent dropped out of the study 13 randomized to NF group, 15 to medication group and 11 belonged to combined NF/medication group.
