Effects and feasibility of hyperthermic baths in comparison to exercise as add-on treatment to usual care in depression: a randomised, controlled pilot study

Table 4 Between-group differences in the per-protocol completer sample

Outcome Measure	HTB Group	PEP Group	HTB vs PEP Adjusted mean difference^§ (95% CI)	p^c
HAM-D total score
Baseline	21.0 (3.2)	21.4 (3.0)
T1: 2 weeks^a	14.9 (3.6)	17.9 (4.2)	2.7 (−0.22 to 5.69)	0.07
T2: 8 weeks^b	14.1 (5.2)	12.9 (5.1)	−0.9 (−5.66 to 3.97)	0.72
BDI-II
Baseline	28.5 (6.1)	32.0 (4.1)
T1: 2 weeks^a	19.2 (7.8)	24.2 (6.9)	3.0 (−3.09 to 9.08)	0.32
T2: 8 weeks^b	18.0 (10.7)	13.0 (6.5)	−7.7 (−16.19 to 0.76)	0.07
PSQI
Baseline	9.9 (3.9)	10.6 (3.0)
T1: 2 weeks^a	8.3 (3.8)	9.6 (3.9)	0.9 (−1.83 to 3.57)	0.51
T2: 8 weeks^b	8.1 (3.6)	8.0 (3.9)	−1.2 (−3.74 to 1.39)	0.35

Data are shown as mean and standard deviation (SD).
Abbreviations: HAM-D 17-Item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, BDI-II Becks Depression Inventar II, PSQI The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
^a HTB n = 19; PEP n = 9; ^b HTB n = 15; PEP n = 7
^cLinear regression analyses adjusted for baseline scores

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