Impact of irritable bowel syndrome symptoms on daily life during treatment with citalopram and placebo
| Before citalopram | Citalopram 3 weeks | Citalopram 6 weeks | Before placebo | Placebo 3 weeks | Placebo 6 weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note: Number of days is expressed as number of days in one week. | ||||||
| *Significant compared with run in: p<0.05. | ||||||
| †Significant compared with placebo: p<0.05. | ||||||
| Overall severity assessment | 6.9 (0.5) | 5.6 (0.4)*† | 5.2 (0.4)*† | 6.8 (0.4) | 7.1 (0.4) | 6.8 (0.4) |
| No of days with impact on daily life | 4.8 (0.3) | 4.0 (0.3)*† | 3.2 (0.3)*† | 4.6 (0.2) | 4.9 (0.2) | 4.5 (0.2) |
| Severity of impact on daily life | 6.5 (0.5) | 5.8 (0.4)† | 5.2 (0.5)* | 6.5 (0.4) | 6.7 (0.3) | 6.3 (0.4) |