Health Condition 1: F411- Generalized anxiety disorder
Conditions
Interventions
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The patients fulfilling the criteria of diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorder 5th edition (DSM-V) for the diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and having mild to moderate anxiety as per Hamiltonâ??s anxiety rating scale (HAM-A) were selected. 1.Patients of either gender. 2.Patients between age of 18-60years. 3.Patients presenting with symptoms of anxiety disorders. 4.On the basis of Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale patients having mild to moderate anxiety (HARS up-to 25)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients below 18 and more than 60 years. 2.Subject having anxiety with co-morbid somatic/psychiatric disorders(e.g. mixed anxiety with depression). 3.Patient with any cardiac and respiratory disease or any other medical condition that may have prejudiced the diagnosis or rating of anxiety. 4.Suspected case of hyperthyroidism. 5.Any chronic debilitating disease. 6.Severe anxious patients. 7.Patient taking any medicine reported to cause anxiety 8.Pregnant and lactating women. 9.Patient who fails to give consent. 10.Patient who fails to follow up.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in Objective parameters The outcomes measures were recorded by using Hamiltonâ??s anxiety scale (HARS) For the 14 items the values on scale ranges from zero to four, zero-no anxiety, one-mild, two-moderate, three-severe, four-very severe. 1.12 â?? mild 2.18-25- mild to moderate 3.26-30-moderate to severe Timepoint: 2 months on baseline & after completion | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in Subjective parameters: Restlessness Irritability Palpitations Insomnia Feeling of fatigue Timepoint: 2 months on Fortnightly follow ups | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College, Aligarh Muslim University