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Research · Randomized controlled trial

Passionflower in the treatment of generalized anxiety: a pilot double-blind randomized controlled trial with oxazepam

What it found

Passionflower and oxazepam were both effective with no significant difference; oxazepam acted faster but caused more job-performance impairment.

Design
Randomized controlled trial
Year
2001
Sample size
36
Population
adult outpatients with generalized anxiety disorder
Intervention
Passiflora incarnata extract vs oxazepam 30 mg/day for 4 weeks
Outcome
generalized anxiety severity
Journal
Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

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