a decreasing trendp = 0.02
BDNF outcome Changes in serum BDNF level were significantly different between the two groups ( Table 2 ), with the experimental group showing an improving trend and the control group having a decreasing trend over 6 weeks (experimental vs. control = 2088.3 pg/mL vs. -3277.4 pg/mL; group difference = 5365.6 [95% CI = 813.5–9917.8] pg/ml; p = 0.02).