A statistically significant ( p < 0.05 ) reduction was found in the mean difference in GI scores in the test group ( 0.67 0.22 ) as compared to the control group ( 0.05 0.11 ) and a statistically significant ( p < 0.05 ) reduction was observed in the mean difference in PI scores in the test group ( 1.65 0.68 ) compared to the control group ( 0.45 0.99 ) .