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Table 3 Comparisons of changes from baseline to 4 weeks in clinical measures between treatment groups

From: Double-blind, placebo-controlled, proof-of-concept trial of bexarotene in moderate Alzheimer’s disease

 

Bexarotene

Placebo

Difference

 

Factor

Number of subjects

Mean (95 % CI)

Number of subjects

Mean (95 % CI)

Mean (95 % CI)

p Value

All subjects

      

 MMSE

16

0.75 (−0.78, 2.28)

4

1.75 (−1.32, 4.82)

−1.00 (−4.43, 2.43)

0.57

 ADAS-Cog

16

0.38 (−2.15, 2.90)

4

−0.25 (−5.31, 4.81)

0.63 (−5.03, 6.28)

0.83

 CDR-SOB

16

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

4

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

NAa

 NPI

16

−2.63 (−6.78, 1.53)

4

−2.25 (−10.57, 6.07)

−0.38 (−9.67, 8.92)

0.94

 ADCS-ADL

16

−1.94 (−4.86, 0.99)

4

−6.50 (−12.35, −0.65)

4.56 (−1.98, 11.10)

0.18

ApoE4 noncarriers

      

 MMSE

4

−0.25 (−2.12, 1.62)

3

3.67 (1.51, 5.82)

−3.92 (−6.77, −1.06)

0.026

 ADAS-Cog

4

−3.00 (−7.04, 1.04)

3

−0.33 (−4.99, 4.33)

−2.67 (−8.83, 3.50)

0.41

 CDR-SOB

4

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

3

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

NAa

 NPI

4

−1.25 (−12.43, 9.93)

3

−3.33 (−16.25, 9.58)

2.08 (−15.00, 19.16)

0.81

 ADCS-ADL

4

−4.75 (−10.69, 1.19)

3

−7.67 (−14.53, −0.81)

2.92 (−6.16, 11.99)

0.53

  1. ADAS-Cog Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale–Cognitive subscale, ADCS-ADL Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study–Activities of Daily Living scale, ApoE4 apolipoprotein E ε4, CDR-SOB Clinical Dementia Rating Sum of Boxes, CI confidence interval, MMSE Mini Mental State Examination, NPI Neuropsychiatric Inventory
  2. aNot applicable (NA); p value was not calculated, because no change was observed in any patient at 4 weeks.