Table 1 Baseline characteristics in the clinical study

From: Preclinical and randomized clinical evaluation of the p38α kinase inhibitor neflamapimod for basal forebrain cholinergic degeneration

 

Placebo (n = 45)

NFMD ALL (n = 46)

Placebo TID (n = 27)

NFMD 40 mg TID (n = 20)

Age (yrs)

72.1 (6.9)

73.5 (6.9)

70.4 (5.7)

72.2 (6.6)

Age range

62–87

59–85

62–83

59–84

Male

87%

85%

96%

95%

CDR Sum of Boxes

5.1 (3.2)

4.9 (1.8)

4.4 (2.3)

4.7 (1.8)

MMSE

23.0 (3.3)

23.1 (3.9)

23.6 (3.3)

23.4 (3.3)

ISLT

14.3 (5.4)

13.6 (5.9)

14.2 (6.2)

14.1 (4.9)

Timed Up and Go (seconds)

13.5 (6.4)

12.7 (3.7)

13.3 (5.2)

13.3 (3.8)

Fluctuating cognition

60%

61%

55%

60%

Visual hallucinations

55%

61%

48%

70%

REM sleep disorder

73%

59%

78%

70%

Parkinsonism

84%

78%

78%

75%

≥2 core clinical features*

87%

83%

82%

90%

Carbidopa-Levodopa

29%

28%

37%

40%

Anti-depressants

49%

54%

52%

65%

Clonazepam

15%

15%

26%

30%

Baseline plasma ptau181<2.2 pg/mL

51%

55%

54%

55%

  1. *Fluctuating cognition, visual hallucinations, REM sleep disorder, or parkinsonism.