Table 3 Neuropsychiatric, motor and quality of life scores at baseline and at 6 months.

From: A randomized controlled double-blind study of rotigotine on neuropsychiatric symptoms in de novo PD

 

Placebo

Rotigotine

F

P

Baseline

6 months

Baseline

6 months

Apathy (LARS)

−11 ± 6.9 (−21; 2)

−17.6 ± 9.5 (−34; 1)

−13.7 ± 6.9 (−21; 4)

−21.7 ± 8.8 (−33; −2)

0.24

0.6268

Depression (BDI-2)

18.1 ± 6.1 (5; 29)

14.5 ± 7.4 (3; 26)

17 ± 8.7 (4; 35)

12.2 ± 8.9 (2; 35)

0.29

0.5945

Anxiety (STAI-state)

41.5 ± 11.3 (21; 61)

39.1 ± 10.4 (20; 55)

38.7 ± 11.2 (23; 70)

36 ± 12 (20; 67)

0.01

0.9360

Anxiety (STAI-trait)

51.8 ± 9.4 (33; 66)

50.5 ± 9.5 (30; 71)

50.2 ± 8.7 (32; 64)

43.5 ± 10.9 (26; 64)

4.45

0.0405

Apathy (Starkstein apathy scale)

20.5 ± 4.8 (11; 29)

18.8 ± 6.4 (6; 29)

18.6 ± 3.7 (13; 28)

14 ± 5.8 (5; 23)

2.57

0.1156

Apathy (Ardouin)

2.41 ± 0.67 (1; 4)

1.76 ± 1.09 (0; 4)

2.15 ± 0.67 (1; 4)

1 ± 0.94 (0; 3)

2.82

0.1002

Depression (Ardouin)

1.36 ± 0.95 (0; 3)

1.27 ± 1.08 (0; 3)

1.31 ± 0.93 (0; 3)

0.77 ± 0.86 (0; 3)

1.82

0.1837

Anxiety (Ardouin)

1.68 ± 1.13 (0; 4)

1.36 ± 1 (0; 3)

1.38 ± 0.94 (0; 3)

0.85 ± 0.92 (0; 3)

0.71

0.4024

Hyperdopaminergic behaviors (Ardouin)

0.95 ± 1.29 (0; 4)

1.27 ± 1.32 (0; 4)

0.72 ± 1.28 (0; 5)

2.44 ± 2.27 (0; 7)

6.82

0.0122

MDS-UPDRS III

25.1 ± 9.4 (8; 48)

28.4 ± 12 (11; 54)

27.8 ± 10.8 (12; 57.5)

25.9 ± 11.6 (4; 47)

6.33

0.0154

PDQ-39

5.7 ± 2.4 (2; 12.3)

5.3 ± 2.1 (2.1; 10)

5.9 ± 2.6 (2.3; 11.6)

6.0 ± 2.5 (2; 11.6)

1.18

0.2825

  1. Mean ± SD (min; max).