Table 3 Network meta-analysis results for UPDRS II, UPDRS III, UPDRS total represented by mean difference (MD) and 95% credible interval (CrI), withdrawals represented by odds ratio (OR) and 95% CrI. In lower half of the table, row treatments are compared against column treatments, whereas in the upper half, column treatments are compared against row treatments.

From: Comparison for Efficacy and Tolerability among Ten Drugs for Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: A Network Meta-Analysis

UPDRS III

 

Treatment

Placebo

Bromocriptine

Cabergoline

Lazabemide

Levodopa

Pergolide

Pramipexole

Rasagiline

Ropinirole

Rotigotine

Selegiline

 

Placebo

Placebo

−3.18 (−5.91, −0.44)

−3.64 (−8.70, 1.33)

0.85 (−3.04, 4.56)

−4.33 (−6.85, −1.83)

0.11 (−5.15, 5.19)

−4.38 (−6.09, −2.67)

−2.06 (−5.06, 0.79)

−4.05 (−6.08, −2.04)

−3.09 (−5.37, −0.79)

−4.15 (−6.63, −1.70)

 

Bromocriptine

−0.74 (−2.26, 0.78)

Bromocriptine

−0.47 (−5.13, 4.17)

4.04 (−0.78, 8.66)

−1.16 (−4.35, 1.98)

3.30 (−2.39, 8.82)

−1.19 (−4.20, 1.74)

1.10 (−2.91, 5.08)

−0.87 (−3.41, 1.64)

0.13 (−3.49, 3.57)

−0.97 (−4.49, 2.54)

 

Cabergoline

−1.42 (−3.74, 0.84)

−0.66 (−2.80, 1.39)

Cabergoline

4.48 (−1.86, 10.89)

−0.67 (−5.74, 4.39)

3.72 (−3.05, 10.63)

−0.74 (−5.92, 4.45)

1.60 (−4.25, 7.40)

−0.40 (−5.42, 4.63)

0.56 (−4.88, 6.05)

−0.51 (−5.93, 5.10)

 

Lazabemide

0.80 (−0.75, 2.33)

1.55 (−0.61, 3.74)

2.22 (−0.53, 4.99)

Lazabemide

−5.20 (−9.77, −0.65)

−0.71 (−7.29, 5.70)

−5.25 (−9.38, −1.09)

−2.92 (−7.70, 1.83)

−4.93 (−9.21, −0.58)

−3.94 (−8.32, 0.47)

−5.00 (−9.53, −0.36)

 

Levodopa

−1.62 (−2.74, −0.49)

−0.87 (−2.54, 0.78)

−0.20 (−2.43, 2.03)

−2.43 (−4.33, −0.50)

Levodopa

4.45 (−0.17, 8.91)

−0.04 (−2.55, 2.41)

2.25 (−1.60, 6.14)

0.28 (−2.45, 2.96)

1.30 (−2.09, 4.57)

0.18 (−3.08, 3.53)

UPDRS II

Pergolide

0.17 (−1.90, 2.34)

0.92 (−1.51, 3.37)

1.60 (−1.23, 4.45)

−0.62 (−3.22, 2.02)

1.79 (0.01, 3.63)

Pergolide

−4.50 (−9.56, 0.82)

−2.18 (−8.17, 3.83)

−4.19 (−9.44, 1.24)

−3.18 (−8.73, 2.49)

−4.24 (−9.81, 1.49)

 

Pramipexole

−1.60 (−2.33, −0.87)

−0.84 (−2.45, 0.71)

−0.18 (−2.46, 2.14)

−2.40 (−4.09, −0.66)

0.03 (−1.11, 1.17)

−1.77 (−3.92, 0.38)

Pramipexole

2.33 (−1.16, 5.63)

0.32 (−2.06, 2.73)

1.31 (−1.44, 4.03)

0.25 (−2.72, 3.17)

 

Rasagiline

−0.42 (−1.69, 0.88)

0.33 (−1.67, 2.28)

1.02 (−1.67, 3.63)

−1.21 (−3.23, 0.79)

1.20 (−0.50, 2.88)

−0.58 (−3.15, 1.88)

1.18 (−0.30, 2.67)

Rasagiline

−2.02 (−5.61, 1.64)

−1.04 (−4.60, 2.78)

−2.10 (−5.83, 1.80)

 

Ropinirole

−1.69 (−2.72, −0.67)

−0.93 (−2.74, 0.80)

−0.26 (−2.74, 2.19)

−2.50 (−4.34, −0.64)

−0.08 (−1.47, 1.31)

−1.87 (−4.20, 0.39)

−0.10 (−1.34, 1.10)

−1.27 (−2.95, 0.37)

Ropinirole

0.97 (−1.93, 3.90)

−0.10 (−3.19, 3.09)

 

Rotigotine

−1.40 (−2.35, −0.46)

−0.65 (−2.42, 1.12)

0.02 (−2.43, 2.50)

−2.20 (−4.01, −0.40)

0.22 (−1.24, 1.67)

−1.58 (−3.90, 0.72)

0.18 (−0.95, 1.35)

−0.98 (−2.60, 0.61)

0.29 (−1.03, 1.64)

Rotigotine

−1.06 (−4.39, 2.27)

 

Selegiline

−1.53 (−2.59, −0.43)

−0.77 (−2.50, 0.97)

−0.10 (−2.50, 2.36)

−2.32 (−4.20, −0.45)

0.11 (−1.37, 1.57)

−1.70 (−4.01, 0.60)

0.06 (−1.22, 1.38)

−1.11 (−2.76, 0.58)

0.17 (−1.28, 1.64)

−0.11 (−1.54, 1.32)

Selegiline

Withdrawals

 

Treatment

Placebo

Bromocriptine

Cabergoline

Lazabemide

Levodopa

Pergolide

Pramipexole

Rasagiline

Ropinirole

Rotigotine

Selegiline

 

Placebo

Placebo

1.57 (0.99, 2.45)

1.06 (0.55, 2.11)

0.62 (0.21, 1.93)

0.61 (0.42, 0.92)

1.02 (0.57, 1.88)

1.10 (0.84, 1.46)

0.93 (0.68, 1.29)

0.68 (0.49, 0.97)

0.78 (0.53, 1.13)

1.49 (0.96, 2.39)

 

Bromocriptine

−0.36 (−10.69, 10.34)

Bromocriptine

0.68 (0.35, 1.32)

0.40 (0.12, 1.37)

0.39 (0.23, 0.66)

0.66 (0.32, 1.37)

0.71 (0.44, 1.15)

0.59 (0.34, 1.05)

0.44 (0.25, 0.76)

0.49 (0.28, 0.88)

0.95 (0.54, 1.72)

UPDRS total

Cabergoline

Cabergoline

0.59 (0.16, 2.18)

0.58 (0.31, 1.08)

0.97 (0.41, 2.29)

1.04 (0.52, 2.08)

0.87 (0.42, 1.83)

0.64 (0.31, 1.31)

0.73 (0.34, 1.54)

1.40 (0.65, 3.05)

 

Lazabemide

1.78 (−5.25, 8.94)

2.12 (−10.80, 14.80)

Lazabemide

0.98 (0.30, 3.19)

1.63 (0.46, 5.73)

1.75 (0.56, 5.54)

1.49 (0.46, 4.78)

1.09 (0.34, 3.46)

1.23 (0.38, 3.94)

2.38 (0.72, 7.84)

 

Levodopa

−0.44 (−7.24, 6.71)

−0.11 (−10.99, 11.01)

−2.30 (−11.98, 8.12)

Levodopa

1.68 (0.89, 3.15)

1.80 (1.17, 2.75)

1.51 (0.91, 2.51)

1.12 (0.70, 1.75)

1.27 (0.73, 2.14)

2.43 (1.42, 4.23)

 

Pergolide

8.19 (−5.83, 22.61)

8.40 (−7.90, 25.00)

6.39 (−9.76, 22.48)

8.61 (−4.24, 21.13)

Pergolide

1.08 (0.57, 2.03)

0.91 (0.45, 1.77)

0.67 (0.34, 1.28)

0.76 (0.37, 1.51)

1.46 (0.70, 3.07)

 

Pramipexole

−1.00 (−6.66, 5.02)

−0.70 (−11.63, 10.64)

−2.81 (−11.78, 6.63)

−0.54 (−6.18, 5.10)

−9.19 (−22.83, 4.50)

Pramipexole

0.84 (0.55, 1.28)

0.62 (0.40, 0.95)

0.70 (0.44, 1.09)

1.34 (0.80, 2.29)

 

Rasagiline

−2.89 (−7.66, 1.72)

−2.53 (−14.30, 8.98)

−4.67 (−13.32, 3.90)

−2.41 (−11.16, 5.75)

−11.01 (−26.20, 3.79)

−1.89 (−9.74, 5.32)

Rasagiline

0.74 (0.45, 1.18)

0.83 (0.50, 1.36)

1.60 (0.93, 2.82)

 

Ropinirole

2.21 (−11.78, 16.68)

2.57 (−14.37, 19.10)

0.30 (−15.37, 16.43)

2.62 (−9.84, 14.91)

−5.98 (−23.47, 11.90)

3.19 (−10.28, 16.71)

5.02 (−9.67, 20.27)

Ropinirole

1.13 (0.69, 1.82)

2.17 (1.27, 3.84)

 

Rotigotine

Rotigotine

1.93 (1.08, 3.51)

 

Selegiline

−6.04 (−11.07, −0.83)

−5.72 (−16.35, 4.83)

−7.77 (−16.58, 1.09)

−5.60 (−13.67, 2.23)

−14.16 (−28.85, 0.53)

−5.05 (−12.69, 2.18)

−3.11 (−10.10, 3.83)

−8.24 (−23.07, 6.30)

Selegiline

  1. Abbreviation: UPDRS, Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale.