Table 3.
Averaged Clinical Scores at Baseline and Change for Nusinersen Treatment Intervals
Treatment interval | HFMSE, median (IQR)/median difference (CI) | p Value | RULM, median (IQR)/median difference (CI) | p Value | ALSFRS-R, median (IQR)/median difference (CI) | p Value |
T1–T4 | 11.5 (3.8 to 40.3) | 19.0 (13.4 to 34.6) | 32.8 (28.0 to 39.0) | |||
T5–T8 vs T1–T4 | 0.6 (0.1 to 1.4) | 0.017 | 0.9 (0.4 to 1.3) | <0.001 | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.0) | <0.001 |
T9–T12 vs T1–T4 | 0.4 (−0.7 to 1.5) | 0.523 | 0.5 (−0.0 to 1.1) | 0.070 | 0.4 (−0.1 to 1.0) | 0.115 |
T13–T19 vs T1–T4 | −0.1 (−1.3 to 1.4) | 0.843 | 0.7 (−1.5 to 1.2) | 0.057 | 0.1 (−0.8 to 0.9) | 0.774 |
Abbreviations: ALSFRS-R = Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale–Revised; HFMSE = Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale Expanded; IQR = interquartile range; RULM = Revised Upper Limb Module.
p Values are obtained by a paired Wilcoxon signed-rank test.