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. 2008 Nov;62(11):1664–1674. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01893.x

Table 2.

Influence of up to 12 weeks of flexible-dose darifenacin treatment on PPBC and clinical symptoms

Previous treatment
Oxybutynin ER (n= 218) Tolterodine ER (n = 279) All patients (n= 497)
PPBC
Total study population
Patients, n 214 275 489
Baseline
Mean ± SD 4.6 ± 0.79 4.5 ± 0.76 4.5 ± 0.77
Median 5.0 4.0 4.0
12 weeks
Mean ± SD 3.1 ± 1.24 3.1 ± 1.27 3.1 ± 1.25
Median 3.0 3.0 3.0
Change
Mean ± SD −1.4 ± 1.26 −1.4 ± 1.33 −1.4 ± 1.30
Median −1.0 −1.0 −1.0
p-value* < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001
Patients receiving prior ER antimuscarinic therapy at screening
Patients, n 75 94 169
Baseline
Mean ± SD 4.6 ± 0.85 4.6 ± 0.82 4.6 ± 0.84
Median 5.0 5.0 5.0
12 weeks
Mean ± SD 3.2 ± 1.26 2.9 ± 1.31 3.0 ± 1.29
Median 3.0 3.0 3.0
Change
Mean ± SD −1.4 ± 1.41 −1.6 ± 1.34 −1.5 ± 1.37
Median −1.0 −2.0 −1.0
p-value* < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001
Micturitions/day
Patients, n 208 274 482
Baseline
Mean ± SD 10.9 ± 2.90 10.8 ± 2.60 10.8 ± 2.73
Median 10.2 10.4 10.2
12 weeks
Mean ± SD 8.9 ± 2.60 8.4 ± 2.56 8.6 ± 2.59
Median 8.4 8.2 8.2
Change
Mean ± SD (absolute) −2.0 ± 2.23 −2.2 ± 2.50 −2.2 ± 2.39
Median (absolute) −1.8 −2.0 −2.0
Median (%) −17.4 −21.2 −19.5
p-value* < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001
Urgency episodes/day
Patients, n 208 274 482
Baseline
Mean ± SD 6.3 ± 3.41 6.2 ± 3.30 6.2 ± 3.34
Median 5.6 5.6 5.6
12 weeks
Mean ± SD 3.4 ± 3.45 3.0 ± 3.34 3.2 ± 3.39
Median 2.2 1.8 1.8
Change
Mean ± SD (absolute) −2.8 ± 2.97 −3.2 ± 3.35 −3.1 ± 3.20
Median (absolute) −2.6 −3.0 −2.8
Median (%) −55.5 −64.0 −61.6
p-value* < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001
UUI episodes/week
Patients, n 175 227 402
Baseline
Mean ± SD 16.7 ± 14.81 16.5 ± 16.15 16.6 ± 15.56
Median 11.2 11.2 11.2
12 weeks
Mean ± SD 6.8 ± 11.49 5.0 ± 9.73 5.8 ± 10.56
Median 2.8 1.4 1.4
Change
Mean ± SD (absolute) −9.9 ± 13.89 −11.5 ± 13.25 −10.8 ± 13.54
Median (absolute) −8.4 −8.4 −8.4
Median (%) −83.3 −88.0 −85.7
p-value* < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001

*p-value for absolute (PPBC) or % change from baseline using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Data at 12 weeks were calculated using last-observation carried forward method. ER, extended-release; PPBC, Patient Perception of Bladder Condition; SD, standard deviation; UUI, urgency urinary incontinence.