Table 2. Suggested Presentation of Range of Response and of Remission Rates in Clinical Trials 17, 20, 21.
Presentation of Responder and Remission Rates based on Percentage Change on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)12 or the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS)11 | ||||||||
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Criteria | Total n | ≤0% PANSS/BPRS reduction | >0% - 24% PANSS/BPRS reduction | 25% - 49% PANSS/BPRS reduction | 50% - 74% PANSS/BPRS reduction | 75% - 100% PANSS/BPRS reduction | Remission* | |
Intervention Group | N | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Control Group | N | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Presentation of Responder and Remission Rates based on Clinical Global Impressions (CGI) Improvement and Severity Scores13 | ||||||||
CGI-improvement score | Total n | Very much worse | Much worse | Minimally worse | unchanged | Minimally improved | Much improved | Very much improved |
Score | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Intervention Group | N | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Control Group | N | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
CGI-severity score | Total n | Extremely ill | Severely ill | Markedly ill | Moderately ill | Mildly ill | Borderline mentally ill | Normal, not at all ill |
Score | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Intervention Group | N | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Control Group | N | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |