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. 2015 Aug 15;32(16):1230–1238. doi: 10.1089/neu.2014.3803

Table 2.

Group Comparison of change in Observer Ratings of Irritability from Baseline to Days 28 and 60 for Intention-To-Treat Analyses of Amantadine (n=82) Versus Placebo Groups (n=86)

Variable Group Mean Median SD p value Adjusted p value threshold % improved by >2 points % difference (95% CI) p value Adjusted p value threshold
Baseline to day 28
NPI-I Most Problematic Placebo −3.58 −4.00 3.36 0.9606 0.05 66.7% −.4% (−14.7% to +13.9%) 0.9554 0.025
  Amantadine −3.69 −4.00 3.39     66.3%      
NPI-I Distress Placebo −1.03 −1.00 1.32 0.1184 0.05        
  Amantadine −1.38 −1.00 1.44            
NPI-I Most Aberrant post hoc Placebo −3.68 −4.00 3.27 0.9443 0.025 70.4% −10.4% (−24.7% to +3.9%)   0.05
  Amantadine −3.74 −3.50 3.56     60.0%   0.1672  
Baseline to day 60
NPI-I Most Problematic Placebo −3.80 −4.00 3.42 0.1203 0.025 68.3% +6.4% (−7.2% to+20%) 0.3777 0.05
  Amantadine −4.68 −5.00 3.12     74.7%      
NPI-I Distress Placebo −1.33 −1.00 1.39 0.1139 0.017        
  Amantadine −1.62 −2.00 1.29            
NPI-I Most Aberrant post hoc Placebo −3.90 −4.00 4.02 0.4384 0.025 68.3% −.3% (−14.4% to +13.8%) 0.9687 0.05
  Amantadine −4.39 −5.00 3.69     68.0%      

SD, standard deviation; CI, confidence interval; NPI, Neuropsychiatric Inventory.