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

Table 3.

Group Comparison of change in Participant 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 −1.87 −2.00 3.90 0.3488 0.05 40.5% +10.8% (−4.2% to +25.8%) 0.1662 0.017
  Amantadine −2.56 −3.00 3.58     51.3%      
NPI-I Distress Placebo −1.17 −1.00 1.54 0.2807 0.025        
  Amantadine −1.52 −1.00 1.71            
NPI-I Most Aberrant post hoc Placebo −1.87 −2.00 3.71 0.0539 0.025 70.4% −10.4% (−24.7% to +3.9%)   0.05
  Amantadine −2.98 −3.00 3.64     60.0%   0.1672  
Baseline to day 60
NPI-I Most Problematic Placebo −2.29 −2.00 3.90 0.0353 0.017 48.8% +11.7% (−3.3% to +26.7%) 0.1373 0.05
  Amantadine −3.47 −3.00 2.83     60.5%      
NPI-I Distress Placebo −1.35 −1.00 1.53 0.0362 0.025        
  Amantadine −1.87 −1.00 1.48            
NPI-I Most Aberrant post hoc Placebo −2.77 −3.00 3.26 0.1216 0.025 53.6% +6.9% (−8.0% to +21.8%) 0.3750 0.05
  Amantadine −3.70 −3.50 3.19     60.5%      

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