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. 2016 Feb 26;33(5):424–434. doi: 10.1002/da.22479

Table 1.

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of acute study completers who continued in the extension study (safety population)

Lurasidone monotherapy (N = 316) Lurasidone adjunctive therapy (N = 497)
Characteristic N % N %
Female 176 55.7 251 50.5
Race
White 215 68.0 319 64.2
Black/African‐American 39 12.3 55 11.1
Asian 39 12.3 96 19.3
Other 23 7.3 27 5.4
History of rapid cycling (≥4 episodes in past 12 months) 16 5.0 40 8.0
Adjunctive mood stabilizer, n (%)a
Lithium 6 1.9 196 39.4
Valproateb 1 0.3 301 60.6
Mean SD Mean SD
Age, years 42.0 12.6 43.1 11.7
Age of onset of diagnosis, years 27.7 11.4 29.3 11.7
Duration of current episode, weeks 11.3 7.9 13.2 9.7
Baseline scores
MADRS
Double‐blind baseline 30.1 5.0 30.0 5.0
Extension baseline 14.8 9.4 15.6 10.4
CGI‐BP‐severity
Double‐blind baseline 4.5 0.6 4.5 0.6
Extension baseline 2.8 1.2 2.9 1.3
HAM‐A
Double‐blind baseline 16.1 6.2 15.7 6.0
Extension baseline 8.4 6.4 8.5 6.3
YMRS
Double‐blind baseline 4.1 2.6 3.6 2.7
Extension baseline 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.7

MADRS,  Montgomery‐Åsberg Depression Rating Scale; CGI‐BP‐S, Clinical Global Impression Bipolar Version Severity of Illness depression score; HAM‐A, Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety; YMRS, Young Mania Rating Scale.

a

Any time during the study; note that patients treated with lithium or valproate in one of the two acute adjunctive trials were continued on their mood stabilizer; however, mood stabilizer therapy could be discontinued at the discretion of the investigator; or treatment with a mood stabilizer could be initiated during extension treatment in patients who received monotherapy during the acute trial.

b

Valproate treatment included: ergynel chrono, valproic acid, and valpromide.

4 patients provided informed consent and entered the open‐label extension study, but never received study medication, and so were not included in the safety population.