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. 2016 May 16;12(3):325–337. doi: 10.2217/whe-2016-0018

Table 2.

Female sexual dysfunction measures: mean (standard deviation) baseline values (modified intent-to-treat population population).

Measure Placebo group BMT groups
0.75 mg 1.25 mg 1.75 mg 1.25/1.75 mg pooled
All patients

n 91 87 75 74 149

Prespecified measures:
– SSEs during the 28 days before 1.7 (1.9) 1.9 (2.1)§ 1.5 (1.6) 1.8 (2.6) 1.6 (2.1)#
randomization (FSEP-R Q10)
– FSDS-DAO arousal score†† 2.3 (1.1) 2.1 (1.0) 2.3 (1.0) 2.4 (0.9) 2.3 (1.0)
– FSDS-DAO desire score†† 2.6 (1.0) 2.4 (0.9) 2.5 (1.0) 2.7 (0.9) 2.6 (1.0)
– FSFI total score‡‡ 21.9 (5.9) 22.8 (5.4) 21.5 (5.4) 21.7 (5.0) 21.6 (5.2)
– FSFI arousal score§§ 3.0 (1.3) 3.2 (1.2) 2.9 (1.2) 2.9 (1.1) 2.9 (1.3)
– FSFI desire score§§ 2.4 (1.0) 2.6 (1.1) 2.5 (0.9) 2.4 (1.0) 2.5 (0.9)
– FSDS-DAO total score¶¶ 32.1 (12.8) 30.5 (12.4) 32.7 (13.8) 33.3 (12.7) 33.0 (13.2)

Exploratory measures:
– Level of sexual arousal (FSEP-R Q6)## 1.4 (0.7) 1.4 (0.7)§ 1.2 (0.7) 1.3 (0.7) 1.3 (0.7)#
– Satisfaction with arousal (FSEP-R Q7)††† 1.1 (0.8) 1.2 (0.8)§ 1.0 (0.7) 1.0 (0.8) 1.0 (0.7)#
– Level of sexual desire (FSEP-R Q3)## 1.1 (0.7) 1.2 (0.7)§ 1.1 (0.7) 1.0 (0.7) 1.1 (0.7)#
– Satisfaction with desire (FSEP-R Q4)††† 0.9 (0.8) 0.9 (0.8)§ 0.8 (0.8) 0.8 (0.8) 0.8 (0.8)#

Patients with primarily or solely HSDD‡‡‡

n 76 76 66 63 129

Exploratory measures:
– SSEs during the 28 days before randomization (FSEP-R Q10) 1.6 (1.8) 1.8 (2.0)§§§ 1.5 (1.4) 1.9 (2.7)¶¶¶ 1.6 (2.1)###
– FSFI total score‡‡ 22.2 (6.1) 22.8 (5.6) 21.6 (5.5) 21.5 (4.9) 21.6 (5.2)
– FSFI desire score§§ 2.4 (1.0) 2.6 (1.1) 2.5 (0.9) 2.3 (0.9) 2.4 (0.9)
– FSDS-DAO total score¶¶ 32.9 (13.0) 31.1 (12.4) 32.5 (14.0) 33.7 (12.3) 33.1 (13.1)
– FSDS-DAO desire score†† 2.6 (1.0) 2.5 (0.9) 2.5 (1.0) 2.7 (0.95) 2.6 (1.0)

Each patient's single-blind placebo month.

Listed in the order prespecified by the study protocol for hierarchical statistical testing.

§

n = 85.

n = 73.

#

n = 148.

††

From 0 (best possible score) to 4 (worst possible score).

‡‡

From 2 (worst possible total score) to 36 (best possible total score).

§§

From 0 (worst possible score) to 6 (best possible score).

¶¶

From 0 (best possible total score) to 60 (worst possible total score).

##

From 0 (no desire or arousal) to 3 (high desire or arousal).

†††

From 0 (not at all satisfied) to 3 (completely satisfied).

‡‡‡

HSDD with or without decreased arousal.

§§§

n = 74.

¶¶¶

n = 62.

###

n = 128.

BMT: Bremelanotide; FSDS-DAO: Female sexual distress scale-desire/arousal/orgasm; FSEP-R: Female sexual encounter profile-revised; FSFI: Female sexual function index; HSDD: Hypoactive sexual desire disorder; SSE: Satisfying sexual event.