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. 2019 Feb 1;3(3):365–381. doi: 10.1002/hep4.1305

Table 2.

Changes in Pruritus, Quality of Life, Sleep, and Patient Perception of Treatment Benefits from Baseline to Week 13/et

Maralixibat 10 mg (n = 21) Maralixibat 20 mg (n = 21) Maralixibat Overall (n = 42) Placebo (n = 24)
5‐D Itch score
LS mean change from baseline (95% CI) –6.9 –6.7 –6.8 –6.3
(–8.9, –4.8) (–8.8, –4.6) (–8.2, –5.3) (–8.3, –4.4)
LS mean difference from placebo (95% CI) –0.5 –0.4 –0.5 N/A
(–3.4, 2.3) (–3.2, 2.5) (–2.9, 2.0)
PBC‐40 domain score
Itch (3 items)
LS mean change from baseline (95% CI) –4.0 –4.1 –4.1 –3.8
(–5.3, –2.8) (–5.4, –2.9) (–5.0, –3.2) (–5.0, –2.6)
LS mean difference from placebo (95% CI) –0.3 –0.4 –0.3 N/A
(–2.0, 1.5) (–2.1, 1.4) (–1.8, 1.2)
Emotional (3 items)
LS mean change from baseline (95% CI) –1.4 –1.2 –1.3 –0.5
(–2.2, –0.7) (–2.0, –0.4) (–1.9, –0.8) (–1.3, 0.2)
LS mean difference from placebo (95% CI) –0.9 –0.7 –0.8 N/A
(–2.0, 0.2) (–1.7, 0.4) (–1.7, 0.1)
Cognitive (6 items)
LS mean change from baseline (95% CI) –1.5 –0.5 –1.0 –1.6
(–3.0, –0.1)* (–2.0, 0.9) (–2.0, 0.0)* (–3.0, –0.3)*
LS mean difference from placebo (95% CI) 0.1 1.1 0.6 N/A
(–1.8, 2.1) (–0.8, 3.1) (–1.1, 2.3)
Symptoms (7 items)
LS mean change from baseline (95% CI) –0.8 –0.4 –0.6 –1.8
(–2.3, 0.7) (–1.9, 1.1) (–1.6, 0.4) (–3.2, –0.4)*
LS mean difference from placebo (95% CI) 1.0 1.4 1.2 N/A
(–1.0, 3.0) (–0.7, 3.4) (–0.6, 2.9)
Social (10 items)
LS mean change from baseline (95% CI) –2.0 –2.8 –2.4 –2.1
(–4.4, 0.4) (–5.2, –0.3)* (–4.1, –0.7) (–4.5, 0.2)
LS mean difference from placebo (95% CI) 0.1 –0.6 –0.2 N/A
(–3.2, 3.5) (–4.0, 2.7) (–3.1, 2.6)
Fatigue (11 items)
LS mean change from baseline (95% CI) –2.3 –2.8 –2.5 –4.9
(–5.5, 0.9) (–6.0, 0.4) (–4.8, –0.3)* (–7.9, –1.8)
LS mean difference from placebo (95% CI) 2.6 2.1 2.3 N/A
(–1.8, 7.0) (–2.3, 6.5) (–1.4, 6.1)
MOS‐Sleep Scale score
Sleep disturbances (4 items)
LS mean change from baseline (95% CI) –9.2 –9.0 –9.1 –15.6
(–18.8, 0.5) (–18.6, 0.7) (–15.9, –2.3)* (–24.8, –6.4)
LS mean difference from placebo (95% CI) 6.4 6.6 6.5 N/A
(–6.9, 19.8) (–6.7, 19.9) (–4.9, 18.0)
Snoring (1 item)
LS mean change from baseline (95% CI) –8.5 –5.7 –7.1 0.3
(–17.5, 0.6) (–14.9, 3.6) (–13.5, –0.6)* (–8.4, 8.9)
LS mean difference from placebo (95% CI) –8.7 –5.9 –7.3 N/A
(–21.2, 3.7) (–18.8, 6.9) (–18.2, 3.5)
Awaken short of breath or headache (1 item)
LS mean change from baseline (95% CI) –6.3 –3.0 –4.6 –0.9
(–16.4, 3.9) (–13.2, 7.2) (–11.8, 2.6) (–10.5, 8.8)
LS mean difference from placebo (95% CI) –5.4 –2.1 –3.7 N/A
(–19.4, 8.7) (–16.2, 12.0) (–15.8, 8.3)
Sleep adequacy (2 items)
LS mean change from baseline (95% CI) 7.1 2.1 4.6 3.9
(–3.8, 18.0) (–8.8, 13.0) (–3.1, 12.3) (–6.4, 14.2)
LS mean difference from placebo (95% CI) 3.2 –1.8 0.7 N/A
(–11.8, 18.2) (–16.8, 13.2) (–12.1, 13.5)
Somnolence (3 items)
LS mean change from baseline (95% CI) –5.0 –10.3 –7.7 –11.7
(–14.3, 4.2) (–19.6, –1.1)* (–14.2, –1.2)* (–20.5, –3.0)
LS mean difference from placebo (95% CI) 6.7 1.4 4.1 N/A
(–6.0, 19.4) (–11.3, 14.1) (–6.8, 15.0)
Sleep problems index I (6 items)
LS mean change from baseline (95% CI) –8.3 –5.7 –7.0 –8.8
(–16.0, –0.6)* (–13.4, 2.0) (–12.5, –1.5)* (–16.1, –1.4)*
LS mean difference from placebo (95% CI) 0.5 3.1 1.8 N/A
(–10.2, 11.1) (–7.6, 13.7) (–7.4, 10.9)
Sleep problems index II (9 items)
LS mean change from baseline (95% CI) –7.8 –7.2 –7.5 –10.9
(–15.2, –0.4)* (–14.6, 0.2) (–12.7, –2.3) (–17.9, –3.9)
LS mean difference from placebo (95% CI) 3.1 3.8 3.4 N/A
(–7.1, 13.3) (–6.5, 13.9) (–5.3, 12.2)
Sleep quantity, number of hours (1 item)
LS mean change from baseline (95% CI) 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.3
(–0.4, 0.6) (0.0, 1.0) (0.0, 0.6) (–0.2, 0.7)
LS mean difference from placebo (95% CI) –0.2 0.2 0.0 N/A
(–0.8, 0.5) (–0.5, 0.9) (–0.6, 0.6)
Optimal sleep indicator (1 item)
Baseline
n 21 21 42 24
Yes, n (%) 6 (28.6) 8 (38.1) 14 (33.3) 4 (16.7)
No, n (%) 15 (71.4) 13 (61.9) 28 (66.7) 20 (83.3)
P value versus placebo 0.34 0.11 0.14 N/A
Week 13/ET
n 21 21 42 23
Yes, n (%) 9 (42.9) 5 (23.8) 14 (33.3) 8 (34.8)
No, n (%) 12 (57.1) 16 (76.2) 28 (66.7) 15 (65.2)
P value versus placebo 0.59 0.42 0.91 N/A
Patient Impression of Change
Week 13/ET
n 21 21 42 22
Responder (score ≤3), n (%) 19 (90.5) 17 (81.0) 36 (85.7) 15 (68.2)
Nonresponder (score >3), n (%) 2 (9.5) 4 (19.0) 6 (14.3) 7 (31.8)
P value versus placebo 0.07 0.39 0.10 N/A
Patient Global Therapeutic Benefit
Week 13/ET
n 21 21 42 22
Responder (score ≤2), n (%) 14 (66.7) 17 (81.0) 31 (73.8) 14 (63.6)
Nonresponder (score >2), n (%) 7 (33.3) 4 (19.0) 11 (26.2) 8 (36.4)
P value versus placebo 0.80 0.24 0.40 N/A
*

P < 0.05; P < 0.01; P < 0.001 (analysis of covariance model with treatment group, ALP level [strata] and treatment group by ALP level interaction as factors, and baseline value as a covariate). Categorical data were analyzed using a Cochran–Mantel−Haenszel test. All P values are nominal (not adjusted for multiplicity).

Abbreviation: N/A, not applicable.