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. 2020 Jan 6;2020(1):CD006282. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006282.pub5

6. Oral olesoxime versus placebo outcomes (Bertini 2017).

  Olesoxime Placebo Estimated difference (95% CI)a P value
Number of participants randomised 108 57
Number (%) of participants evaluable for analysis MFM‐32 D1+D2 103 (95%) 57 (100%)
Meanab change (95% CI) in disability score (MFM D1+D2) at 24 months ‐0.18 (‐1.30 to 1.66) ‐1.82 (‐3.68 to 0.04) 2.00 (‐0.25 to 4.25) 0.07
Number (%) of participants evaluable for analysis MFM total score 103 (95%) 57 (100%)
Meanab change (95% CI) in disability score (MFM total score) at 24 months 0.59 (‐0.9 to 2.070 ‐1.45 (‐3.31 to 0.41) 2.04 (‐0.21 to 4.28) 0.08
Number (%) of participants evaluable for analysis HFMS 103 (95%) 57 (100%)
Meanb change (95% CI) in disability score (HFMS) at 24 months ‐0.78 (‐1.60 to 0.04) ‐1.72 (‐2.74 to ‐0.70) 0.94 (‐0.28 to 2.17) 0.13
Number (%) of participants evaluable for analysis of nerve innervation value (CMAP) (in mV) 70 (65%) 34 (60%)
Meanb (95% CI) change in total amplitude CMAP from baseline to 24 months ‐0.07 (‐0.49 to 0.36) ‐0.16 (‐0.74 to 0.43) NA 0.79
Number (%) of participants evaluable for analysis of MUNE 58 (54%) 30 (53%)
Meanb (95% CI) change in total MUNE from baseline to 24 months ‐4.51 (‐12.21 to 3.18) ‐6.69 (‐16.86 to 3.48) NA 0.71
Number (%) of participants evaluable for FVC 64 (59%) 38 (67%)
Meanb (95% CI) change in FVC from baseline to 24 months 4.28 (‐0.32 to 8.88) 6.16 (1.00 to 11.33) ‐1.88 (‐3.14 to 6.91) 0.57
  Olesoxime Placebo Difference (95% CI) P value
Number (%) of participants evaluable for analysis of quality of life (PedsQL) from baseline to 24 months 71 (66%) 37 (65%)
Mean (SD) change in quality of life (PedsQL) from baseline to 24 months NA NA 0.25 (‐4.58 to 5.08) 0.92
  Olesoxime Placebo Risk ratio (95% CI) P value
Number (%) of participants evaluable for responder analysis MFM‐32 score D1+D2 (24 months) 103 (95%) 57 (100%)
Proportion of participants with good response according to MFM‐32 score D1+D2c 56 (54) 22 (39) 1.43 (‐0.98 to 2.08) 0.06
Number of adverse events 1104 (64) 612 (36)
Number (%) of participants with adverse events 103 (95%) 57 (100%) 0.95 (0.91 to 0.99) 0.02
Number (%) of participants with severe adverse events 18 (17%) 14 (25%) 0.67 (0.37 to 1.26)
Number of deaths 1 1
Number (%) of participants discontinued intervention 10 (9%) 7 (12%)

CI: confidence interval; CMAP: compound muscle action potential; FVC: forced vital capacity; HFMS: Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale; MFM: Motor Function Measure; MFM D1+D2: functional domains 1 and 2 of the Motor Function Measure; MUNE: motor unit number estimation; NA: not available; PedsQL: Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory; SD: standard deviation.

a Least squared mean of MFM, including MFM‐32 and MFM‐20 assessments.
 b Calculated with available data.
 c Participants with no change or improvement of scores were considered 'responders', participants with a decline in score were considered 'non‐responders'.