Table 2.
Placebo-Controlled Studies (N=11) | Active-Comparator Study | ||||||
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Placebo | Vortioxetine 5 mg/day | Vortioxetine 10 mg/day | Vortioxetine 15 mg/day | Vortioxetine 20 mg/day | Vortioxetine 10–20 mg/day | Agomelatine 25–50 mg/day | |
No. of patients | 1769 | 1002 | 1022 | 436 | 759 | 253 | 242 |
Sex, % female | 61.5 | 62.4 | 61.0 | 68.8 | 63.1 | 77.1 | 72.3 |
Age, years | 43 ± 12 | 43 ± 13 | 44 ± 12 | 45 ± 14 | 43 ± 13 | 47 ± 12 | 46 ± 12 |
MADRS total score | 31.9 ± 4.1 | 32.2 ± 4.2 | 32.1 ± 4.3 | 32.5 ± 4.1 | 31.6 ± 3.9 | 29.1 ± 4.4 | 28.7 ± 4.0 |
MADRS anhedonia score | 19.0 ± 2.5 | 19.1 ± 2.5 | 18.9 ± 2.5 | 19.3 ± 2.3 | 18.8 ± 2.3 | 17.3 ± 2.4 | 17.1 ± 2.3 |
SDS total score | 18.3 ± 6.3 | 18.5 ± 6.5 | 17.9 ± 6.4 | 20.2 ± 5.6 | 18.2 ± 5.9 | 19.2 ± 5.3 | 19.3 ± 5.3 |
SDS social-functioning score | 6.5 ± 2.3 | 6.4 ± 2.4 | 6.3 ± 2.3 | 7.1 ± 2.1 | 6.3 ± 2.2 | 6.4 ± 2.1 | 6.5 ± 2.0 |
Note: All values are mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise indicated.
Abbreviations: MADRS, Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale; SDS, Sheehan Disability Scale.