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. 2021 Apr 7;17:957–970. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S301225

Table 8.

Mean Change from Baseline in Laboratory Parameters and Other Safety Findings

Placebo Cariprazinea
1.5 mg 3 mg 4.5 mg 6 mg Total 1.5–6 mg/d
Metabolic Parameters, mean (SD)
Cholesterol, mmol/L 0.1 (0.8) −0.0 (0.8) −0.2 (4.2) −0.1 (0.9) −0.3 (3.7) −0.1 (2.4)
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L −0.0 (0.3) −0.0 (0.3) −0.0 (0.3) −0.1 (0.6) −0.0 (0.3) −0.0 (0.4)
Fasting triglycerides, mmol/L 0.0 (0.8) 0.0 (1.1) −0.1 (1.1) −0.1 (1.0) −0.1 (1.0) −0.0 (1.0)
Fasting glucose, mmol/L 0.3 (2.7) 0.1 (1.0) 0.2 (1.1) 0.3 (1.4) 0.2 (1.2) 0.3 (1.2)
Body weight increase, kg 0.2 (3.1) 0.9 (2.9) 1.3 (3.8) 0.6 (3.4) 0.8 (4.1) 1.0 (3.8)
Clinical Laboratory Parameters, mean (SD)
Prolactin, ng/mL −7.8 (28.2) −14.7 (33.6) −12.9 (32.0) −11.3 (26.1) −14.3 (38.2) −13.0 (33.8)
Alanine aminotransferase, U/L 0.5 (17.6) 4.6 (44.3) 4.8 (29.9) 2.2 (19.9) 4.4 (31.2) 4.4 (29.0)
Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L 0.2 (10.8) 1.6 (17.9) 1.8 (16.4) 0.6 (12.3) 2.6 (25.5) 2.0 (20.2)
Alkaline phosphatase, U/L −1.3 (26.3) −3.1 (20.4) 0.0 (14.8) −2.2 (20.8) −2.2 (22.9) −1.3 (20.3)
Total bilirubin, umol/L 0.6 (4.4) 0.4 (4.4) 0.5 (4.2) 0.7 (4.7) 0.4 (4.7) 0.5 (4.5)
Creatine phosphokinase, U/L 27.0 (373.8) 54.9 (373.4) 38.5 (346.6) 25.2 (301.8) 153.8 (2790) 87.8 (1802)
Gamma glutamyl transferase, U/L −0.4 (35.6) 1.0 (20.5) 1.9 (18.9) −1.3 (22.1) 0.5 (27.8) 0.4 (23.6)
Cardiovascular Parameters, mean (SD)
Supine systolic blood pressure, mmHg 0.5 (10.4) 0.3 (10.1) 0.7 (10.5) 0.3 (10.9) 1.5 (10.6) 1.1 (10.7)
Supine diastolic blood pressure, mmHg 0.2 (8.0) 0.1 (7.3) 0.4 (8.0) 0.7 (8.5) 0.8 (8.5) 0.8 (8.3)
Supine pulse rate, bpm 0.1 (12.5) 0.2 (10.7) −0.6 (11.2) 0.3 (11.3) −0.3 (11.6) 0.1 (11.3)
Electrocardiographic Findings, mean (SD)
Heart rate, bpm 0.7 (15.1) −0.2 (14.9) 0.3 (14.9) 2.0 (14.8) 2.3 (15.2) 2.0 (14.9)
QRS interval, msec 0.6 (7.4) 0.6 (7.4) 0.6 (7.4) −0.1 (6.9) 0.6 (7.5) 0.6 (7.3)
PR interval, msec −0.3 (14.0) −1.2 (14.2) −0.3 (14.7) −1.0 (13.8) −1.2 (14.5) −0.7 (14.4)
QT interval, msec −2.2 (29.7) −1.8 (28.3) −1.7 (29.5) −5.9 (30.3) −5.5 (30.3) −4.1 (30.0)
QTcB interval, msec −0.8 (22.9) −1.6 (21.7) −1.3 (21.7) −1.3 (20.2) 0.2 (22.0) −0.0 (21.1)
QTcF interval, msec −1.4 (17.8) −1.5 (16.8) −1.4 (17.3) −2.9 (16.9) −1.8 (17.2) −1.6 (16.9)

Notes: Only patients with baseline and at least one postbaseline measurement are included; Roll-over patients in the extension studies who received treatment other than cariprazine in the lead-in study are counted twice in the respective treatment groups, with the lead-in end of study visit used as baseline for the extension study; patients receiving placebo in the relapse prevention study double-blind period are included in the placebo category; aFor the fixed-dose studies, patients were counted to the dose level that they were randomized to; for the flexible-dose studies, modal daily doses were considered, meaning patients were counted to the dose level that they took for most of the time.

Abbreviations: HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.