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. 2021 May 10;64(1):e35. doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.30

Table 2.

Week 6 change from double-blind baseline in efficacy measures.

LS mean (SE) LSMD (95% CI) Effect size p-value
PANSS total
 Lurasidone 40 mg −22.0 (1.6) −9.4 (−13.5, −5.2) 0.53 <0.001
 Lurasidone 80 mg −22.7 (1.6) −10.1 (−14.3, −5.9) 0.57 <0.001
 Lurasidone 120/160 mg −28.7 (2.6) −16.1 (−22.0, −10.1) 0.90 <0.001
 Placebo −12.6 (1.5)
PANSS positive subscale
 Lurasidone 40 mg −7.5 (0.5) −3.7 (−5.0, −2.4) 0.65 <0.001
 Lurasidone 80 mg −7.8 (0.5) −4.0 (−5.3, −2.6) 0.70 <0.001
 Lurasidone 120/160 mg −9.8 (0.9) −5.9 (−7.9, −4.0) 1.05 <0.001
 Placebo −3.8 (0.5)
PANSS negative subscale
 Lurasidone 40 mg −4.7 (0.5) −2.1 (−3.3, −0.9) 0.42 <0.001
 Lurasidone 80 mg −4.7 (0.4) −2.1 (−3.3, −0.9) 0.42 <0.001
 Lurasidone 120/160 mg −5.6 (0.8) −3.0 (−4.8, −1.3) 0.60 <0.001
 Placebo −2.6 (0.4)
PANSS general psychopathology subscale
 Lurasidone 40 mg −9.6 (0.8) −3.3 (−5.4, −1.2) 0.37 0.002
 Lurasidone 80 mg −10.1 (0.8) −3.8 (−5.9, −1.7) 0.42 <0.001
 Lurasidone 120/160 mg −13.4 (1.4) −7.1 (−10.2, −4.1) 0.80 <0.001
 Placebo −6.3 (0.8)
CGI-S
 Lurasidone 40 mg −1.13 (0.10) −0.52 (−0.76, −0.27) 0.51 <0.001
 Lurasidone 80 mg −1.10 (0.10) −0.49 (−0.73, −0.25) 0.48 <0.001
 Lurasidone 120/160 mg −1.60 (0.16) −0.98 (−1.33, −0.64) 0.96 <0.001
 Placebo −0.62 (0.09)
PANSS responders (≥30% improvement) Responder rate (%; LOCF-endpoint) NNT Odds ratio (95% CI) p-value
 Lurasidone 40 mg 49.3 6 2.5 (1.6, 4.1) <0.001
 Lurasidone 80 mg 51.4 5 2.7 (1.7, 4.3) <0.001
 Lurasidone 120/160 mg 55.0 4 2.2 (1.1, 4.3) 0.025
 Placebo 30.0

Notes: Sample size: lurasidone 40 mg (n = 151), 80 mg (n = 145), 120/160 mg (n = 60); placebo (n = 180).

Abbreviations: CGI-S, Clinical Global Impression–Severity Scale; LSMD (95% CI), LS mean difference in Week 6 change scores for lurasidone versus placebo (with 95% confidence intervals); NNT, number needed to treat; PANSS, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale.