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. 2021 Sep 2;3(3):fcab206. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcab206

Table 4.

Rates of progression in disease severity by clinical trial eligibility

Clinical trial eligibility
Baseline Mean ± SD (n = 227) All patients SPE, 95% CI (n = 227) Trial SPE, 95% CI Non-trial SPE, 95% CI (n = 98) Non-trial RS SPE, 95% CI (n = 45) Non-trial variant SPE, 95% CI (n = 53) Trial vs non-trial P-value Trial vs non-trial RS P-value Trial vs non-trial variant P-value Non-trial variant vs non-trial RS P-value
PSPRS
 History 7.9 ± 4.4 1.8 (1.5–2.2) 2.3 (1.9–2.8) 1.0 (0.5–1.5) 0.4 (−0.3 to 1.1) 1.3 (0.7–1.9) 0.0004 0.4 0.3 1
 Mentation 3.4 ± 2.9 0.8 (0.5–1.1) 0.9 (0.5–1.2) 0.7 (0.3–1.1) 0.1 (−0.6 to 0.9) 1.0 (0.4–1.5) 0.4 1 1 1
 Bulbar 2.3 ± 1.7 0.9 (0.7–1.1) 1.0 (0.8–1.3) 0.7 (0.5–0.9) 0.7 (0.3–1.1) 0.7 (0.5–1.0) 0.2 1 1 1
 Ocular 7.8 ± 3.6 1.6 (1.2–1.9) 1.7 (1.3–2.1) 1.3 (0.8–1.8) 0.7 (0.2–1.2) 1.7 (1.0–2.4) 0.1 0.1 1 1
 Limb 4.3 ± 2.8 0.9 (0.7–1.2) 1.2 (0.8–1.5) 0.7 (0.3–1.0) 1.0 (0.2–1.8) 0.6 (0.2–0.9) 0.1 1 1 1
 Gait 11.1 ± 4.9 2.4 (2.0–2.7) 3.0 (2.4–3.5) 1.5 (1.0–2.0) 1.0 (0.4–1.7) 1.7 (1.0–2.5) 0.0006 0.4 0.1 1
 Total 36.8 ± 14.8 8.4 (7.3–9.6) 10.1 (8.6–11.5) 6.1 (4.3–7.8) 3.9 (1.3–6.5) 7.1 (4.9–9.4) 0.001 0.1 0.2 1
Total (>6 months follow-up) (n = 143) (n = 143) (n = 85) (n = 58) (n = 21) (n = 37)
34.6 ± 13.6 8.3 (7.2–9.5) 9.9 (8.5–11.3) 6.0 (4.3–7.7) 4.7 (2.3–7.1) 6.8 (4.6–9.1) 0.0005 0.005 0.04 1
Total (>12 months follow-up) (n = 109) (n = 109) (n = 64) (n = 45) (n = 16) (n = 29)
34.7 ± 13.6 8.1 (6.9–9.2) 9.6 (8.2–11.1) 5.8 (4.2–7.4) 5.0 (2.6–7.4) 6.3 (4.1–8.4) 0.0007 0.01 0.03 1
mPSPRS
 History 3.7 ± 1.8 0.7 (0.5–0.9) 0.9 (0.7–1.2) 0.4 (0.2–0.6) 0.1 (−0.5 to 0.6) 0.5 (0.3–0.8) 0.006 0.7 0.3 1
 Mentation 0.9 ± 0.5 0.2 (0.1–0.2) 0.3 (0.2–0.3) 0.1 (0.06–0.2) 0.1 (−0.1 to 0.2) 0.1 (0.1–0.2) 0.4 1 1 1
 Bulbar 2.0 ± 1.0 0.5 (0.4–0.6) 0.5 (0.4–0.6) 0.5 (0.3–0.7) 0.3 (0.2–0.5) 0.6 (0.4–0.9) 0.3 1 1 1
 Ocular 0.9 ± 0.6 0.1 (0.1–0.2) 0.1 (0.1–0.2) 0.1 (0.1–0.2) 0.1 (−0.01 to 0.2) 0.2 (0.1–0.2) 0.6 1 1 1
 Limb 1.1 ± 0.6 0.2 (0.1–0.2) 0.3 (0.2–0.3) 0.1 (−0.03 to 0.1) 0.04 (−0.1 to 0.2) 0.1 (−0.04 to 0.2) 0.01 1 0.04 0.4
 Gait 5.7 ± 2.0 0.9 (0.7–1.0) 1.1 (0.9–1.3) 0.5 (0.3–0.8) 0.3 (0.1–0.5) 0.7 (0.4–1.0) 0.006 0.3 0.4 1
 Total 14.4 ± 4.7 2.6 (2.2–3.0) 3.1 (2.6–3.6) 1.9 (1.2–2.5) 0.7 (−0.4 to 1.9) 2.3 (1.5–3.1) 0.005 0.2 0.4 1

mPSPRS = modified Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Rating Scale; PSP = progressive supranuclear palsy; PSPRS = Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Rating Scale; RS = Richardson’s Syndrome; SD = standard deviation; Trial cases refers to the subset deemed likely eligible to recent Phase II clinical trial; SPE = 1-year progression estimate.