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Fink HA, Hemmy LS, Linskens EJ, et al. Diagnosis and Treatment of Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia: A Systematic Review [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2020 Apr. (Comparative Effectiveness Review, No. 223.)

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Appendix Table F.4Primary outcomes summary low and medium risk of bias studies: souvenaid versus placebo

Drug ComparisonAD Severity

Study

Followup

N

RoB

CognitiveFunctionQoLGlobal StagingClinical Impression of ChangeHarms
Souvenaid vs. PlaceboMild AD

Schelten 2012

197

24 weeks

N=259

Low

Olde Rikert 2015198

NTB Total Composite, z-score

Mean Change from Baseline (SD)

I: 0.12 (0.28)

C: 0.04 (0.29)

p=0.04

Standardized Mean Difference (95% CI)

0.30 (0.06, 0.54)

24 week trajectory

p=0.053

DAD

No difference between groups

(p=0.36)

NRNRNR

SAEs

I: 11 SAEs (10 patients. 7.7%)

C: 7 SAEs (6 patients, 4.65%)

Withdrawal due to AEs

I: 3/130 (2.31%)

C: 2/129 (1.55%)

Souvenaid vs. PlaceboMild to Moderate AD

Shah 2013199

24 weeks

N=527

Medium

11-item ADAS-cog

Mean Change from Baseline (SD)

I: 1.88 (6.44)

C: 1.52 (5.63)

p=0.55

Mean Difference Between Groups (SE)

0.37 (0.57)

p=0.51

ADCS-ADL, Total Score

Mean Change from Baseline (SD)

I: -3.74 (9.76)

C: -3.66 (8.03)

p=0.926

NR

CDR, Sum of Boxes

Mean Change from Baseline (SD)

I: 0.77(1.96)

C: 0.69 (1.90)

p=0.68

NR

SAEs

I: 34 SAEs (27 subjects, 10.2%)

C: 36 SAEs (34 subjects, 13.1%)

Withdrawal due to AEs

I: 2 withdrawals due to SAEs (0.76%)

C: 4 withdrawals due to SAEs (1.54%)

Confusion

I: 0/264

C: 1/260 (0.38%)

Falls

I: 1/264 (0.38%)

2: 1/260 (0.38%)

Abbreviations: AD=Alzheimer’s Disease; ADAS-Cog= Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale; ADCS-ADL= Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study-Activities of Daily Living; AE=Adverse Event; CDR=Clinical Dementia Rating; DAD= Disability Assessment for Dementia; NTB= Neuropsychological Test Battery; NR=Not Reported; RoB=Risk of Bias; SAEs=Serious Adverse Events

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