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Table 2 Study Design and Patient Baseline Characteristics

From: Efficacy and tolerability of atypical antipsychotics for acute bipolar depression: a network meta-analysis

 

Baseline Characteristics

Study

n

Duration

Treatments

Age

Male

Weighta

Bipolar I

MADRS

CG-BP-S-Overall

CGI-BP-S- Depression

Calabrese et al.

511

8 weeks

Quetiapine IR 300 mg

Quetiapine IR 600 mg

Placebo

37.4

41.9%

NR

66.9%

30.4

4.4

NR

Durgam et al.

571

8 weeks

Cariprazine 0.75 mg

Cariprazine 1.5 mg

Cariprazine 3.0 mg

Placebo

41.9

37.7%

80.9

100.0%

30.6

4.4

NR

Earley et al.

Study 1)

480

6 weeks

Cariprazine 1.5 mg

Cariprazine 3.0 mg

Placebo

42.8

40.8%

86.5

100.0%

30.6

4.5

NR

Earley et al.

Study 2)

490

6 weeks

Cariprazine 1.5 mg

Cariprazine 3.0 mg

Placebo

43.6

37.3%

84.78

100.0%

31.4

4.5

NR

Li et al.

279

8 weeks

Quetiapine XR 300 mg

Placebo

33.1

48.1%

64.5

50.9%

28.7

NR

4.5

Loebel et al.b

485

6 weeks

Lurasidone 20–60 mg

Lurasidone 80–120 mg

Placebo

41.5

41.4%

77.2

100.0%

30.5

4.5

4.5

Lombardo et al. Study 1)

504

6 weeks

Ziprasidone 40–80 mg

Ziprasidone 120–160 mg

Placebo

39.9

43.6%

NR

100.0%

28.2

NR

NR

Lombardo et al. Study 2)

381

6 weeks

Ziprasidone 20–80 mg

Placebo

40.2

42.5%

NR

100.0%

28.4

NR

NR

McElroy et al.

582

8 weeks

Quetiapine IR 300 mg

Quetiapine IR 600 mg

Placebo

38.5

36.9%

80.8

64.0%

26.9

4.2

NR

Suppes et al.

270

8 weeks

Quetiapine XR 300 mg

Placebo

39.5

35.5%

88.8

80.4%

30.0

4.5

NR

Thase et al.

467

8 weeks

Quetiapine IR 300 mg

Quetiapine IR 600 mg

Placebo

37.7

43.1%

NR

67.4%

30.2

4.5

NR

Thase et al. (Study 1)

374

8 weeks

Aripiprazole 5–30 mg

Placebo

39.0

37.5%

87.2

100.0%

28.8

NR

4.3

Thase et al. (Study 2)

375

8 weeks

Aripiprazole 5–30 mg

Placebo

40.5

40.0%

86.8

100.0%

29.0

NR

4.4

Tohen et al.

747

8 weeks

Olanzapine > 5 mgc

Placebo

42.0

41.5%

NR

100.0%

32.0

NR

4.9

Tohen et al.

514

6 weeks

Olanzapine 10–20 mg

Placebo

35.5

44.3%

NR

100.0%

29.0

NR

4.5

Wang et al.

68

8 weeks

Olanzapine 10–20 mg

Placebo

29.2

41.2%

63.9

100.0%

28.6

4.4

NR

Young et al.

647

8 weeks

Quetiapine IR 300 mg

Quetiapine IR 600 mg

Placebo

42.2

41.6%

75.5

61.6%

28.3

4.3

NR

Yatham et al.

224

8 weeks

Cariprazine 0.25–0.75 mg

Cariprazine 1.5–3.0 mg

Placebo

38.9

34.3%

NR

72.7%

30.4

4.4

NR

  1. Abbreviations: NR Not reported, IR Immediate release, XR Extended release
  2. a Weight is reported in kilograms (kg)
  3. b Data not reported in the publication by Loebel et al., 2014 was supplemented by data from the Clinical Study Report for lurasidone (Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, data on file)
  4. c Mean daily dose: 9.7 mg
  5. d All dosing is reported in mg/day