Disease severity and minimal clinically important differences in clinical outcome assessments for Alzheimer's disease clinical trials

JS Andrews, U Desai, NY Kirson… - … Research & Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
JS Andrews, U Desai, NY Kirson, ML Zichlin, DE Ball, BR Matthews
Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical …, 2019Wiley Online Library
Introduction This study estimated the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for Mini
Mental State Examination, Clinical Dementia Rating Scale sum of boxes, and Functional
Activities Questionnaire across the Alzheimer's disease (AD) spectrum. Methods
Retrospective analysis of the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center Uniform Data Set
(9/2005‐9/2016) and MCID for clinical outcomes were estimated using anchor‐based
(clinician's assessment of meaningful decline) and distribution‐based (1/2 baseline …
Introduction
This study estimated the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for Mini Mental State Examination, Clinical Dementia Rating Scale sum of boxes, and Functional Activities Questionnaire across the Alzheimer's disease (AD) spectrum.
Methods
Retrospective analysis of the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center Uniform Data Set (9/2005‐9/2016) and MCID for clinical outcomes were estimated using anchor‐based (clinician's assessment of meaningful decline) and distribution‐based (1/2 baseline standard deviation) approaches, stratified by severity of cognitive impairment.
Results
On average, a 1‐3 point decrease in Mini Mental State Examination, 1‐2 point increase in Clinical Dementia Scale sum of boxes, and 3‐5 point increase in Functional Activities Questionnaire were indicative of a meaningful decline. The MCID values generally increased by disease severity; the effect size and standardized response mean for those with meaningful decline were consistently in the acceptable ranges for MCID.
Discussion
These findings can inform design and interpretation of future clinical trials.
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