Table 1

Selected studies presentation for duloxetine

Study
Inclusion criteria
Age
Percent male
Duration (weeks)
Treatment
Dosage (mg/day)
Patients per arm
Effect size (SD)
Response (%)
Dropouts (%)

Goldstein et al. [9]
DSM-IV, Age 18–65
HAM-D17 ≥ 15, CGI-S ≥ 4
42
0.34
8
Duloxetine
Placebo
40–120
70
70
-0.3(0.03)
0.64
0.48
0.34
0.34
Detke et al. [10]
DSM-IV, Age ≥ 18
HAM-D17 ≥ 15, CGI-S ≥ 4
42
0.33
9
Duloxetine
Placebo
60
123
122
-0.6(0.02)
0.62
0.29

Detke et al. [12]
DSM-IV, Age ≥ 18
HAM-D17 ≥ 15, CGI-S ≥ 4
41
0.31
9
Duloxetine
Placebo
60
128
139
-0.2(0.02)
0.65
0.42
0.39
0.35
Detke et al. [13]
DSM-IV, Age ≥ 18
HAM-D17 ≥ 15, CGI-S ≥ 4
45
43
0.26
0.25
8
Duloxetine
Duloxetine
Placebo
80
120
95
93
93
-0.3(0.02)
-0.6(0.02)
0.65
0.71
0.44
0.13
0.10
0.19
Goldstein et al. [14]
DSM-IV, Age ≥ 18
HAM-D17 ≥ 15, CGI-S ≥ 4
41
41
0.4
0.38
8
Duloxetine
Duloxetine
Placebo
40
80
86
91
89
-0.4(0.02)
-0.5(0.02)
0.54
0.60
0.30
0.36
0.42
0.42
Greist et al. [4]
Falissard et al. [3]
DSM-IV, Age ≥ 18


8
Duloxetine
Placebo
120
82
75
-0.1(0.03)


Greist et al. [4]
Falissard et al. [3]
DSM-IV, Age ≥ 18


8
Duloxetine
Duloxetine
Placebo
40
80
91
84
90
-0.2(0.02)
-0.4(0.02)


Greist et al. [4]
Falissard et al. [3]
DSM-IV, Age ≥ 18


8
Duloxetine
Duloxetine
Placebo
80
120
93
103
99
-0.3(0.02)
-0.3(0.02)


Brannan et al. [5]
DSM-IV, Age ≥ 18
HAM-D17 ≥ 15, CGI-S ≥ 4
41
0.35
9
Duloxetine
Placebo
60
141
141
-0.2(0.02)
0.42
0.40
0.16
0.09
Globally

42 (1)
0.33
8 (0.4)
Duloxetine
Placebo
20–120
1280
918
-0.29(0.05)
0.58(0.09) **
-0.02(0.16) **

** Log Odds ratios (SD)

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