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Table 2 Changes in primary and secondary outcome variables

From: A randomized, controlled, double-blind, crossover trial of triheptanoin in alternating hemiplegia of childhood

Variable

Triheptanoin

Placebo

p value

Total paroxysmal events

3.5 (2.1)

3.2 (2.1)

0.646

Motor-epilepticparoxysmal events

3.4 (1.9)

3.2 (2.0)

0.585

Composite score

1015 (1058)

723.9 (767.3)

0.059

CGI – patient

3.7 (1.5)

3.2 (1.0)

0.481

CGI – physician

3.8 (0.6)

3.3 (0.9)

0.262

  1. Values are means (standard deviation). Total and motor-epileptic paroxysmal events are expressed per week. Wilcoxon test for the difference in changes on each treatment. Abbreviations: CGI Clinical Global Impression-Improvement scale