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SUBMITTER: Stamelou M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5289149 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society 20160307 5
<h4>Background</h4>Two recent randomized, placebo-controlled trials of putative disease-modifying agents (davunetide, tideglusib) in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) failed to show efficacy, but generated data relevant for future trials.<h4>Methods</h4>We provide sample size calculations based on data collected in 187 PSP patients assigned to placebo in these trials. A placebo effect was calculated.<h4>Results</h4>The total PSP-Rating Scale required the least number of patients per group (N ...[more]