Table 3.

Mean (SD) changes in pain, fatigue, and sleep scores from baseline (BSL) lead-in and BSL extension at the 1-year endpoint. Data are last observation carried forward (LOCF)/observed case (OC), in-patients receiving placebo (PBO) or milnacipran (MLN) 100, 150, or 200 mg/day.

CharacteristicPBO:MLN100, n = 91PBO:MLN150, n = 92PBO:MLN200, n = 87MLN200:MLN200, n = 198
Pain
  Weekly-recall pain change from
    BSL lead-in–20.9 (25.5)/–26.0 (24.5)–27.9 (26.9)/–36.4 (23.4)–26.6 (26.8)/–34.2 (24.3)–26.5 (29.0)/–31.5 (28.3)
    BSL extension–11.6 (22.6)/–17.9 (20.6)–13.5 (22.5)/–20.0 (23.2)–15.3 (22.5)/–21.3 (22.5)–14.7 (24.2)/–19.6 (23.5)
  24-hour-recall pain change from
    BSL lead-in–23.3 (26.6)/–29.9 (23.9)–25.7 (26.9)/–34.2 (24.9)–27.5 (26.2)/–34.2 (27.2)–26.9 (27.6)/–31.4 (27.0)
    BSL extension–14.3 (22.7)/–20.7 (20.1)–14.2 (23.6)/–20.9 (24.9)–16.6 (22.1)/–23.6 (23.2)–14.1 (23.5)/–18.2 (23.9)
  BPI pain intensity change from
    BSL lead-in–1.47 (2.24)/–2.07 (2.16)–1.82 (2.02)/–2.41 (1.95)–1.79 (1.98)/–2.22 (2.12)–1.95 (2.34)/–2.42 (2.18)
    BSL extension–0.98 (1.95)/–1.61 (1.55)–1.18 (1.98)/–1.78 (1.80)–1.17 (1.82)/–1.71 (1.84)–1.21 (1.91)/–1.62 (1.87)
  BPI pain interference change from
    BSL lead-in–1.31 (2.19)/–1.64 (1.90)–1.35 (2.41)/–1.78 (2.53)–1.92 (2.07)/–2.23 (2.25)–1.68 (2.42)/–2.13 (2.27)
    BSL extension–0.57 (1.87)/–1.08 (1.66)–0.41 (1.86)/–0.85 (1.85)–0.93 (1.78)/–1.34 (1.85)–0.91 (1.96)/–1.25 (1.88)
Fatigue
  Total MFI change from
    BSL lead-in–3.93 (16.25)/–5.22 (16.97)–6.69 (14.39)/–9.07 (15.54)–6.44 (16.81)/–8.68 (17.86)–6.71 (16.27)/–8.54 (15.97)
    BSL extension–2.77 (13.93)/–4.20 (15.76)–2.32 (13.25)/–5.30 (12.07)–2.25 (13.57)/–4.98 (13.35)–3.25 (12.57)/–4.99 (11.83)
  Weekly-recall fatigue change from
    BSL lead-in–15.8 (27.1)/–19.0 (28.0)–22.0 (30.1)/–27.3 (28.8)–20.9 (23.4)/–28.6 (22.5)–20.4 (30.4)/–25.2 (30.0)
    BSL extension–8.3 (22.8)/–13.7 (19.7)–14.2 (24.9)/–18.5 (25.3)–9.6 (18.9)/–14.5 (19.5)–10.3 (25.3)/–13.2 (24.0)
Sleep
  Weekly-recall sleep change from
    BSL lead-in–11.9 (26.5)/–17.2 (27.9)–21.1 (28.6)/–27.4 (28.9)–20.2 (24.6)/–26.9 (24.9)–19.9 (30.7)/–24.9 (29.5)
    BSL extension–6.6 (24.0)/–11.0 (21.6)–13.6 (27.1)/–18.7 (29.0)–9.2 (17.8)/–13.4 (17.2)–10.9 (26.7)/–14.4 (24.9)
  • BPI: Brief Pain Inventory.