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Comparison:<br />

Outcome:<br />

Study<br />

03 <strong>Donepezil</strong>: MMSE change from baseline<br />

01 <strong>Donepezil</strong> 5 mg<br />

Treatment<br />

n<br />

Mean<br />

(SD)<br />

Control<br />

n<br />

01 at 24 weeks<br />

Rogers 1998a don<br />

Subtotal (95% CI)<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> heterogeneity 2 153 –0.24 (3.30) 154<br />

153<br />

154<br />

= 0.0, df = 0<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect z = 3.21, p = 0.001<br />

02 at 12 weeks<br />

Rogers 1998b don<br />

Subtotal (95% CI)<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> heterogeneity 2 156 1.00 (3.10) 150<br />

156<br />

150<br />

= 0.0, df = 0<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect z = 2.71, p = 0.007<br />

Although both groups showed a decline in MMSE,<br />

this decline was seen to be greater in the placebo<br />

group. One other trial 49 that had a 12-week<br />

prer<strong>and</strong>omisation open-label treatment period<br />

demonstrated a mean change from r<strong>and</strong>omisation<br />

at 24 weeks of –0.1 (SEM 0.6) in the 10 mg<br />

donepezil group <strong>and</strong> –1.8 (SEM 0.5) in the<br />

Mean<br />

(SD)<br />

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WMD<br />

(95% CI fixed)<br />

Weight<br />

%<br />

–0.97 (3.30) 47.0<br />

47.0<br />

0.04 (3.10) 53.0<br />

53.0<br />

WMD<br />

(95% CI fixed)<br />

1.21 (0.47 to 1.95)<br />

1.21 (0.47 to 1.95)<br />

0.96 (0.27 to 1.65)<br />

0.96 (0.27 to 1.65)<br />

Total (95% CI)<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> heterogeneity 2 309 304 100.0 1.08 (0.57 to 1.58)<br />

= 0.23, df = 1, p = 0.63<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect z = 4.17, p = 0.00003<br />

FIGURE 3 MMSE change from baseline with donepezil 5 mg<br />

Comparison:<br />

Outcome:<br />

Study<br />

03 <strong>Donepezil</strong>: MMSE change from baseline<br />

01 <strong>Donepezil</strong> 10 mg<br />

Treatment<br />

n<br />

Mean<br />

(SD)<br />

Control<br />

n<br />

01 at 24 weeks<br />

Rogers 1998a don<br />

Subtotal (95% CI)<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> heterogeneity 2 150 0.39 (3.60) 154<br />

150<br />

154<br />

= 0.0, df = 0<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect z = 3.34, p = 0.0008<br />

02 at 12 weeks<br />

Rogers 1998b don<br />

Subtotal (95% CI)<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> heterogeneity 2 156 1.30 (3.00) 150<br />

156<br />

150<br />

= 0.0, df = 0<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect z = 3.61, p = 0.0003<br />

–10 –5 0 5 10<br />

Favours control Favours treatment<br />

–0.97 (3.50) 42.3<br />

42.3<br />

0.04 (3.10) 57.7<br />

57.7<br />

1.36 (0.56 to 2.16)<br />

1.36 (0.56 to 2.16)<br />

1.26 (0.58 to 1.94)<br />

1.26 (0.58 to 1.94)<br />

Total (95% CI)<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> heterogeneity 2 306 304 100.0 1.30 (0.78 to 1.82)<br />

= 0.03, df = 1, p = 0.85<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect z = 4.91, p < 0.00001<br />

FIGURE 4 MMSE change from baseline with donepezil 10 mg<br />

Mean<br />

(SD)<br />

WMD<br />

(95% CI fixed)<br />

Weight<br />

%<br />

–10 –5 0 5 10<br />

Favours control Favours treatment<br />

WMD<br />

(95% CI fixed)<br />

placebo groups. This was statistically significant at<br />

p = 0.02.<br />

One unpublished trial 55 reported mean change in<br />

MMSE score over 24 weeks. The participants in<br />

this study were those with mild AD; the mean<br />

MMSE at baseline was 24.1 (SEM 0.18) in the<br />

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