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Table 2 Changes in primary and secondary efficacy variables: days 28 and 56

From: Double-blind controlled trial of lecithinized superoxide dismutase in patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia – short term evaluation of safety and tolerability

 

Amount of change

Parameter

Placebo (n = 16)

40 mg PC-SOD (n = 17)

80 mg PC-SOD (n = 17)

Day 28

   

FVC, %

2.068 ± 6.539

-2.567 ± 12.175

2.927 ± 11.822

LDH, %

0.0 ± 11.3

-0.1 ± 22.1

-12.4 ± 11.0*

SP-A, %

-1.9 ± 20.8

-10.9 ± 22.3

-21.2 ± 16.9

SP-D, %

-5.1 ± 24.4

-10.9 ± 31.5

-8.6 ± 45.6

KL-6, %

-4.7 ± 14.4

-7.3 ± 16.8

-8.0 ± 18.5

Borg scale

-0.19 ± 0.77

0.26 ± 1.94

0.15 ± 1.41

Day 56

   

FVC, %

1.127 ± 7.951

-1.993 ± 13.517

0.606 ± 13.716

LDH, %

1.5 ± 14.4

3.6 ± 24.8

2.4 ± 19.3

SP-A, %

3.1 ± 18.1

-1.3 ± 23.8

3.4 ± 19.9

SP-D, %

7.6 ± 41.4

-7.8 ± 35.5

10.9 ± 66.1

KL-6, %

-2.7 ± 17.9

-2.8 ± 18.6

-0.7 ± 21.1

Borg scale

-0.06 ± 1.08

0.06 ± 1.08

0.97 ± 2.24

  1. Mean ± SD. *P < 0.05 vs. placebo, P < 0.01 vs. placebo.
  2. Definition of abbreviations: PC-SOD = lecithinized superoxide dismutase; FVC = forced vital capacity; LDH = lactate dehydrogenase; SP-A = surfactant protein-A; SP-D = surfactant protein-D; KL-6 = Krebs von den Lungen-6.