PMID- 31417957 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220409 IS - 2352-8737 (Electronic) IS - 2352-8737 (Linking) VI - 5 DP - 2019 TI - Disease severity and minimal clinically important differences in clinical outcome assessments for Alzheimer's disease clinical trials. PG - 354-363 LID - 10.1016/j.trci.2019.06.005 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: This study estimated the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for Mini Mental State Examination, Clinical Dementia Rating Scale sum of boxes, and Functional Activities Questionnaire across the Alzheimer's disease (AD) spectrum. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center Uniform Data Set (9/2005-9/2016) and MCID for clinical outcomes were estimated using anchor-based (clinician's assessment of meaningful decline) and distribution-based (1/2 baseline standard deviation) approaches, stratified by severity of cognitive impairment. RESULTS: On average, a 1-3 point decrease in Mini Mental State Examination, 1-2 point increase in Clinical Dementia Scale sum of boxes, and 3-5 point increase in Functional Activities Questionnaire were indicative of a meaningful decline. The MCID values generally increased by disease severity; the effect size and standardized response mean for those with meaningful decline were consistently in the acceptable ranges for MCID. DISCUSSION: These findings can inform design and interpretation of future clinical trials. FAU - Andrews, J Scott AU - Andrews JS AD - Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA. FAU - Desai, Urvi AU - Desai U AD - Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USA. FAU - Kirson, Noam Y AU - Kirson NY AD - Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USA. FAU - Zichlin, Miriam L AU - Zichlin ML AD - Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USA. FAU - Ball, Daniel E AU - Ball DE AD - Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA. FAU - Matthews, Brandy R AU - Matthews BR AD - Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA. LA - eng GR - P50 AG005142/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 AG016573/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 AG047266/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AG010161/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 AG025688/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 AG005133/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 AG005138/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 AG047366/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AG019610/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AG028383/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 AG033514/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AG013854/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AG053760/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AG010124/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 AG023501/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 AG005131/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AG010133/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 AG016574/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 AG005146/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AG035982/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 AG008702/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - U01 AG016976/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AG008051/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 AG005681/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AG013846/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 AG047270/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 AG005136/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AG049638/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AG012300/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 AG005134/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AG008017/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AG062715/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AG010129/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190802 PL - United States TA - Alzheimers Dement (N Y) JT - Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.) JID - 101650118 PMC - PMC6690415 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alzheimer's disease OT - CDR OT - FAQ OT - MCID OT - MMSE OT - Meaningful decline EDAT- 2019/08/17 06:00 MHDA- 2019/08/17 06:01 PMCR- 2019/08/02 CRDT- 2019/08/17 06:00 PHST- 2019/08/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/08/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/08/17 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/08/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S2352-8737(19)30036-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.trci.2019.06.005 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Alzheimers Dement (N Y). 2019 Aug 2;5:354-363. doi: 10.1016/j.trci.2019.06.005. eCollection 2019.