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Table 3 Path analysis for direct analgesic effect on the reduction of the BPI average pain score

From: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III trial of duloxetine in Japanese fibromyalgia patients

Week

Direct effect

Indirect effect

Week 2a

84.3

15.7

Week 4a

83.8

16.2

Week 6a

63.1

36.9

Week 10a

43.2

56.8

Week 14a

41.6

58.4

Endpointb

28.3

71.7

  1. Values are the percentages of direct and indirect effects
  2. aObserved case
  3. bLast observation carried forward