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Trajectories of relapse in randomised, placebo-controlled trials of treatment discontinuation in major depressive disorder: an individual patient-level data meta-analysis
Gueorguieva R, Chekroud AM, Krystal JH. Trajectories of relapse in randomised, placebo-controlled trials of treatment discontinuation in major depressive disorder: an individual patient-level data meta-analysis. The Lancet Psychiatry 2017, 4: 230-237. PMID: 28189575, PMCID: PMC5340978, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(17)30038-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive medicationActive treatmentClinical trialsDepression severityHamilton Depression Rating Scale scoresDepression Rating Scale scoresClinical Global Impression scoresIndividual patient-level dataDouble-blind treatmentPlacebo-controlled trialPatterns of relapseGlobal Impression scoresIndividual patient dataPrevention of relapseTrajectory class membershipTreatment of depressionMajor depressive disorderRating Scale scoresPatient-level dataPost-traumatic stress disorderTreatment discontinuationAntidepressant treatmentClinical responseAlcohol Research CenterAntidepressant medication
2020
Modulation of the antidepressant effects of ketamine by the mTORC1 inhibitor rapamycin
Abdallah CG, Averill LA, Gueorguieva R, Goktas S, Purohit P, Ranganathan M, Sherif M, Ahn KH, D’Souza D, Formica R, Southwick SM, Duman RS, Sanacora G, Krystal JH. Modulation of the antidepressant effects of ketamine by the mTORC1 inhibitor rapamycin. Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 45: 990-997. PMID: 32092760, PMCID: PMC7162891, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-0644-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntidepressant effectsKetamine administrationRapamycin pretreatmentMontgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating ScaleDouble-blind cross-over designBenefits of ketamineRobust antidepressant effectsKetamine's antidepressant effectsMajor depressive episodeDepression Rating ScaleCross-over designKetamine exertsOral rapamycinRemission rateDepressive episodePlacebo 2Ketamine 0.5Local blockadeDepressed patientsIntravenous administrationTreatment daysDepression relapseDepression severityKetamineRating Scale
2011
Trajectories of Depression Severity in Clinical Trials of Duloxetine: Insights Into Antidepressant and Placebo Responses
Gueorguieva R, Mallinckrodt C, Krystal JH. Trajectories of Depression Severity in Clinical Trials of Duloxetine: Insights Into Antidepressant and Placebo Responses. JAMA Psychiatry 2011, 68: 1227-1237. PMID: 22147842, PMCID: PMC3339151, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntidepressive AgentsData Interpretation, StatisticalDepressive Disorder, MajorDouble-Blind MethodDuloxetine HydrochlorideFemaleHumansLinear ModelsMalePatient DropoutsPlacebo EffectPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsSeverity of Illness IndexThiophenesTreatment OutcomeConceptsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsPlacebo-treated patientsComparator selective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsHAM-D scoresClinical trialsAntidepressant treatmentPlacebo responseMajor depressionDouble-blind clinical trialHigh placebo response rateSerotonergic antidepressant treatmentPlacebo response ratesSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsAntidepressant nonrespondersPlacebo armMost patientsAntidepressant respondersMedication risksReuptake inhibitorsSerotonergic antidepressantsResponder statusTreatment responseClinical trajectoriesDepression scoresDepression severity