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Efficacy of prospective pharmacogenetic testing in the treatment of major depressive disorder: Results of a randomized, double-blind clinical trial
- Source :
- BMC Psychiatry, r-IIB SANT PAU. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Sant Pau, instname
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- BMC, 2017.
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Abstract
- Background: A 12-week, double-blind, parallel, multi-center randomized controlled trial in 316 adult patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing for drug therapy guidance. Methods: Patients with a CGI-S = 4 and requiring antidepressant medication de novo or changes in their medication regime were recruited at 18 Spanish public hospitals, genotyped with a commercial PGx panel (Neuropharmagen®), and randomized to PGx-guided treatment (n = 155) or treatment as usual (TAU, control group, n = 161), using a computer-generated random list that locked or unlocked psychiatrist access to the results of the PGx panel depending on group allocation. The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients achieving a sustained response (Patient Global Impression of Improvement, PGI-I = 2) within the 12-week follow-up. Patients and interviewers collecting the PGI-I ratings were blinded to group allocation. Between-group differences were evaluated using ?2-test or t-test, as per data type. Results: Two hundred eighty patients were available for analysis at the end of the 12-week follow-up (PGx n = 136, TAU n = 144). A difference in sustained response within the study period (primary outcome) was not observed (38.5% vs 34.4%, p = 0.4735; OR = 1.19 [95%CI 0.74-1.92]), but the PGx-guided treatment group had a higher responder rate compared to TAU at 12 weeks (47.8% vs 36.1%, p = 0.0476; OR = 1.62 [95%CI 1.00-2.61]), and this difference increased after removing subjects in the PGx-guided group when clinicians explicitly reported not to follow the test recommendations (51.3% vs 36.1%, p = 0.0135; OR = 1.86 [95%CI 1.13-3.05]). Effects were more consistent in patients with 1-3 failed drug trials. In subjects reporting side effects burden at baseline, odds of achieving a better tolerability (Frequency, Intensity and Burden of Side Effects Rating Burden subscore =2) were higher in the PGx-guided group than in controls at 6 weeks and maintained at 12 weeks (68.5% vs 51.4%, p = 0.0260; OR = 2.06 [95%CI 1.09-3.89]). Conclusions: PGx-guided treatment resulted in significant improvement of MDD patient's response at 12 weeks, dependent on the number of previously failed medication trials, but not on sustained response during the study period. Burden of side effects was also significantly reduced. © 2017 The Author(s).
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
double blind procedure
drug safety
parallel design
Article
Double-Blind Method
middle aged
follow up
Humans
antidepressant agent
Clinical Global Impression scale
controlled study
psychiatrist
genetics
human
pharmacogenetics
Depressive Disorder, Major
treatment duration
pharmacogenetic testing
treatment response
clinical trial
genetic screening
major clinical study
Antidepressive Agents
Pharmacogenomic Testing
drug indication
female
multicenter study
Treatment Outcome
randomized controlled trial
computer analysis
major depression
drug tolerability
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1471244X
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMC Psychiatry, r-IIB SANT PAU. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Sant Pau, instname
- Accession number :
- edsair.RECOLECTA.....20132b14d214ef58678e577e16f9894a