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Trial reportPsychopharmacology2011

Effects of antipsychotic treatment on psychopathology and motor symptoms. A placebo-controlled study in healthy volunteers.

Tanja Veselinović, Holger Schorn, Ingo Vernaleken, Katharina Schiffl, Christoph Hiemke, Gerald Zernig, Ruben Gur, Gerhard Gründer

Abstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Psychopharmacology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The effects of reserpine on depression: A systematic review.Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Tanja VeselinovićDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany. tveselinovic@ukaachen.de
Holger Schorn
Ingo Vernaleken
Katharina Schiffl
Christoph Hiemke
Gerald Zernig
Ruben Gur
Gerhard Gründer
Jülich Aachen Research Alliance · DEBrain (Germany) · DEInnsbruck Medical University · ATJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DERWTH Aachen University · DEUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleThere is increased interest in elucidating the range of symptoms of schizophrenia and their response to treatment with medications. Particularly negative and cognitive symptoms are often resistant to the therapy with currently available antipsychotics. There are even similarities between negative symptoms in psychosis and the side effects of antidopaminergic antipsychotic drugs.

objectivesThe aim of this randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled study was to investigate the influence of a subchronic, prolonged neuroleptic-induced dopamine deficit on psychopathology and subjective well-being in healthy subjects.

methodsSeventy-two healthy volunteers without history of psychiatric diseases were included. A 7-day antidopaminergic intervention was provided with aripiprazole, haloperidol, and reserpine. For the clinical assessment, structured interviews and psychopathology and extrapyramidal symptom scales were used.

resultsSeven out of 18 participants (38.9%) randomized to the haloperidol group terminated the study ahead of schedule. In the reserpine and the haloperidol group, significantly higher levels of negative and positive symptoms (PANSS scale) were documented. Depressive symptoms predominantly occurred in the reserpine group. Among all participants experiencing the antidopaminergic intervention, the subgroup with positive family history among first and second-generation relatives developed more pronounced depressive symptoms. Concerning extrapyramidal motor symptoms, the haloperidol group had significantly more severe manifestations than all three other groups.

conclusionAntidopaminergic modulation in healthy subjects induced substantial impairments in several domains of subjective well-being. In particular an association between hypodopaminergic states and depressive symptoms was observed which may be amplified by a genetic predisposition.

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AdultAntipsychotic AgentsAripiprazoleBasal Ganglia DiseasesDopamineFemaleHaloperidolHumansMalePiperazinesPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesQuinolonesReserpineSingle-Blind MethodYoung AdultAntipsychotic AgentsAripiprazoleDopamineHaloperidolPiperazinesQuinolonesReserpine

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PMID21643673
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