SynthesisEarly intervention in psychiatry2016
Antipsychotic-induced weight gain in first-episode psychosis patients: a meta-analysis of differential effects of antipsychotic medications.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
STEP-ED: Reducing Duration of Untreated Psychosis and Its Impact in the U.S.
Weight Management Program for Patients With First Episode Psychosis
Effectiveness and Feasibility of Self-Monitoring for Weight Management in Individuals With Mental Disorders Using Digital Intervention ("SWIM" Trial)
Who cites it
77 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 171 citations in OpenAlex.
- Allostatic load index across the psychosis spectrum: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Weight and body mass index increase in children and adolescents exposed to antipsychotic drugs in non-interventional settings: a meta-analysis and meta-regression.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
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- Antipsychotic Exposure in Pregnancy and the Risk of Gestational Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2020Pooled it
- Glucose metabolism dysregulation at the onset of mental illness is not limited to first episode psychosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Early intervention in psychiatry · 2019Pooled it
- Nutritional Deficiencies and Clinical Correlates in First-Episode Psychosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2018Pooled it
- Atypical antipsychotics, insulin resistance and weight; a meta-analysis of healthy volunteer studies.Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry · 2018Pooled it
- Assessing the metabolic impact of aripiprazole versus risperidone in the treatment of schizophrenia: a randomized double-blind controlled clinical trial.BMC psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Orlistat for the treatment of antipsychotic-induced weight gain: an eight-week multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial.Lipids in health and disease · 2024Trial
- Effects of Exercise on Structural and Functional Brain Patterns in Schizophrenia-Data From a Multicenter Randomized-Controlled Study.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2024Trial
- Aripiprazole vs Risperidone Head-to-Head Effectiveness in First-Episode Non-Affective-Psychosis: A 3-Month Randomized, Flexible-Dose, Open-Label Clinical Trial.The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology · 2022Trial
- The Physical Health Care Fidelity Scale: Psychometric Properties.Administration and policy in mental health · 2020Trial
- Central Obesity-related Brain Alterations Predict Cognitive Impairments in First Episode of Psychosis.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2026Observational
- Antipsychotic Drugs and the Risk of Diabetic Complications: A Systematic Review of Clinical Evidence.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Effects of Physical Exercise on Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: The FitForLife National Intervention in Sweden.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Sexuality and Related Disorders in OCD and Their Symptoms.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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- Missed opportunities in early psychosis care: retrospective chart review of cardiovascular disease monitoring, disengagement and weight changes in a Ghanaian psychiatric hospital.BJPsych international · 2025Article
- Protocol of an Efficacy Study on Nursing Consultation in Weight Management and Metabolic Syndrome Based on the Carbohydrate-Insulin Theory in Individuals with First-Episode Psychosis.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
- Trajectories of daily antipsychotic use and weight gain in people hospitalized for the first episode of psychosis.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2024Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
aimThe first-episode psychosis (FEP) represents a critical period to prevent cardiovascular and metabolic morbidity decades later. Antipsychotic (AP)-induced weight gain is one modifiable factor in this period. The purpose of this study is to conduct a meta-analysis of AP-induced weight and body mass index (BMI) change in FEP.
methodsA comprehensive literature search identified 28 articles that reported data on AP-specific weight or BMI change in FEP. We conducted a meta-analysis of short- and long-term mean weight and BMI differences between placebo and AP medications. We also performed subgroup and meta-regression analysis to examine weight, BMI outcomes and their relationship with location (Asian vs. Western), sponsorship and baseline weight and BMIs.
resultsCompared to placebo, AP-caused mean weight gain was 3.22 kg and 1.4 points BMI in the short-term, and 5.30 kg and 1.86 points BMI in the long term. Clinically significant weight gain risk increased about twofold with AP use. Weight gain was associated with duration of AP use. AP medications were associated with more weight gain in Western samples as opposed to Asian samples. Most AP medications were associated with significant body weight gain and BMI increase in FEP patients, except for ziprasidone. Olanzapine and clozapine caused the highest weight gain compared to placebo.
conclusionExcept for ziprasidone, most AP medications were associated with body weight gain and BMI increase in FEP patients. Early and continuing effects of various AP medications on weight gain and BMI increase should be taken into consideration by clinicians.
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