Trial reportThe American journal of psychiatry2017
Effects of Patient Preferences on Outcomes in the Predictors of Remission in Depression to Individual and Combined Treatments (PReDICT) Study.
Trial report in The American journal of psychiatry, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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63 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 143 citations in OpenAlex.
- The impact of patient choice on uptake, adherence, and outcomes across depression, anxiety, and eating disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Psychological medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Initial treatment choices for long-term remission of chronic insomnia disorder in adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2024Pooled it
- ERICH3: vesicular association and antidepressant treatment response.Molecular psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Psychotherapy or medication for depression? Using individual symptom meta-analyses to derive a Symptom-Oriented Therapy (SOrT) metric for a personalised psychiatry.BMC medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Association of Patient Treatment Preference With Dropout and Clinical Outcomes in Adult Psychosocial Mental Health Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
- Effect of Treatment Preference in Randomized Controlled Trials: Systematic Review of the Literature and Meta-Analysis.The patient · 2019Pooled it
- Assessment of patient preferences in digital health trials: procedure development and implementation in a preference-based trial.BMJ open · 2026Trial
- Predicting optimal treatment allocation for cognitive analytic-guided self-help versus cognitive behavioural-guided self-help.The British journal of clinical psychology · 2025Trial
- The utility of measuring daily hassles and uplifts in understanding outcomes to treatments for major depressive disorder.Psychiatry research · 2024Trial
- Functional connectivity of salience and affective networks among remitted depressed patients predicts episode recurrence.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2023Trial
- Shared and Unique Changes in Brain Connectivity Among Depressed Patients After Remission With Pharmacotherapy Versus Psychotherapy.The American journal of psychiatry · 2023Trial
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- Rostral anterior cingulate network effective connectivity in depressed adolescents and associations with treatment response in a randomized controlled trial.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2022Trial
- The role of comorbid anxiety in exercise and depression trials: Secondary analysis of the SMILE-II randomized clinical trial.Depression and anxiety · 2021Trial
- The Influence of Three Modes of Human Support on Attrition and Adherence to a Web- and Mobile App-Based Mental Health Promotion Intervention in a Nonclinical Cohort: Randomized Comparative Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Trial
- Benefits of Sequentially Adding Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy or Antidepressant Medication for Adults With Nonremitting Depression.The American journal of psychiatry · 2019Trial
- Treatment credibility, expectancy, and preference: Prediction of treatment engagement and outcome in a randomized clinical trial of hatha yoga vs. health education as adjunct treatments for depression.Journal of affective disorders · 2018Trial
- Web-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Blended With Face-to-Face Sessions for Major Depression: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2018Trial
- Functional Connectivity of the Subcallosal Cingulate Cortex And Differential Outcomes to Treatment With Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy or Antidepressant Medication for Major Depressive Disorder.The American journal of psychiatry · 2017Trial
- Unveiling the enigma of anxiety disorders and depression: from pathogenesis to treatment.Science China. Life sciences · 2026Review
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Abstract
objectiveThe Predictors of Remission in Depression to Individual and Combined Treatments [PReDICT] study aimed to identify clinical and biological factors predictive of treatment outcomes in major depressive disorder among treatment-naive adults. The authors evaluated the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and two antidepressant medications (escitalopram and duloxetine) in patients with major depression and examined the moderating effect of patients' treatment preferences on outcomes.
methodAdults aged 18-65 with treatment-naive major depression were randomly assigned with equal likelihood to 12 weeks of treatment with escitalopram (10-20 mg/day), duloxetine (30-60 mg/day), or CBT (16 50-minute sessions). Prior to randomization, patients indicated whether they preferred medication or CBT or had no preference. The primary outcome was change in the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), administered by raters blinded to treatment.
resultsA total of 344 patients were randomly assigned, with a mean baseline HAM-D score of 19.8 (SD=3.8). The mean estimated overall decreases in HAM-D score did not significantly differ between treatments (CBT: 10.2, escitalopram: 11.1, duloxetine: 11.2). Last observation carried forward remission rates did not significantly differ between treatments (CBT: 41.9%, escitalopram: 46.7%, duloxetine: 54.7%). Patients matched to their preferred treatment were more likely to complete the trial but not more likely to achieve remission.
conclusionsTreatment guidelines that recommend either an evidence-based psychotherapy or antidepressant medication for nonpsychotic major depression can be extended to treatment-naive patients. Treatment preferences among patients without prior treatment exposure do not significantly moderate symptomatic outcomes.
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