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ArticleNeuropsychopharmacology reports2019

Acceptability of escitalopram versus duloxetine in outpatients with depression who did not respond to initial second-generation antidepressants: Study protocol for a randomized, parallel-group, non-inferiority trial.

Yuma Yokoi, Atsuo Nakagawa, Naoki Yoshimura, Toshiaki A Furukawa, Masaru Mimura, Akira Iwanami, Takayuki Abe, Kazuyuki Nakagome

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Article in Neuropsychopharmacology reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Yuma YokoiDepartment of Psychiatry, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, National Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4405-8322
Atsuo NakagawaKeio University Hospital Clinical and Translational Research Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Naoki YoshimuraDepartment of Psychiatry, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, National Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Toshiaki A FurukawaDepartment of Health Promotion and Human Behavior and of Clinical Epidemiology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine/School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan.
Masaru MimuraDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Akira IwanamiDepartment of Psychiatry, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Takayuki AbeKeio University Hospital Clinical and Translational Research Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuyuki NakagomeNational Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Tokyo, Japan.
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry · JPKeio University Hospital · JPKeio University · JPKyoto University · JPShowa University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe purpose of this study is to compare acceptability of two second generation antidepressants for major depressive disorder patients who have not responded to the first antidepressant for current episode. We will investigate the treatment discontinuation rate and treatment adherence as well as incidence of adverse events in order to evaluate safety.

methodsThis is a two-arm, three-phased randomized controlled trial in which independent assessors will be blinded while treating psychiatrists and patients remain unblinded to treatment allocation. Patients will be randomized to escitalopram or duloxetine in Step 1 (8 weeks), and when entering Step 2 (8 weeks), the drug will be switched to the other if the first one is not effective at the end of Step 1. The acceptability of the allocated drugs, improvements in depression from baseline, adverse events, and attrition rates will be recorded and assessed for up to 52 weeks, including the follow-up step.

resultsIt is going to be disseminated via our following reports or presentations.

conclusionsThis study will provide valuable information for clinicians who encounter patients who failed to respond to their first treatment.

Indexed as

Antidepressive Agents, Second-GenerationCitalopramDuloxetine HydrochlorideEquivalence Trials as TopicHumansMajor Depressive DisorderOutpatientsAntidepressive Agents, Second-GenerationCitalopramDuloxetine Hydrochlorideacceptabilityantidepressantsduloxetineescitalopramrandomized controlled trial

Identifiers

PMID31531962
PMCPMC7292285
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