A naturalistic evaluation and audit database of agomelatine: clinical outcome at 12 weeks
A naturalistic evaluation and audit database of agomelatine: clinical outcome at 12 weeks
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of agomelatine in routine clinical practice and explore factors associated with response and continuation.
METHOD: Consecutive patients prescribed agomelatine in participating psychiatric services were included. Patient demographic and outcome data were collected at treatment initiation and then at weeks 4, 8 and 12. Outcomes were analysed with respect to clinical and demographic factors.
RESULTS: A total of 110 patients from nine NHS trusts were followed through 12 weeks of treatment. Agomelatine was largely used in difficult-to-treat or refractory patients: 83 (75%) had failed to respond to, or relapsed on, prior antidepressants. There were high rates of physical (54.5%) and psychiatric (50.0%) comorbidity. At 12 weeks of treatment, 68 (62%) continued agomelatine treatment. Overall, 69 subjects (62.7%) improved by at least one point of the Clinical Global Impression (severity) scale. Of 42 who discontinued, 23 (56%) discontinued because of lack of efficacy and 10 (24%) due to an adverse event. Of all variables examined, only a history of more than five episodes of depression significantly predicted discontinuation of treatment (OR continuation - 0.36, 95% CI 0.14, 0.95).
CONCLUSION: Agomelatine was effective and generally well tolerated in a cohort of difficult-to-treat patients in clinical practice.
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Sparshatt, A.
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Sparshatt, A., McAllister Williams, R.H., Baldwin, D.S., Haddad, P.M., Bazire, S., Weston, E., Taylor, P. and Taylor, D.
(2013)
A naturalistic evaluation and audit database of agomelatine: clinical outcome at 12 weeks.
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 128 (3), .
(doi:10.1111/acps.12044).
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of agomelatine in routine clinical practice and explore factors associated with response and continuation.
METHOD: Consecutive patients prescribed agomelatine in participating psychiatric services were included. Patient demographic and outcome data were collected at treatment initiation and then at weeks 4, 8 and 12. Outcomes were analysed with respect to clinical and demographic factors.
RESULTS: A total of 110 patients from nine NHS trusts were followed through 12 weeks of treatment. Agomelatine was largely used in difficult-to-treat or refractory patients: 83 (75%) had failed to respond to, or relapsed on, prior antidepressants. There were high rates of physical (54.5%) and psychiatric (50.0%) comorbidity. At 12 weeks of treatment, 68 (62%) continued agomelatine treatment. Overall, 69 subjects (62.7%) improved by at least one point of the Clinical Global Impression (severity) scale. Of 42 who discontinued, 23 (56%) discontinued because of lack of efficacy and 10 (24%) due to an adverse event. Of all variables examined, only a history of more than five episodes of depression significantly predicted discontinuation of treatment (OR continuation - 0.36, 95% CI 0.14, 0.95).
CONCLUSION: Agomelatine was effective and generally well tolerated in a cohort of difficult-to-treat patients in clinical practice.
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