PharmacopsychiatryPub Date : 2022-11-01Epub Date: 2022-07-05DOI: 10.1055/a-1860-2793
Taro Kishi, Kenji Sakuma, Nakao Iwata
{"title":"Aripiprazole Once-Monthly Versus Oral Aripiprazole for Schizophrenia in the Maintenance Phase: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Taro Kishi, Kenji Sakuma, Nakao Iwata","doi":"10.1055/a-1860-2793","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1860-2793","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>To examine whether aripiprazole once-monthly (AOM) was more beneficial than oral aripiprazole (OARI) in the treatment of adults with schizophrenia during the maintenance phase.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a systematic review and network meta-analysis of double-blind, randomized controlled trials that included two of the following treatments: AOM, OARI, and placebo.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified four studies involving 1830 adults. Relapse rates at 26 weeks were lower for both AOM (odds ratio [OR] 0.240, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.169-0.341) and OARI (OR=0.306, 95%CI=0.217-0.431) than for placebo, although their treatment outcomes did not differ significantly (OR=0.786, 95%CI=0.529-1.168). Rates of all-cause discontinuation were also lower with AOM (OR=0.300, 95% CI=0.227-0.396) and OARI (OR=0.441, 95%CI=0.333-0.582) than with placebo. The rate of all-cause discontinuation was lower with AOM than with OARI (OR=0.681, 95% CI=0.529-0.877)]. Other outcomes did not differ significantly between AOM and OARI.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Although both AOM and OARI were efficacious in the treatment of schizophrenia during the maintenance phase, AOM was better accepted than OARI.</p>","PeriodicalId":19783,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacopsychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40482948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Kaczmarczyk, K. Wingenfeld, J. Nowacki, W. Chae, C. Deuter, D. Piber, C. Otte
{"title":"Mineralocorticoid and glutamatergic NMDA receptor stimulation does\u0000 not influence spatial learning and memory in depressed individuals and healthy\u0000 control","authors":"M. Kaczmarczyk, K. Wingenfeld, J. Nowacki, W. Chae, C. Deuter, D. Piber, C. Otte","doi":"10.1055/s-0042-1757660","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1757660","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19783,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacopsychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49037221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}