Study Evaluating Venlafaxine ER in Recurrent Depression

Summary

The purpose of this study is to review the long-term comparative efficacy of venlafaxine ER in achieving and sustaining remission (wellness) in patients with recurrent major depression

Timeline

Start

2000-08

Primary completion

2005-10

Completion

2005-10

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper 23.1% (95% CI = 15.3 to 30.9) for venlafaxine ER and 42.0% (95% CI = 31.8 to 52.2) for placebo (p = .005 PMID 17685736 ↗

Publications

• Kornstein SG, Pedersen RD, Holland PJ, Nemeroff CB, Rothschild AJ, Thase ME, Trivedi MH, Ninan PT, Keller MB. Influence of sex and menopausal status on response, remission, and recurrence in patients with recurrent major depressive disorder treated with venlafaxine extended release or fluoxetine: analysis of data from the PREVENT study. J Clin Psychiatry. 2014 Jan;75(1):62-8. doi: 10.4088/JCP.12m07841.
• Keller MB, Trivedi MH, Thase ME, Shelton RC, Kornstein SG, Nemeroff CB, Friedman ES, Gelenberg AJ, Kocsis JH, Dunner DL, Hirschfeld RM, Rothschild AJ, Ferguson JM, Schatzberg AF, Zajecka JM, Pedersen RD, Yan B, Ahmed S, Musgnung J, Ninan PT. The Prevention of Recurrent Episodes of Depression with Venlafaxine for Two Years (PREVENT) Study: Outcomes from the 2-year and combined maintenance phases. J Clin Psychiatry. 2007 Aug;68(8):1246-56. doi: 10.4088/jcp.v68n0812.
• Kocsis JH, Thase ME, Trivedi MH, Shelton RC, Kornstein SG, Nemeroff CB, Friedman ES, Gelenberg AJ, Dunner DL, Hirschfeld RM, Rothschild AJ, Ferguson JM, Schatzberg AF, Zajecka JM, Pedersen RD, Yan B, Ahmed S, Musgnung J, Ninan PT, Keller MB. Prevention of recurrent episodes of depression with venlafaxine ER in a 1-year maintenance phase from the PREVENT Study. J Clin Psychiatry. 2007 Jul;68(7):1014-23. doi: 10.4088/jcp.v68n0706.

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