Comparative Efficacy of Escitalopram Monotherapy and Escitalopram in Adjuvant With Pizotifen in Depressive Disorder

Summary

To compare the efficacy of escitalopram monotherapy and combination with pizotifen in patients of major depressive disorder(MDD).The levels of depressive symptoms as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) at base level and during follow-up.

Timeline

Start

2024-06-03

Primary completion

2024-08-30

Completion

2024-09-30

Publications

• Background Zhang Q, Shao A, Jiang Z, Tsai H, Liu W. The exploration of mechanisms of comorbidity between migraine and depression. J Cell Mol Med. 2019 Jul;23(7):4505-4513. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.14390. Epub 2019 May 20.
• Background Shin C, Jeon SW, Lee SH, Pae CU, Hong N, Lim HK, Patkar AA, Masand PS, An H, Han C. Efficacy and Safety of Escitalopram, Desvenlafaxine, and Vortioxetine in the Acute Treatment of Anxious Depression: A Randomized Rater-blinded 6-week Clinical Trial. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. 2023 Feb 28;21(1):135-146. doi: 10.9758/cpn.2023.21.1.135.
• Background Standal JE. Pizotifen as an antidepressant. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1977 Oct;56(4):276-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1977.tb00228.x.
• Background Amoozegar F. Depression comorbidity in migraine. Int Rev Psychiatry. 2017 Oct;29(5):504-515. doi: 10.1080/09540261.2017.1326882. Epub 2017 Jul 6.
• Background Power L, Shute W, McOwan B, Murray K, Szmulewicz D. Clinical characteristics and treatment choice in vestibular migraine. J Clin Neurosci. 2018 Jun;52:50-53. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.02.020. Epub 2018 Mar 14.
• Background Gaynes BN, Lux L, Gartlehner G, Asher G, Forman-Hoffman V, Green J, Boland E, Weber RP, Randolph C, Bann C, Coker-Schwimmer E, Viswanathan M, Lohr KN. Defining treatment-resistant depression. Depress Anxiety. 2020 Feb;37(2):134-145. doi: 10.1002/da.22968. Epub 2019 Oct 22.
• Background Vigo DV, Kazdin AE, Sampson NA, Hwang I, Alonso J, Andrade LH, Ayinde O, Borges G, Bruffaerts R, Bunting B, de Girolamo G, Florescu S, Gureje O, Haro JM, Harris MG, Karam EG, Karam G, Kovess-Masfety V, Lee S, Navarro-Mateu F, Posada-Villa J, Scott K, Stagnaro JC, Have MT, Wu CS, Xavier M, Kessler RC. Determinants of effective treatment coverage for major depressive disorder in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys. Int J Ment Health Syst. 2022 Jun 23;16(1):29. doi: 10.1186/s13033-022-00539-6.

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