2010
Multicenter, randomized, double‐blind, active comparator and placebo‐controlled trial of a corticotropin‐releasing factor receptor‐1 antagonist in generalized anxiety disorder
Coric V, Feldman HH, Oren DA, Shekhar A, Pultz J, Dockens RC, Wu X, Gentile KA, Huang S, Emison E, Delmonte T, D'Souza BB, Zimbroff DL, Grebb JA, Goddard AW, Stock EG. Multicenter, randomized, double‐blind, active comparator and placebo‐controlled trial of a corticotropin‐releasing factor receptor‐1 antagonist in generalized anxiety disorder. Depression And Anxiety 2010, 27: 417-425. PMID: 20455246, DOI: 10.1002/da.20695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAnti-Anxiety AgentsAnxiety DisordersCitalopramDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPharmacogeneticsPhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotidePsychometricsPyrazolesReceptors, Corticotropin-Releasing HormoneSeverity of Illness IndexTriazinesYoung AdultConceptsGeneralized anxiety disorderSingle nucleotide polymorphismsHamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) total scoreAnxiety disordersFactor receptor 1 antagonistActive comparator armCorticotropin-releasing factor receptorsActive comparator trialsPlacebo-controlled trialCorticotropin-releasing factor receptor 1 antagonistTreatment of GADPrimary outcome measurePlexin-A2Receptor 1 antagonistScale total scoreCRF-1 receptor antagonistClass of agentsComparator trialsComparator armPrimary outcomeActive comparatorEntire cohortRandomized subjectsReceptor antagonistMean change
2009
Aripiprazole monotherapy in acute mania: 12-week randomised placebo- and haloperidol-controlled study
Young A, Oren D, Lowy A, McQuade R, Marcus R, Carson W, Spiller N, Torbeyns A, Sanchez R. Aripiprazole monotherapy in acute mania: 12-week randomised placebo- and haloperidol-controlled study. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 2009, 194: 40-48. PMID: 19118324, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.108.049965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeek 12Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) total scoreDouble-blind aripiprazoleHaloperidol-treated patientsTolerability of aripiprazoleExtrapyramidal adverse eventsScale total scoreMasked treatmentAdverse eventsClinical improvementAcute maniaAripiprazole monotherapyBipolar maniaMixed episodesEffective therapyEffect therapyAripiprazoleAdditional weeksHaloperidolWeek 3PlaceboPatientsTotal scoreTherapyMania
2007
Efficacy and Safety of Oral Aripiprazole Compared with Haloperidol in Patients Transitioning from Acute Treatment with Intramuscular Formulations
DANIEL D, CURRIER G, ZIMBROFF D, ALLEN M, OREN D, MANOS G, MCQUADE R, PIKALOV A, CRANDALL D. Efficacy and Safety of Oral Aripiprazole Compared with Haloperidol in Patients Transitioning from Acute Treatment with Intramuscular Formulations. Journal Of Psychiatric Practice 2007, 13: 170-177. PMID: 17522560, DOI: 10.1097/01.pra.0000271658.86845.81.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdministration, OralAdolescentAdultAgedAntipsychotic AgentsAripiprazoleDouble-Blind MethodDyskinesia, Drug-InducedFemaleHaloperidolHumansInjections, IntramuscularMaleMiddle AgedPiperazinesPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychomotor AgitationPsychotic DisordersQuinolonesSchizophreniaConceptsOral aripiprazoleOral formulationHaloperidol IMOral phaseIntramuscular formulationEfficacy measuresSchizoaffective disorderExtrapyramidal symptom-related adverse eventsPrimary efficacy measureStudy days 1Negative Syndrome ScalePlacebo IMAcute treatmentAdverse eventsGood tolerabilityClinical statusMean changePEC scoresPatientsDay 1HaloperidolAripiprazoleSyndrome ScaleInitial benefitComponent scoresTreatment effects of selegiline transdermal system on symptoms of major depressive disorder: a meta-analysis of short-term, placebo-controlled, efficacy trials.
Robinson D, Gilmor M, Yang Y, Moonsammy G, Azzaro A, Oren D, Campbell B. Treatment effects of selegiline transdermal system on symptoms of major depressive disorder: a meta-analysis of short-term, placebo-controlled, efficacy trials. Psychopharmacology Bulletin 2007, 40: 15-28. PMID: 18007565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMontgomery-Asberg Depression Rating ScaleMajor depressive disorderDepression Rating ScaleHAM-D28Rating ScaleDepressive disorderEfficacy trialsIndividual symptomsTreatment effectsPlacebo-controlled efficacy trialTransdermal systemSelegiline transdermal systemEnd of treatmentHamilton Rating ScaleBeneficial therapeutic effectsMajor monoamine neurotransmittersMonoamine oxidase inhibitorsRandom-effects modelCore depression symptomsGenital symptomsMADRS itemsDrug therapySignificant treatment effectTherapeutic effectSpecific symptoms
2006
Intramuscular aripiprazole for the treatment of acute agitation in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder: a double-blind, placebo-controlled comparison with intramuscular haloperidol
Andrezina R, Josiassen R, Marcus R, Oren D, Manos G, Stock E, Carson W, Iwamoto T. Intramuscular aripiprazole for the treatment of acute agitation in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder: a double-blind, placebo-controlled comparison with intramuscular haloperidol. Psychopharmacology 2006, 188: 281-292. PMID: 16953381, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-006-0541-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdministration, OralAdolescentAdultAnti-Dyskinesia AgentsAntipsychotic AgentsAripiprazoleBasal Ganglia DiseasesBenzodiazepinesBlood GlucoseDouble-Blind MethodDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHaloperidolHumansInjections, IntramuscularMalePiperazinesPsychomotor AgitationPsychotic DisordersQuinolonesSchizophreniaTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeWithholding TreatmentConceptsIM aripiprazoleIM haloperidolAcute agitationIntramuscular aripiprazoleEfficacy measuresSchizoaffective disorderExtrapyramidal symptom-related adverse eventsPlacebo-controlled studySecondary efficacy measuresPercentage of patientsPlacebo-controlled comparisonPrimary efficacy measureIM placeboIntramuscular haloperidolAdverse eventsMethodsFour hundredThird injectionMean changePlaceboEffective treatmentHaloperidolPatientsAripiprazoleConclusionThese resultsMean numberTyramine Pressor Sensitivity During Treatment With the Selegiline Transdermal System 6 mg/24 h in Healthy Subjects
Azzaro A, VanDenBerg C, Blob L, Kemper E, Sharoky M, Oren D, Campbell B. Tyramine Pressor Sensitivity During Treatment With the Selegiline Transdermal System 6 mg/24 h in Healthy Subjects. The Journal Of Clinical Pharmacology 2006, 46: 933-944. PMID: 16855078, DOI: 10.1177/0091270006289852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelegiline transdermal systemTyramine sensitivity factorTransdermal systemOral tyramine pressor testDietary tyramine restrictionsTyramine pressor testTyramine pressor sensitivityDays of treatmentPressor dosesPressor sensitivityPressor testTranylcypromine treatmentHealthy malesHealthy subjectsHigh doseRatio of baselineExtended treatmentTreatmentCapsuleDaysCoadministrationSafety marginFactorsDoseDoses
2004
Addition of the α2-Antagonist Yohimbine to Fluoxetine: Effects on Rate of Antidepressant Response
Sanacora G, Berman RM, Cappiello A, Oren DA, Kugaya A, Liu N, Gueorguieva R, Fasula D, Charney DS. Addition of the α2-Antagonist Yohimbine to Fluoxetine: Effects on Rate of Antidepressant Response. Neuropsychopharmacology 2004, 29: 1166-1171. PMID: 15010697, DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHamilton depression scale ratingsΑ2-antagonist yohimbineAntidepressant responseClinical Global Impression ratingsBlood pressure changesPercentage of respondersLog-rank testGlobal Impression ratingsMajor depressive disorderMore rapid onsetP subjectsDSM-IV diagnosisSSRI agentsTitrated doseYohimbine doseAntidepressant actionAntidepressant medicationCGI scaleNoradrenergic toneMonoaminergic neurotransmissionΑ2-adrenoceptorsDepressive disorderTreatment periodOutcome measuresSCID interview