2018
39.4 A DOUBLE-BLIND TRIAL OF VALACYCLOVIR TO IMPROVE COGNITION IN EARLY PHASE SCHIZOPHRENIA: RESULTS FROM THE VISTA STUDY
Breier A, Dickerson F, Buchanan R, Marder S, Neuchterlein K, D’Souza D, Francis M, Radnovich A, Yolken R, Preskorn S, Macaluso M, Yang Z, Mehdyoun N, Kakar R, Dunn W, Hoffmeyer D, Maguire G. 39.4 A DOUBLE-BLIND TRIAL OF VALACYCLOVIR TO IMPROVE COGNITION IN EARLY PHASE SCHIZOPHRENIA: RESULTS FROM THE VISTA STUDY. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2018, 44: s63-s63. PMCID: PMC5888721, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sby014.162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly phase schizophreniaHSV-1 seropositiveHSV-1Cognitive impairmentNegative subjectsHerpes virusPrevious small clinical trialsDuration of psychosisEfficacy of valacyclovirDouble-blind trialSmall clinical trialsHerpes virus infectionHerpes simplex virus type 1Treatment of schizophreniaSimplex virus type 1Life-long infectionVirus type 1Treatment outcome analysisMemory scoresFull therapeutic potentialPlacebo groupAdjunctive placeboInflammatory markersPrimary outcomeHuman CNS
2017
Effect of Antidepressant Switching vs Augmentation on Remission Among Patients With Major Depressive Disorder Unresponsive to Antidepressant Treatment: The VAST-D Randomized Clinical Trial
Mohamed S, Johnson GR, Chen P, Hicks PB, Davis LL, Yoon J, Gleason TC, Vertrees JE, Weingart K, Tal I, Scrymgeour A, Lawrence DD, Planeta B, Thase ME, Huang GD, Zisook S, Rao S, Pilkinton P, Wilcox J, Iranmanesh A, Sapra M, Jurjus G, Michalets J, Aslam M, Beresford T, Anderson K, Fernando R, Ramaswamy S, Kasckow J, Westermeyer J, Yoon G, D’Souza D, Larson G, Anderson W, Klatt M, Fareed A, Thompson S, Carrera C, Williams S, Juergens T, Albers L, Nasdahl C, Villarreal G, Winston J, Nogues C, Connolly K, Tapp A, Jones K, Khatkhate G, Marri S, Suppes T, LaMotte J, Hurley R, Mayeda A, Niculescu A, Fischer B, Loreck D, Rosenlicht N, Lieske S, Finkel M, Little J. Effect of Antidepressant Switching vs Augmentation on Remission Among Patients With Major Depressive Disorder Unresponsive to Antidepressant Treatment: The VAST-D Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2017, 318: 132-145. PMID: 28697253, PMCID: PMC5817471, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.8036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderAcute treatment phaseDepressive disorderSwitch groupAdverse effectsTreatment phaseUS Veterans Health Administration medical centersVeterans Health Administration medical centersNonpsychotic major depressive disorderWeeks of treatmentEffects of antidepressantsLikelihood of remissionSignificant treatment differencesBupropion monotherapyRandomized patientsRemission rateBupropion groupSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeAtypical antipsychoticsDifferent antidepressantsFirst antidepressantClinical trialsCurrent treatmentMedical Center