Augmentation of clozapine with agomelatine in partial-responder schizophrenia: a 16-week, open-label, uncontrolled pilot study. 2014

Antonio Bruno, and Rocco A Zoccali, and Elisabetta Abenavoli, and Gianluca Pandolfo, and Giuseppe Scimeca, and Edoardo Spina, and Maria Rosaria Anna Muscatello
From the Departments of *Neurosciences, and †Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.

The present 16-week open-label uncontrolled trial was aimed to explore the efficacy of adjunctive agomelatine on clinical symptoms and cognitive functioning in 20 schizophrenia patients showing partial response (Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, mean [SD] baseline total score = 37.5 [6.6]) to clozapine monotherapy at the highest tolerated dosage. The results obtained evidenced that agomelatine at a dosage of 50 mg/d was associated with score reduction in all Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale domains (positive, P = 0.011 and Cohen d = 0.7; negative, P < 0.0001 and Cohen d = 1.1; psychopathology, P = 0.001 and Cohen d = 0.9) and total score (P = 0.001, Cohen d = 1.2), depressive (Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia, P = 0.013 and Cohen d = 0.6), and overall clinical symptoms (Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, P = 0.001 and Cohen d = 0.6 ); moreover, improved performances on Stroop task (P = 0.006, Cohen d = 0.7) and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test "perseverative errors" (P = 0.033, Cohen d = 0.3) were observed. The favorable effect of agomelatine on clinical and cognitive symptoms was encouraging, and more research is needed to better identify subgroups of patients who are partially responsive to clozapine monotherapy in which agomelatine augmentation may be of benefit.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D010865 Pilot Projects Small-scale tests of methods and procedures to be used on a larger scale if the pilot study demonstrates that these methods and procedures can work. Pilot Studies,Pilot Study,Pilot Project,Project, Pilot,Projects, Pilot,Studies, Pilot,Study, Pilot
D003024 Clozapine A tricylic dibenzodiazepine, classified as an atypical antipsychotic agent. It binds several types of central nervous system receptors, and displays a unique pharmacological profile. Clozapine is a serotonin antagonist, with strong binding to 5-HT 2A/2C receptor subtype. It also displays strong affinity to several dopaminergic receptors, but shows only weak antagonism at the dopamine D2 receptor, a receptor commonly thought to modulate neuroleptic activity. Agranulocytosis is a major adverse effect associated with administration of this agent. Clozaril,Leponex
D004311 Double-Blind Method A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment. Double-Masked Study,Double-Blind Study,Double-Masked Method,Double Blind Method,Double Blind Study,Double Masked Method,Double Masked Study,Double-Blind Methods,Double-Blind Studies,Double-Masked Methods,Double-Masked Studies,Method, Double-Blind,Method, Double-Masked,Methods, Double-Blind,Methods, Double-Masked,Studies, Double-Blind,Studies, Double-Masked,Study, Double-Blind,Study, Double-Masked
D004359 Drug Therapy, Combination Therapy with two or more separate preparations given for a combined effect. Combination Chemotherapy,Polychemotherapy,Chemotherapy, Combination,Combination Drug Therapy,Drug Polytherapy,Therapy, Combination Drug,Chemotherapies, Combination,Combination Chemotherapies,Combination Drug Therapies,Drug Polytherapies,Drug Therapies, Combination,Polychemotherapies,Polytherapies, Drug,Polytherapy, Drug,Therapies, Combination Drug
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000081 Acetamides Derivatives of acetamide that are used as solvents, as mild irritants, and in organic synthesis.
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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