This study aimed at investigating whether dose is a mediator of treatment effect in fluoxetine-randomized trials. Specifically, we investigated whether dose was higher in trials in which the aim was to demonstrate fluoxetine efficacy in comparison with older antidepressants and lower in trials in which the aim was to demonstrate a new drug's efficacy against fluoxetine.

Drug dose as mediator of treatment effect in antidepressant drug trials: the case of fluoxetine

PURGATO, Marianna;GASTALDON, CHIARA;PAPOLA, DAVIDE;BARBUI, Corrado
2015-01-01

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating whether dose is a mediator of treatment effect in fluoxetine-randomized trials. Specifically, we investigated whether dose was higher in trials in which the aim was to demonstrate fluoxetine efficacy in comparison with older antidepressants and lower in trials in which the aim was to demonstrate a new drug's efficacy against fluoxetine.
2015
dose; fluoxetine; mediator; randomized controlled trials; systematic reviews
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