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Meta-analysis comparing newer antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia: evaluating the indirect approach.
Clin Ther. 2001 Jun; 23(6):942-56.CT

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Meta-analysis is a useful method to assess the efficacy of newer antipsychotic drugs compared with older drugs or placebo. However, few trials directly compare novel drugs to each other.

OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the method of indirect meta-analysis by applying it to data on olanzapine versus haloperidol and risperidone versus haloperidol to enable a comparison between olanzapine and risperidone.

METHODS

Published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of risperidone, olanzapine, and/or haloperidol were identified through literature searches (1983 to 1999) of the MEDLINE, Current Contents, and HealthSTAR databases and reviewed. Data for the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) total score, the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) negative subscale, the percentage of patients using anticholinergic drugs, and the percentage of patients dropping out due to lack of efficacy, side effects, or any cause were extracted and combined using the indirect method. These findings were compared with those from a direct comparative study of olanzapine and risperidone.

RESULTS

The literature search yielded 8 RCTs comparing risperidone to haloperidol and 3 comparing olanzapine to haloperidol. Only 1 trial directly comparing olanzapine and risperidone was found. In this trial, the change in BPRS total and PANSS negative subscale scores tended to be higher with olanzapine by 1.80 and 1.10, respectively, but these differences were not statistically significant. Indirect meta-analysis yielded similar results. Changes in both BPRS total scores and PANSS negative subscale scores tended to be higher with olanzapine by 0.37 and 0.54, respectively, and again, the differences were not statistically significant. In the indirect meta-analysis, the rate of anticholinergic drug use was 19.5% greater among patients treated with risperidone than among patients treated with olanzapine (P < 0.05). In the direct comparative RCT, the rate was 13.1% higher among patients treated with risperidone (P < 0.05). The dropout rates were similar for patients treated with risperidone and those treated with olanzapine in both analyses.

CONCLUSION

An indirect meta-analysis of studies comparing olanzapine with haloperidol and risperidone with haloperidol yielded conclusions similar to those found in a direct comparative RCT of olanzapine and risperidone.

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Sauriol L
Aventis Pharma Canada Inc, Laval, Quebec. luc.sauriol@aventis.com
Laporta M
No affiliation info available
Edwardes MD
No affiliation info available
Deslandes M
No affiliation info available
Ricard N
No affiliation info available
Suissa S
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MeSH

Antipsychotic AgentsBenzodiazepinesClinical Trials as TopicDrug Therapy, CombinationHaloperidolHumansOlanzapinePirenzepinePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisperidoneSchizophreniaTreatment Outcome

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

11440294

Citation

Sauriol, L, et al. "Meta-analysis Comparing Newer Antipsychotic Drugs for the Treatment of Schizophrenia: Evaluating the Indirect Approach." Clinical Therapeutics, vol. 23, no. 6, 2001, pp. 942-56.
Sauriol L, Laporta M, Edwardes MD, et al. Meta-analysis comparing newer antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia: evaluating the indirect approach. Clin Ther. 2001;23(6):942-56.
Sauriol, L., Laporta, M., Edwardes, M. D., Deslandes, M., Ricard, N., & Suissa, S. (2001). Meta-analysis comparing newer antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia: evaluating the indirect approach. Clinical Therapeutics, 23(6), 942-56.
Sauriol L, et al. Meta-analysis Comparing Newer Antipsychotic Drugs for the Treatment of Schizophrenia: Evaluating the Indirect Approach. Clin Ther. 2001;23(6):942-56. PubMed PMID: 11440294.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Meta-analysis comparing newer antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia: evaluating the indirect approach. AU - Sauriol,L, AU - Laporta,M, AU - Edwardes,M D, AU - Deslandes,M, AU - Ricard,N, AU - Suissa,S, PY - 2001/7/7/pubmed PY - 2002/1/5/medline PY - 2001/7/7/entrez SP - 942 EP - 56 JF - Clinical therapeutics JO - Clin Ther VL - 23 IS - 6 N2 - BACKGROUND: Meta-analysis is a useful method to assess the efficacy of newer antipsychotic drugs compared with older drugs or placebo. However, few trials directly compare novel drugs to each other. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the method of indirect meta-analysis by applying it to data on olanzapine versus haloperidol and risperidone versus haloperidol to enable a comparison between olanzapine and risperidone. METHODS: Published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of risperidone, olanzapine, and/or haloperidol were identified through literature searches (1983 to 1999) of the MEDLINE, Current Contents, and HealthSTAR databases and reviewed. Data for the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) total score, the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) negative subscale, the percentage of patients using anticholinergic drugs, and the percentage of patients dropping out due to lack of efficacy, side effects, or any cause were extracted and combined using the indirect method. These findings were compared with those from a direct comparative study of olanzapine and risperidone. RESULTS: The literature search yielded 8 RCTs comparing risperidone to haloperidol and 3 comparing olanzapine to haloperidol. Only 1 trial directly comparing olanzapine and risperidone was found. In this trial, the change in BPRS total and PANSS negative subscale scores tended to be higher with olanzapine by 1.80 and 1.10, respectively, but these differences were not statistically significant. Indirect meta-analysis yielded similar results. Changes in both BPRS total scores and PANSS negative subscale scores tended to be higher with olanzapine by 0.37 and 0.54, respectively, and again, the differences were not statistically significant. In the indirect meta-analysis, the rate of anticholinergic drug use was 19.5% greater among patients treated with risperidone than among patients treated with olanzapine (P < 0.05). In the direct comparative RCT, the rate was 13.1% higher among patients treated with risperidone (P < 0.05). The dropout rates were similar for patients treated with risperidone and those treated with olanzapine in both analyses. CONCLUSION: An indirect meta-analysis of studies comparing olanzapine with haloperidol and risperidone with haloperidol yielded conclusions similar to those found in a direct comparative RCT of olanzapine and risperidone. SN - 0149-2918 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/11440294/Meta_analysis_comparing_newer_antipsychotic_drugs_for_the_treatment_of_schizophrenia:_evaluating_the_indirect_approach_ L2 - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0149-2918(01)80082-5 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -