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Challenging the need for sustained blockade of dopamine D₂ receptor estimated from antipsychotic plasma levels in the maintenance treatment of schizophrenia: A single-blind, randomized, controlled study.

Abstract：

OBJECTIVE:Blockade of dopamine D₂ receptors with antipsychotics above 65% is associated with optimal chance of clinical response although recent data suggest a lower threshold for the maintenance treatment of schizophrenia. The objective of this study was to prospectively examine whether such continuous high blockade would be necessary for maintenance treatment. METHOD:In this single-blind, 52-week, randomized controlled trial, clinically stable patients with schizophrenia receiving risperidone or olanzapine were randomly assigned to the continuous D₂ blockade (i.e. an estimated trough D2 blockade of >65%) or non-continuous blockade group (i.e. an estimated peak level of >65% with an estimated trough level of <65%). Oral doses corresponding to the assigned blockade levels were estimated from random plasma drug concentrations, using the models we developed; antipsychotic doses were then adjusted accordingly. Psychopathology and side effects were assessed at baseline and one year with the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), Simpson-Angus Scale (SAS), and Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS). RESULTS:Sixty-eight subjects (34 in each group) were enrolled. Twenty-six (76.5%) and thirty-one (91.2%) subjects completed the study in the continuous and non-continuous blockade groups, respectively, without any significant group difference. No significant differences were found on any of the assessment scales between the two groups. The degree of dosage change was small in both groups. CONCLUSION:These results offer support that the threshold for D₂ receptor blockade in the maintenance treatment can be lower than 65%. However, these preliminary findings have to be confirmed through double-blind, larger scale trials with longer follow-up periods.

journal_name

Schizophr Res

journal_title

Schizophrenia research

authors

Tsuboi T,Suzuki T,Bies RR,Remington G,Pollock BG,Mimura M,Uchida H

doi

10.1016/j.schres.2015.03.025

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-05-01 00:00:00

pages

149-54

issue

1-3

eissn

0920-9964

issn

1573-2509

pii

S0920-9964(15)00162-0

journal_volume

164

pub_type

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Challenging the need for sustained blockade of dopamine D₂ receptor estimated from antipsychotic plasma levels in the maintenance treatment of schizophrenia: A single-blind, randomized, controlled study.