Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is highly prevalent and associated with significant disability and mortality. Treatment-resistant depression (TRD), defined as inadequate response to ⩾2 antidepressant lines, remains a major therapeutic challenge. Esketamine nasal spray, approved in 2019 for TRD, demonstrated efficacy and safety in randomized trials, but real-world evidence remains...
In patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD), the efficacy and tolerance of intranasal esketamine (ESK) spray, alone or combined with oral antidepressants, has been supported by clinical trials and observational studies. The French real-world ESKALE study assessed the benefit of ESK in 157 patients with TRD. In this post-hoc analysis of the ESKALE study we aimed to describe the...
Introduction: Esketamine nasal spray (ESK) was approved in 2019 in Europe for adults with Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD), defined as inadequate response to at least two different antidepressants during the current moderate to severe depressive episode Objectives: To assess patient-reported outcomes related to symptomatology, quality of life, and occupational impairment over 12 months...
The efficacy and safety of esketamine nasal spray (ESK) were established in registration trials in patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). This French real-world study aimed to describe the treatment patterns, effectiveness, and safety of ESK in TRD patients over a 12-month follow-up. This study used secondary data from patient files of hospital-based psychiatrists and started...