antidepressant ef fi cacy without dissociative effects ” . Open-label study results cannot be used to establish ef fi cacy, partly because they increase the expectancy biases of both the rater and the patient, and even patients with treatment-resistant depression have shown large placebo effect sizes in trials involving various treatment modalities [17]. Thus, as indicated by Bonaventura et al.,...
Abstract Background In this post-hoc analysis, data from 2 positive, pivotal, phase 3 trials of esketamine nasal spray (ESK) in treatment-resistant depression (TRD)—short-term study (TRANSFORM-2) and maintenance study (SUSTAIN-1)—were analyzed to evaluate the relationship between dissociation and antidepressant effects of ESK. Methods Analysis by responder status, correlation analysis, and...
Comorbid anxiety is generally associated with poorer response to antidepressant treatment. This post hoc analysis explored the efficacy of esketamine plus an antidepressant in patients with treatment‐resistant depression (TRD) with or without comorbid anxiety.