Journal
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
Volume 276, Issue -, Pages 970-983Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.109
Keywords
Bipolar disorder (BD); treatment-resistance; definition; systematic review; meta-analysis
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Funding
- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Principal Research Fellowship [APP1059660, APP1156072]
- AB-Biotics
- Abbott
- Allergan
- Angelini
- AstraZeneca
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma
- Farmindustria
- Ferrer
- Glaxo-Smith-Kline
- Janssen
- Lundbeck
- Otsuka
- Pfizer
- Sage
- Sanofi-Aventis
- Servier
- Shire
- Sunovion
- Takeda
- Brain and Behaviour Foundation
- Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (CIBERSAM)
- EU Horizon 2020
- Stanley Medical Research Institute
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Background: The definitions of treatment-resistant bipolar disorder (TRBD) have varied across studies. Additionally, its management is clinically challenging. An updated synthesis and appraisal of the available evidence is needed. Methods: A systematic search of major electronic databases from inception up to May 25th, 2020, was conducted to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for the management of TRBD. When sufficient evidence was available, a meta-analysis was conducted. Results: Seventeen studies (n = 928 patients) were included in the qualitative synthesis. Fourteen studies (n= 803) assessed treatment-resistant acute bipolar depression (TRBD-De), including five neuromodulatory and nine pharmacological trials. Rapid-vs. standard up-titration of clozapine showed promising efficacy for TRBD mania, without significant adverse events. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was confirmed to be similarly effective for TRBD-De as for treatment-resistant unipolar depression: odd ratio, OR = 0.919 (95%C.I. = 0.44-1.917), I-2 = 13.98, p = .822. TRBD-De patients exposed to ketamine at day one post-infusion had high odds of response: OR = 10.682 (95%C.I. = 2.142-53.272), I-2 = 0, p = <.005. The pooled drop-out rate in the ketamine trials was 21.2%. Additional evidence is warranted to confirm the potential efficacy of pramipexole or stimulants for TRBD-De. Limitations: Publication/measurement bias; exploratory nature of the meta-analyses for interventions that included participants solely with TRBD-De. Conclusions: Overall, a few interventions are available for TRBD, including pramipexole, ECT, and clozapine, among others. Larger and better-designed trials for TRBD are warranted and should be based on more uniform operational definitions.
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