Retrospective Database Study of Real World Abilify Outcomes in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
To examine the differences in health care utilization and costs between MDD patients on adjunctive aripiprazole therapy and MDD patients on other augmentation therapies.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Aripiprazole cohort
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Other atypical cohort
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Other antidepressant cohort
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Mood stabilizer cohort
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Stimulant cohort
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- All cause health care costs [12 months]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Health care costs: MDD related, mental health related [12 months]
- Health care resource utilization: All cause, MDD related, mental health related [12 months]
- Duration of index therapies [12 months]
- Medication possession ratio to evaluate adherence [12 months]
- Discontinuation of index therapies [12 months]
- Therapy switches to a non-index antidepressant or non-index augmentation therapy [12 months]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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≥1 fill for an augmentation therapy medication from Table 1 during the identification period of 01 January 2005 - 30 November 2008.
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12 months of continuous enrollment with medical and pharmacy benefits each before the index date (pre-index period) and after the index date (post-index period).
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≥1 medical claim with a primary International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) diagnosis for MDD (296.2x, 296.3x, 311.xx) during the pre-index period.
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Age ≥18 years as of the year of the pre-index period.
Exclusion Criteria:
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No pharmacy claims for atypical antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, anxiolytics, anticonvulsants, or stimulants, during the pre-index period.
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No medical claims with primary or secondary diagnoses for non-MDD episodic mood disorders or schizophrenia during the pre-index or post-index periods.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
No locations specified.Sponsors and Collaborators
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
- i3 Innovus
Investigators
- Study Director: Bristol Myers Squibb, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Additional Information:
- BMS Clinical Trials Disclosure
- For FDA Safety Alerts and Recalls refer to the following link: http://www.fda.gov/MEDWATCH/safety.htm
Publications
None provided.- CN138-609