Discontinuation of antidepressant medication after mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for recurrent depression: randomised controlled non-inferiority trial.

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and maintenance antidepressant medication (mADM) both reduce the risk of relapse in recurrent depression, but their combination has not been studied.To investigate whether MBCT with discontinuation of mADM is non-inferior to MBCT+mADM.A multicentre randomis...

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Main Authors: Huijbers, M, Spinhoven, P, Spijker, J, Ruhé, H, van Schaik, D, van Oppen, P, Nolen, W, Ormel, J, Kuyken, W, van der Wilt, G, Blom, M, Schene, A, Rogier, A, Donders, T, Speckens, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Maney Publishing 2016
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author Huijbers, M
Spinhoven, P
Spijker, J
Ruhé, H
van Schaik, D
van Oppen, P
Nolen, W
Ormel, J
Kuyken, W
van der Wilt, G
Blom, M
Schene, A
Rogier, A
Donders, T
Speckens, A
author_facet Huijbers, M
Spinhoven, P
Spijker, J
Ruhé, H
van Schaik, D
van Oppen, P
Nolen, W
Ormel, J
Kuyken, W
van der Wilt, G
Blom, M
Schene, A
Rogier, A
Donders, T
Speckens, A
author_sort Huijbers, M
collection OXFORD
description Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and maintenance antidepressant medication (mADM) both reduce the risk of relapse in recurrent depression, but their combination has not been studied.To investigate whether MBCT with discontinuation of mADM is non-inferior to MBCT+mADM.A multicentre randomised controlled non-inferiority trial (ClinicalTrials.gov:NCT00928980). Adults with recurrent depression in remission, using mADM for 6 months or longer (n= 249), were randomly allocated to either discontinue (n= 128) or continue (n= 121) mADM after MBCT. The primary outcome was depressive relapse/recurrence within 15 months. A confidence interval approach with a margin of 25% was used to test non-inferiority. Key secondary outcomes were time to relapse/recurrence and depression severity.The difference in relapse/recurrence rates exceeded the non-inferiority margin and time to relapse/recurrence was significantly shorter after discontinuation of mADM. There were only minor differences in depression severity.Our findings suggest an increased risk of relapse/recurrence in patients withdrawing from mADM after MBCT.
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spelling oxford-uuid:ad928b81-d111-4679-8eba-9d2024c7541c2022-03-27T03:36:30ZDiscontinuation of antidepressant medication after mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for recurrent depression: randomised controlled non-inferiority trial.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:ad928b81-d111-4679-8eba-9d2024c7541cEnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordManey Publishing2016Huijbers, MSpinhoven, PSpijker, JRuhé, Hvan Schaik, Dvan Oppen, PNolen, WOrmel, JKuyken, Wvan der Wilt, GBlom, MSchene, ARogier, ADonders, TSpeckens, AMindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and maintenance antidepressant medication (mADM) both reduce the risk of relapse in recurrent depression, but their combination has not been studied.To investigate whether MBCT with discontinuation of mADM is non-inferior to MBCT+mADM.A multicentre randomised controlled non-inferiority trial (ClinicalTrials.gov:NCT00928980). Adults with recurrent depression in remission, using mADM for 6 months or longer (n= 249), were randomly allocated to either discontinue (n= 128) or continue (n= 121) mADM after MBCT. The primary outcome was depressive relapse/recurrence within 15 months. A confidence interval approach with a margin of 25% was used to test non-inferiority. Key secondary outcomes were time to relapse/recurrence and depression severity.The difference in relapse/recurrence rates exceeded the non-inferiority margin and time to relapse/recurrence was significantly shorter after discontinuation of mADM. There were only minor differences in depression severity.Our findings suggest an increased risk of relapse/recurrence in patients withdrawing from mADM after MBCT.
spellingShingle Huijbers, M
Spinhoven, P
Spijker, J
Ruhé, H
van Schaik, D
van Oppen, P
Nolen, W
Ormel, J
Kuyken, W
van der Wilt, G
Blom, M
Schene, A
Rogier, A
Donders, T
Speckens, A
Discontinuation of antidepressant medication after mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for recurrent depression: randomised controlled non-inferiority trial.
title Discontinuation of antidepressant medication after mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for recurrent depression: randomised controlled non-inferiority trial.
title_full Discontinuation of antidepressant medication after mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for recurrent depression: randomised controlled non-inferiority trial.
title_fullStr Discontinuation of antidepressant medication after mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for recurrent depression: randomised controlled non-inferiority trial.
title_full_unstemmed Discontinuation of antidepressant medication after mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for recurrent depression: randomised controlled non-inferiority trial.
title_short Discontinuation of antidepressant medication after mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for recurrent depression: randomised controlled non-inferiority trial.
title_sort discontinuation of antidepressant medication after mindfulness based cognitive therapy for recurrent depression randomised controlled non inferiority trial
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