Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate whether obsessive-compulsive patients previously treated successfully with clomipramine or fluvoxamine could tolerate reduction of the daily dosage without worsening of the clinical condition. Thirty informed obsessive-compulsive patients, given a diagnosis according to DSM-III-R criteria, were recruited consecutively into the study. Patients were blindly assigned to one of the groups of treatment with different rates of reduction of the previously effective daily drug dosage: group 1 (control group, no reduction), group 2 (reduction of 33-40%), and group 3 (reduction of 60-66%). The entire study lasted 102 days. From baseline to the end of the study, the clinical condition was evaluated by the administration of standardized tests (Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale, Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, Clinical Global Impression [CGI] scale), and blood samples were collected for plasma drug level determinations. The criterion for discontinuation of the study was the worsening of obsessive-compulsive symptoms, arbitrarily defined by an increase of > 5% from the baseline total Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale score, as measured in two successive assessments, and a worsening of gl...Continue Reading
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