Antipsychotic prophylaxis is needed after remission from a first psychotic episode in schizophrenia patients: Results from an aborted randomised trial.

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Title: Antipsychotic prophylaxis is needed after remission from a first psychotic episode in schizophrenia patients: Results from an aborted randomised trial.
Authors: Boonstra, Geartsje (AUTHOR), Burger, Huibert (AUTHOR), Grobbee, Diederick E (AUTHOR), Kahn, René S (AUTHOR)
Source: International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice. Jun2011, Vol. 15 Issue 2, p128-134. 7p.
Subjects: Analysis of variance, Antipsychotic agents, Confidence intervals, Probability theory, Research funding, Schizophrenia, Survival analysis (Biometry), Secondary analysis, Randomized controlled trials, Disease remission
Abstract: Objective. To assess the effect of withdrawal of antipsychotic treatment on relapse risk in remitted first-episode schizophrenia patients. Methods. First-episode 1-year stable and remitted outpatients with a schizophrenic disorder were randomly allocated to continuation of their antipsychotic regimen for at least 6 months ( N == 9), or gradual withdrawal ( N == 11). Primary outcome was the difference in cumulative relapse-free survival at 9 months. Results. Recruitment was terminated prematurely on 26 October 2005. The cumulative relapse-free survival was 88% (SE == 0.12) in the continuation and 18% (SE == 0.12) in the discontinuation group ( P == 0.001) at 9 months follow-up. Conclusions. Discontinuation of antipsychotic medication markedly increases the risk of relapse in stable remitted first-episode schizophrenia patients. In future studies the topics of safety monitoring and sampling of patients should receive extra attention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Objective. To assess the effect of withdrawal of antipsychotic treatment on relapse risk in remitted first-episode schizophrenia patients. Methods. First-episode 1-year stable and remitted outpatients with a schizophrenic disorder were randomly allocated to continuation of their antipsychotic regimen for at least 6 months ( N == 9), or gradual withdrawal ( N == 11). Primary outcome was the difference in cumulative relapse-free survival at 9 months. Results. Recruitment was terminated prematurely on 26 October 2005. The cumulative relapse-free survival was 88% (SE == 0.12) in the continuation and 18% (SE == 0.12) in the discontinuation group ( P == 0.001) at 9 months follow-up. Conclusions. Discontinuation of antipsychotic medication markedly increases the risk of relapse in stable remitted first-episode schizophrenia patients. In future studies the topics of safety monitoring and sampling of patients should receive extra attention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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