Real-life Assessment of Brexpiprazole (Rexulti) in Schizophrenia and in Depressive Disorders: a Naturalistic Non-interventional Prospective Follow-up Study

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Not only being the mainstay of treatment for schizophrenia spectrum psychotic disorders, antipsychotics, especially the second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) have also been recommended as augmenting agents for treating depression. Dopaminergic agents, including both dopamine D2/D3 antagonists and dopamine partial D2 agonists, have been effective for treating psychosis and schizophrenia. Amongst all SGAs, those with partial D2 agonistic property are generally acknowledged to have better side-effect profiles with lower incidence of extrapyramidal side-effects, prolactin increase, weight gain, QTc prolongation, and metabolic syndrome, as well as more efficacious in alleviating depressive symptoms. Up-to-date, three SGAs, namely aripiprazole, brexpiprazole and cariprazine, are known to possess such partial D2 agonism. ReSD-HK study is part of the ReSD Asian Study aiming to carefully evaluate a cohort of patients prescribed with brexpiprazole on its efficacy and tolerability as treatment for schizophrenia and/or depression in a real-life clinical setting.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 65
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• Age: 18- 65 years old at the time of enrollment

• Able to read and communicate in English and/or Chinese

• Able to give informed consent

• Has been diagnosed according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5), or International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th revision (ICD-10) to have either Psychotic Disorders (F10-F19.5, F20-23, F25, F32-F33)

• is receiving brexpiprazole as treatment for less than 4 weeks at the time of recruitment

Locations
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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Queen Mary Hospital
RECRUITING
Hong Kong
Contact Information
Primary
Albert KK Chung, MBBS
Chungkka@hku.hk
2255 4486
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-07-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 40
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Dr. Albert Kar-Kin Chung
Collaborators: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

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