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Comparative effectiveness of valproic acid in different serum concentrations for maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder: A retrospective cohort study using target trial emulation framework.
Chen, Yang-Chieh Brian; Liang, Chih-Sung; Wang, Liang-Jen; Hung, Kuo-Chuan; Carvalho, Andre F; Solmi, Marco; Vieta, Eduard; Tseng, Ping-Tao; Lin, Pao-Yen; Tu, Yu-Kang; Hsu, Chih-Wei; Lai, Edward Chia-Cheng.
Affiliation
  • Chen YB; Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
  • Liang CS; Department of Psychiatry, Beitou branch, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Wang LJ; Department of Psychiatry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Hung KC; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
  • Carvalho AF; Department of Anesthesiology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan city, Taiwan.
  • Solmi M; Department of Hospital and Health Care Administration, College of Recreation and Health Management, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan city, Taiwan.
  • Vieta E; IMPACT (Innovation in Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Treatment) Strategic Research Centre, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
  • Tseng PT; Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
  • Lin PY; Department of Mental Health, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada.
  • Tu YK; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), Clinical Epidemiology Program, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
  • Hsu CW; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
  • Lai EC; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
EClinicalMedicine ; 54: 101678, 2022 Dec.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36193173
Background: There is a lack of consensus on the optimal serum valproic acid (VPA) concentration for maintenance therapy in bipolar disorder (BD). We aimed to investigate the association between serum VPA levels and risk of mood episode recurrence. Methods: We enrolled patients with BD from multiple medical institutions in Taiwan between January 1, 2001 and December 31, 2019. Patients were divided into three groups according to their serum VPA concentrations (< 50 µg/ml, 50-74 µg/ml, and 75-104 µg/ml). Adjusted hazard ratios (aHR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) compared times to mood episode recurrence using the < 50 µg/ml group as reference. A systematic review found relevant articles published before February 2022 (PROSPERO: CRD42022309661), and corresponding results were compared. Findings: This cohort included 896 patients for an intention-to-treat analysis. Compared with the < 50 µg/ml group, a non-significantly lower risk of mood episode recurrence was found in the 50-74 µg/ml (aHR, 95% CI: 0·86, 0·71-1·05) and 75-104 µg/ml (0·91, 0·71-1·18) groups. A per-protocol analysis of 481 patients found a significant risk reduction in the 50-74 µg/ml group (0·76, 0·60-0·97), with inconclusive results in the ≥ 75 µg/ml group (1·03, 0·73-1·46). A meta-analysis including two studies (254 patients) and our cohort found a similar significantly lower risk of mood episode recurrence in the 50-74 µg/ml group (HR, 95% CI: 0·83, 0·69-0·99), while risk reduction in the 75-99 µg/ml group (0·62, 0·26-1·48) did not differ significantly from that in the < 50 µg/ml group or the 50-74 µg/ml group. Interpretation: The combined results of this cohort and previous studies suggest that VPA between 50-74 µg/ml may be a more effective concentration to prevent acute mood episodes during maintenance therapy in patients with BD compared with VPA < 50 µg/ml. Funding: Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, and Chang Gung Medical Research Project.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Etiology_studies / Guideline / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Systematic_reviews Language: En Journal: EClinicalMedicine Year: 2022 Type: Article Affiliation country: Taiwan

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Etiology_studies / Guideline / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Systematic_reviews Language: En Journal: EClinicalMedicine Year: 2022 Type: Article Affiliation country: Taiwan