A randomized controlled trial of quetiapine for psychosis in Parkinson disease

Shotbolt, Paul, Samuel, Michael, Fox, Chris ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9480-5704 and David, Anthony S. (2009) A randomized controlled trial of quetiapine for psychosis in Parkinson disease. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2009. pp. 327-332. ISSN 1176-6328

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Abstract

Introduction: Psychosis (delusions and/or hallucinations) is a well-recognized complication of treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Quetiapine is a currently favored treatment, but data on its efficacy are equivocal. This trial aimed to provide further evidence on the efficacy of quetiapine in PD psychosis. Methods: We conducted a 12 week double blind randomized placebo-controlled trial. Time to dropout due to lack of improvement of psychosis was the primary outcome measure. Other important secondary outcomes were evaluated using standard rating scales for PD and psychiatric symptoms. Results: Twenty-four eligible subjects gave consent. The primary outcome, time to dropout, was examined using survival analysis. It was shown that patients in the quetiapine group dropped out earlier than those in the placebo group, but this difference was not significant (p = 0.68). No significant changes were found for any of the secondary outcome measures in either group. Conclusions: In this study, quetiapine at doses of up to 150 mg/day failed to significantly improve psychosis compared to placebo, however the small sample size does not allow any conclusive interpretation of the results. Quetiapine did not appear to worsen PD motor functioning, but its use was limited by a faster drop out compared with placebo. Significant impediments were difficulty with recruitment and natural fluctuation in symptoms during the trial.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Psychological Sciences (former - to 2018) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Mental Health Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Institute for Volunteering Research
Depositing User:	Rhiannon Harvey
Date Deposited:	28 Mar 2011 10:04
Last Modified:	12 Jun 2023 12:34
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/27284
DOI:	10.2147/NDT.S5335

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