Foa EX/RP

Exposure and Response Prevention vs Clomipramine

Paziente / Popolazione Intervento / Esposizione Confronto Esito

In 122 adults with OCD, intensive exposure and response prevention achieved better response than clomipramine, their combination or pill placebo.

N
122
Disegno
4-arm RCT, USA
Esito
Y-BOCS response (CGI)
Rilevanza
1
RisultatoResponse: EX/RP 62% ITT (86% completer); clomipramine 42% (48%); combination 70% (79%); placebo 8% (10%).
Foa EB, et al. Am J Psychiatry. 2005;162(1):151-161. 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.1.151
Discussione e critica

Established EX/RP as the OCD first-line; combination did not exceed EX/RP alone.