STAR*D

Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression

Paciente / Población Intervención / Exposición Comparación Desenlace

In 4,041 outpatients with MDD, a sequential 4-step pharmacological strategy with CBT as a switch or augmentation option achieved cumulative remission across steps relative to each prior step.

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4041
Diseño
Multi-site sequenced RCT, USA
Desenlace
QIDS-SR remission
Relevancia
1
ResultadoCumulative remission 67% over 4 steps; QIDS-SR remission by step 36.8%/30.6%/13.7%/13.0% (steps 1-4).
Rush AJ, et al. Am J Psychiatry. 2006;163(11):1905-1917. 10.1176/ajp.2006.163.11.1905
Discusión y crítica

Defined the modern stepped-care model; reanalyses (Pigott 2010) have argued the headline remission was inflated by self-report.