title: Assessing treatment response to the monoamine oxidase inhibitor isocarboxazid.
abstract: The response to the MAOI isocarboxazid was investigated in a two-phase protocol. Phase 1 was a double-blind, placebo-controlled study; Phase 2 was an open active medication trial for Phase 1 placebo patients who still met symptom criteria. In Phase 1, 60 male outpatients were randomly divided into placebo or active medication groups. Mean platelet MAO inhibition was 86% by Week 1, while significant symptomatic improvement was not seen until Week 3. In Phase 2, 16 of the symptomatic placebo patients were given an open trial on isocarboxazid; thus, 43 patients received a trial of active medication. Separation of responders (N = 26) from nonresponders (N = 17) by discriminant function analysis using 3 entry variables (platelet MAO activity, standing diastolic blood pressure, and psychomotor irregularity) accounted for 28% of the variance, with correct classification of 32 of the 43 patients.
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000201:enzymology; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D004244:Dizziness / Q000139:chemically induced; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced; D007024:Hypotension, Orthostatic / Q000139:chemically induced; D007520:Isocarboxazid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D010919:Placebos; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos; D007520:Isocarboxazid; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase