Adinazolam sustained-release treatment of panic disorder: a double-blind study.
Two hundred six outpatients with panic disorder and agoraphobia were randomly assigned to receive 4 weeks of treatment with placebo or sustained-release adinazolam under double-blind conditions. Eighty-eight percent of patients receiving drug and 85% of patients receiving placebo remained in the study at week 4. This report describes the "intent-to-treat" analysis of 202 patients who made at least one follow-up visit after randomization at baseline. On the basis of the Clinical Global Impressions-Improvement Scale, 69.7% of the adinazolam-treated patients were much or very much improved compared with 39.6% of the placebo-treated patients at week 4 or end-point (p = 0.0001). At week 4, panic attacks were completely blocked in 57.1% of adinazolam-treated patients and in 39.2% of the placebo-treated patients (p = 0.009). Adinazolam sustained-release treatment was statistically more effective than placebo treatment on measures of global improvement, number of panic attacks, SCL-90 phobia severity, main phobia severity, and anticipatory and general anxiety. No drug-placebo differences were found for overall self-rated phobia severity, unexpected or situational panic attacks, or for work, family, or social disability.
Davidson
J R
JR
Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710.
Beitman
B
B
Greist
J H
JH
Maddock
R J
RJ
Lewis
C P
CP
Sheridan
A Q
AQ
Carter
C
C
Krishnan
K R
KR
Liebowitz
M R
MR
Haack
D G
DG
D000328:Adult; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D001569:Benzodiazepines; C039668:adinazolam