Study on the efficacy and tolerability of amisulpride in medical/surgical inpatients with delirium admitted to a general hospital.

Autores:	L Pintor, E Fuente, E Bailles, S Matrai
Língua:	Eng.
Data:	2009-10-23
Jornal:	European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists (0924-9338)
Release:	Eur Psychiatry. 2009 Oct;24(7):450-5
Abstract:	PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of amisulpride in medical inpatients who present with delirium. METHOD: Open label prospective study with 7-day follow-up. Forty hospital inpatients with delirium were recruited, seven of whom died and two of whom refused medication. The average dose of amisulpride for delirium treatment was 200-300 mg/day. Daily assessments were performed with Delirium Rating Scale (DRS), Positive Subscale of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS-P), Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Neurological Subscale of the UKU side effect rating scale. Variance analysis was performed through repeated measurements, with the general linear model with paired comparisons and Bonferroni correction for each measured variable. RESULTS: Patients showed significant improvement on the DRS from the first day of treatment DRS = 17.55 until day 7 DRS = 7.26 (F = 92.485; p < 0.001), psychotic symptoms improved from first day PANSS-P = 18.26 to last day PANSS-P = 9.35 (F = 144.83; p < 0.001). Cognitive status showed a significant improvement from day 2 MMSE = 18.71 until day 7 MMSE = 24.06 (F = 96.56; p < 0.001), and the neurological subscale of the UKU side effect rating scale showed a significant improvement the last day with respect to baseline pretreatment level (F = 7.539; p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest a good response to amisulpride in the acute phase of delirium, although further randomized controlled studies must be performed.
Copyright:	European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists Psychiatry Department, Neurosciences Institute, Hospital Clínico de Barcelona, C/Roselló 140, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. lpintor clinic.ub.es
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Assuntos	Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Antipsychotic Agents, Delirium, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Female, Hospitalization, Humans, Male, Mental Status Schedule, Middle Aged, Pilot Projects, Prospective Studies, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Sulpiride, Treatment Outcome