Class of 2013 Abstract / Specific Aims: To assess the effectiveness of modafinil as an adjunct agent in the treatment of major depression and depression-related fatigue.
Methods Seven databases were searched for articles that met predetermined inclusion criteria and reported sufficient data. Meta-analysis was employed to synthesize study findings, with standardized mean difference (SMD) being the primary summary measure. The I-squared statistic was used to evaluate heterogeneity among studies. Additionally, publication bias was assessed via funnel plots and Kendall’s tau.
Main Results: Ten studies (N = 848) were included in the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) meta-analysis, composed of 5 RCTs and 5 pre-post studies. The pooled SMD was -0.67, a moderate effect indicating an improvement in depression scores. However, the overall SMD varied when stratified by study design; pre-post studies showed a large pooled effect (SMD = -1.54) that reached significance, whereas RCT's displayed a moderate effect (SMD = -0.41) that was not significant. Additonally, heterogeneity was substantial (I-squared = 91.54) among all studies, and publication bias was suggested by the funnel plot and Kendall's tau. Regarding modafinil and fatigue, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) meta-analysis had a small but statistically signficant overall SMD (-0.23; p = 0.03), and the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) meta-analysis yielded an overall SMD which was not significant (p = 0.24). Similar to the HAM-D analysis, the overall SMD varied between study designs.
Conclusion: The effect of modafinil on major depressive disorder is unclear, as the findings are largely variable and the impact of modafinil was stratified by study design.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/614260 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Creators | Gustin, Amber, Magsarili, Heather, Slack, Marion, Martin, Jennifer |
| Contributors | Slack, Marion, Martin, Jennifer, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Electronic Report |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. |
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