Listen "A deep dive into The Relieve Study"
Episode Synopsis
This is the journey of the Relieve Study - a non-interventional, multinational, prospective cohort study. With questions sent in from Lundbeck listeners around the globe – from Switzerland to South East Asia, Egypt to Brazil - host’s Hongye Ren, HEOR Lead at Lundbeck, and Dr. Gregory Mattingly, MD, share some fascinating insights from the Relieve Study, highlighting why the study is reflective of real-world experience of Brintellix® and therefore of meaningful change for patients with MDD Key Takeaways: [1:30] Overview of the journey of the Relieve Study. [2:50] An explanation of how and why the Relieve study came about. [3:49] Why there is a need to determine the real-world effect of Vortioxetine. [8:30] How has the Relieve study showed the short-term and long-term effectiveness of vortioxetine, and why this was such a success? [5:15] How were the cognitive symptoms measured in the Relieve Study? [6:10] What value does Brintellix bring to the patients seen from the perspective of Dr. Mattingly’s clinical practices? [7:25] Are there any differences in the doses of Vortioxetine being used across 1st, 2nd or 3rd line, across different population in different countries or body sizes? [7:25] Comorbidities: How did patients with MDD comorbid with GAD respond in the Relieve Study? [9:19] How patients with comorbidities responded in a very similar way to those patients in the study without. [10:10] The exclusion criteria of the Relieve Study. [11:35] Dr. Mattingly’s takes on the exclusion criteria of Relieve Study and how this was actuated in real world settings, as well as in the clinical trials. [13:00] Why this Relieve Study is crucial for HCP’s and their patients? [14:50] Results: Presenteeism in patients improvement from baseline to week 24. [15:34] Was there a difference in results in patients that initiating treatment with vortioxetine versus those that switching from another antidepressant present? [17:28] Greater improvement has been seen associated with earlier use of Vortioxetine. [17:45] Dr. Mattingly talks about the important clinical messages to bear in mind as we come out of the pandemic. Resources: Brintellix Podcast
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