埃蒂福克辛与阿尔普拉佐拉姆在带有体征症状的泛性焦虑症中的有效性和安全性:一项随机,双盲,比较性研究
Kalmegh Prabhakar1, Gopalakrishnan Ganesan2, Dhananjay Chaudhari3
1Department of Psychiatry, Medipoint Hospital Pvt. Ltd, Maharashtra, India.
Journal of anxiety disorders
|February 28, 2026
概括
埃蒂福克辛有效地管理了带有体征症状的泛性焦虑障碍 (GAD),显示出对阿尔普拉佐兰的非劣势性. 这种耐受良好的抗焦虑药物为焦虑治疗提供了一个有希望的替代方案,没有依赖的风险.
科学领域:
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 临床试验 临床试验
背景情况:
- 泛性焦虑症 (GAD) 经常表现出显著的身体症状.
- 非二胺抗焦虑药,如Etifoxine,在治疗GAD体征症状方面的疗效需要进一步研究.
- 将Etifoxine与Alprazolam等已知治疗方法进行比较对于了解其治疗潜力至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较Etifoxine与Alprazolam在被诊断患有GAD和体征症状的成年人中的疗效和安全性.
- 评估Etifoxine在减少整体焦虑症状严重程度方面与阿尔普拉佐拉姆的非劣势.
- 评估Etifoxine对GAD患者精神和体质症状子评分的影响.
主要方法:
- 第三阶段,随机,双盲,双模拟研究,涉及260名患有GAD和体征症状的成年患者.
- 患者接受了Etifoxine 50 mg三次一天或Alprazolam 0.5 mg三次一天,持续4周.
- 主要结局:汉密尔顿焦虑评分表 (HAM-A) 总得分从基线到28日的变化. 其次要结果包括HAM-A子分数和全球印象尺度.
主要成果:
- 埃提福辛和阿尔普拉佐拉姆在28天的HAM-A总得分都显示出了统计学上显著的降低 (p < 0.0001).
- 埃提福克辛被发现与阿尔普拉佐拉姆无差,在初级和二级结局措施中具有可比的疗效.
- 治疗出现的不良事件是轻微的,在两组中报告的比例相似 (10%的埃蒂福辛与7.7%的阿尔普拉佐拉姆).
结论:
- 埃蒂福克辛在管理GAD成年人的焦虑症状方面与阿尔普拉佐兰无差,包括体质投诉.
- 埃蒂福克辛耐受性良好,并且由于其非二胺的特征和较低的依赖风险,它是一个潜在的更安全的替代品.
- 这些发现支持埃蒂福克辛作为一种可行的治疗选择,用于治疗患有体征症状的GAD患者的焦虑症.
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