Status: Finalised
First registered on:
23/11/2018
Last updated on:
23/11/2018
1. Study identification
EU PAS Register NumberEUPAS26684
Official titleAntidepressants during pregnancy: a French drug utilisation study in EFEMERIS cohort.
Study title acronym
Study typeObservational study
Brief description of the studyPrevious studies have suggested that exposure to some antidepressants (AD) during pregnancy could be associated with an increased risk of congenital malformations and neurodevelopment disorders for the child. We conducted a study to describe the use of AD during pregnancy in France.
We performed a drug utilisation study in EFEMERIS, a French cohort of pregnant women. At the time of the present study, 89,170 pregnant women, who were pregnant from 2005 to 2014 in Haute-Garonne were included.
Was this study requested by a regulator?Yes:
Is the study required by a Risk Management Plan (RMP)?
Not applicable
Regulatory procedure number (RMP Category 1 and 2 studies only)
Other study registration identification numbers and URLs as applicable
2. Research centres and Investigator details
Coordinating study entity
Department/Research groupPharmacoepidemiology research team
Organisation/affiliationUniversity of Toulouse 3 and INSERM 1027
Details of (Primary) lead investigator
Title Dr
Last name Damase-Michel
First name Christine
Is this study being carried out with the collaboration of a research network?
No
Other centres where this study is being conducted
Not applicable (single centre)
Countries in which this study is being conducted
National study
France
3. Study timelines: initial administrative steps, progress reports and final report
PlannedActual
Date when funding contract was signed15/09/201615/09/2016
Start date of data collection01/10/201601/10/2016
Start date of data analysis
Date of interim report, if expected
Date of final study report01/01/201801/01/2018
4. Sources of funding
Please provide estimates of the percentage of funding by source for this study
Names(s)Approximate % funding
Pharmaceutical companies
Charities
Government body
Research councils
EU funding scheme
OtherANSM100
5. Contact details for enquiries
Scientific Enquiries
Title Dr
Last name Damase-Michel
First name Christine
Address line 137 Allees Jules
Address line 2
Address line 3
CityToulouse
Postcode31000
CountryFrance
Phone number (incl. country code)33-561145904
Alternative phone number
Fax number (incl. country code)
Public Enquiries
Title Dr
Last name Damase-Michel
First name Christine
Address line 137 Allees Jules
Address line 2
Address line 3
CityToulouse
Postcode31000
CountryFrance
Phone number (incl. country code)33-561145904
Alternative phone number
Fax number (incl. country code)
6. Study drug(s) information
Substance class (ATC Code)N06AA (Non-selective monoamine reuptake inhibitors)
Substance class (ATC Code)N06AB (Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)
Substance class (ATC Code)N06AX (Other antidepressants)
Substance class (ATC Code)N06AF (Monoamine oxidase inhibitors, non-selective)
Substance class (ATC Code)N06AG (Monoamine oxidase A inhibitors)
7. Medical conditions to be studied
Medical condition(s)Yes
Depression
8. Population under study
Age
Adults (18 - 44 years)
Sex
Female
Other population
Pregnant women
9. Number of subjects
Estimated total number of subjects89000
10. Source of data
Is this study being carried out with an established data source?Yes
Data sources registered with ENCePP
Sources of data
Administrative database, e.g. claims database
11. Scope of the study
What is the scope of the study?
Drug utilisation study
Primary scope : Drug utilisation study
12. Main objective(s)
What is the main objective of the study?
The main objective is to describe the use of antidepressants during pregnancy in France.
Are there primary outcomes?Yes
Dispensation of antidepressant drugs.
Are there secondary outcomes?No
13. Study design
What is the design of the study?
Drug utilisation study
14. Follow-up of patients
Will patients be followed up?Not applicable/no follow-up
15. Data analysis plan
Please provide a brief summary of the analysis method
Prevalence and incidence of AD prescriptions during pregnancy, characteristics of AD users, and trends in AD use over the 10-year period were studied.
16. ENCePP seal
Are you requesting the ENCePP seal for this study?
No
17. Full protocol
Not submitted
18. Study Results
Not submitted
Please list the 5 most relevant publications using data from your study
ReferenceLink to web-publication
Antidepressants during pregnancy: a French drug utilisation study in EFEMERIS cohort. Hurault-Delarue C, Lacroix I, Bénard-Laribière A, Montastruc JL, Pariente A, Damase-Michel C.
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2018 May 26.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29804133
19. Other relevant documents
Conflict(s) of interest of
investigator(s)Not submitted
Composition of Steering Group and
ObserversNot submitted
Other documentsNot
submitted
Signed Code of
Conduct Checklist
Not submitted
Signed Code of Conduct Declaration
Not submitted
Signed Checklist for Study
Protocols
Not submitted
