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Artificial Intelligence in Depression–Medication Enhancement (AID-ME): A Cluster Randomized Trial of a Deep-Learning-Enabled Clinical Decision Support System for Personalized Depression Treatment Selection and Management

The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Research Authors: David Benrimoh, Kate Whitmore, Maud Richard, Grace Golden, Kelly Perlman, Sara Jalali, Timothy Friesen, Youcef Barkat, Joseph Mehltretter, Robert Fratila, Caitrin Armstrong, Sonia Israel, Christina Popescu, Jordan F Karp, Sagar V Parikh, Shirin Golchi, Erica E M Moodie, Junwei Shen, Anthony J Gifuni, Manuela Ferrari, Mamta Sapra, Stefan Kloiber, Georges-F Pinard, Boadie W Dunlop, Karl Looper, Mohini Ranganathan, Martin Enault, Serge Beaulieu, Soham Rej, Fanny Hersson-Edery, Warren Steiner, Alexandra Anacleto, Sabrina Qassim, Rebecca McGuire-Snieckus, Howard C Margolese

Research Authors: David Benrimoh, Kate Whitmore, Maud Richard, Grace Golden, Kelly Perlman, Sara Jalali, Timothy Friesen, Youcef Barkat, Joseph Mehltretter, Robert Fratila, Caitrin Armstrong, Sonia Israel, Christina Popescu, Jordan F Karp, Sagar V Parikh, Shirin Golchi, Erica E M Moodie, Junwei Shen, Anthony J Gifuni, Manuela Ferrari, Mamta Sapra, Stefan Kloiber, Georges-F Pinard, Boadie W Dunlop, Karl Looper, Mohini Ranganathan, Martin Enault, Serge Beaulieu, Soham Rej, Fanny Hersson-Edery, Warren Steiner, Alexandra Anacleto, Sabrina Qassim, Rebecca McGuire-Snieckus, Howard C Margolese

AIIM Authors: Kavya Vijayakumar, Aviv Zorde

AIIM Authors: Kavya Vijayakumar, Aviv Zorde

Publication Date: Aug 27, 2025

Publication Date: Aug 27, 2025

Comprehensive Summary

This study explored the clinical uses of an AI-enabled clinical decision support system (CDSS) for personalizing major depressive order (MDD) treatment. The CDSS included three components: access to patients data, a clinical algorithm module that provides the clinician with personalized treatment options for each patient, and an AI component that predicts outcomes based on the suggested treatments. The clinicians were split into the active group which had full access to all CDSS tools and the active-control group which had limited access to the tools. Although both groups began with the same baseline depression severity, remission rates were significantly higher in the active group (28.6%) compared to the active-control group (0%). It is important to note that the study was terminated early due to lack of funding.

Outcomes and Implications

Unlike previous studies that used AI in a binary classification of treatments, CDSS is a platform that supports treatment selection and management in accordance with guidelines, thereby more useful in clinical settings. These results suggest that AI-enabled CDSS platforms can improve the effectiveness of treatment and rate of remission in MDD cases.

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