Clinical trial NCT00635219: Randomised Placebo-controlled Duloxetine-referenced Efficacy and Safety Study of 2.5, 5 and 10 mg of Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004) in Acute Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder
Official title: A Randomised, Double-blind, Parallel-group, Placebo-controlled, Duloxetine-referenced, Fixed-dose Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Three Dosages of [Vortioxetine] Lu AA21004, in Acute Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE3
Conditions: Major Depressive Disorder
Keywords: Major depressive disorder
Placebo-controlled
Active reference
Multicenter study
Randomised study
Acute treatment
Lead sponsor: H. Lundbeck A/S
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
First posted: 2008-03-13
Enrollment: 766
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 75
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and the tolerability of three fixed doses of Vortioxetine in order to establish the appropriate clinical effective dose range in the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* MDE as primary diagnosis according to DSM-IV-TR criteria (classification code 296.xx)
* Moderate to severe depression
* Current MDE duration of at least 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any current psychiatric disorder other than MDD as defined in the DSM-IV TR
* Any substance disorder within the previous 6 months
* Female patients of childbearing potential who are not using effective contraception
* Use of any psychoactive medication 2 weeks prior to screening and during the study

Other protocol-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change From Baseline in MADRS Total Score After 8 Weeks of Treatment
timeFrame: Baseline and Week 8
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change From Baseline in HAM-D-24 Total Score After 8 Weeks of Treatment
timeFrame: Baseline and Week 8
measure: Proportion of Responders at Week 8 (Response Defined as a >=50% Decrease in the MADRS Total Score From Baseline)
timeFrame: Week 8
measure: Change in Clinical Status Using CGI-I Score at Week 8
timeFrame: Week 8
measure: Change From Baseline in HAM-D-24 Total Score After 8 Weeks of Treatment in Patients With Baseline HAM-A Total Score >=20
timeFrame: Baseline and Week 8
measure: Change From Baseline in SDS Total Score After 8 Weeks of Treatment
timeFrame: Baseline and Week 8
measure: Proportion of Remitters at Week 8 (Remission Defined as a MADRS Total Score <=10)
timeFrame: Week 8
measure: Change From Baseline in HAM-A Total Score After 8 Weeks of Treatment
timeFrame: Baseline and Week 8
measure: Change From Baseline in CGI-S Score After 8 Weeks of Treatment
timeFrame: Baseline and Week 8
measure: Change From Baseline in ASEX Total Score After 8 Weeks of Treatment
timeFrame: Baseline and Week 8
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: LundbeckClinicalTrials@lundbeck.com
name: Email contact via H. Lundbeck A/S
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
References:
citation: Baldwin DS, Loft H, Dragheim M. A randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled, duloxetine-referenced, fixed-dose study of three dosages of Lu AA21004 in acute treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2012 Jul;22(7):482-91. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2011.11.008. Epub 2011 Dec 30.
citation: Belzeaux R, Gorgievski V, Fiori LM, Lopez JP, Grenier J, Lin R, Nagy C, Ibrahim EC, Gascon E, Courtet P, Richard-Devantoy S, Berlim M, Chachamovich E, Theroux JF, Dumas S, Giros B, Rotzinger S, Soares CN, Foster JA, Mechawar N, Tall GG, Tzavara ET, Kennedy SH, Turecki G. GPR56/ADGRG1 is associated with response to antidepressant treatment. Nat Commun. 2020 Apr 2;11(1):1635. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15423-5.
citation: Christensen MC, Florea I, Loft H, McIntyre RS. Efficacy of vortioxetine in patients with major depressive disorder reporting childhood or recent trauma. J Affect Disord. 2020 Feb 15;263:258-266. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.11.074. Epub 2019 Nov 13.
citation: Belzeaux R, Fiori LM, Lopez JP, Boucekine M, Boyer L, Blier P, Farzan F, Frey BN, Giacobbe P, Lam RW, Leri F, MacQueen GM, Milev R, Muller DJ, Parikh SV, Rotzinger S, Soares CN, Uher R, Foster JA, Kennedy SH, Turecki G. Predicting Worsening Suicidal Ideation With Clinical Features and Peripheral Expression of Messenger RNA and MicroRNA During Antidepressant Treatment. J Clin Psychiatry. 2019 May 7;80(3):18m12556. doi: 10.4088/JCP.18m12556.
citation: McIntyre RS, Florea I, Tonnoir B, Loft H, Lam RW, Christensen MC. Efficacy of Vortioxetine on Cognitive Functioning in Working Patients With Major Depressive Disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2017 Jan;78(1):115-121. doi: 10.4088/JCP.16m10744.