Status:
COMPLETED
A Study Evaluating Duloxetine in Patients Hospitalized for Severe Depression
Lead Sponsor:
Eli Lilly and Company
Collaborating Sponsors:
Boehringer Ingelheim
Conditions:
Major Depressive Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
An eight-week, randomized, double blind, two parallel groups, study to assess clinical response of duloxetine 60 milligrams (mg) and 120 mg per day in patients hospitalized for severe depression.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male or female patients of ≥ 18 years of age that meet criteria for severe Major Depressive Disorder, without psychotic features (according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition, \[DSM-IV\] and confirmed by Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview \[MINI\]).
- With a total score Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) ≥ 30 and 6-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-6) ≥ 12 and Clinical Global Impression of Severity (CGI-Severity) ≥ 4 at both screening and baseline.
- Requirement of hospitalization (not for social or other non-medical reasons) at screening visit and at least up to Visit 4.
- Patients willing and able to comply with the requirement for hospitalization and with all scheduled visits, tests and procedures required by the protocol.
- Informed consent document must be signed at screening visit, in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and local regulatory requirements, prior to any study procedure.
Exclusion
- More than two previous episodes of major depression that did not respond (according to investigator's opinion) to adequate doses and duration of two different antidepressant therapies.
- Lack of response to at least two antidepressant therapies given at adequate doses for at least 6 weeks for the current depressive episode.
- Concurrent presence of symptoms fulfilling criteria for any Axis I disorder other than anxiety disorders (with exception of the Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)) or Major Depressive Disorder, in the investigator's judgment.
- Any previous diagnosis of a bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or OCD.
- Depression with catatonic features (according to DSM-IV), depression with post-partum onset, or organic mental disorders.
- The presence of an Axis II disorder
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
339 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00422162
Start Date
February 1 2007
End Date
August 1 2008
Last Update
July 26 2011
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Besançon, France
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Bordeaux, France
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Bully-les-Mines, France
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Château-Gontier, France