Back to resultsRandomised 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
Primary Purpose
Major Depressive Disorder
Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 3
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Placebo
Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004)
Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004)
Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004)
Duloxetine
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Major Depressive Disorder focused on measuring Major depressive disorder, Placebo-controlled, Active reference, Multicenter study, Randomised study, Acute treatment
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.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Arm 5
Arm Type
Placebo Comparator
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Other
Arm Label
Placebo
Vortioxetine: 2.5 mg
Vortioxetine: 5 mg
Vortioxetine: 10 mg
Duloxetine: 60 mg
Arm Description
Active reference
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Change From Baseline in MADRS Total Score After 8 Weeks of Treatment
The Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a depression rating scale consisting of 10 items, each rated 0 (no symptom) to 6 (severe symptom). The 10 items represent the core symptoms of depressive illness. The rating should be based on a clinical interview with the patient, moving from broadly phrased questions about symptoms to more detailed ones, which allow a precise rating of severity, covering the last 7 days. Total score from 0 to 60. The higher the score, the more severe.
Secondary Outcome Measures
Change From Baseline in HAM-D-24 Total Score After 8 Weeks of Treatment
The Hamilton Depression Scale - 24 Items (HAM-D-24) measures depression severity. Items are rated on a scale from 0 (symptoms not present) to a maximum of 2 to 4 (symptom extremely severe) for a total score range of 0 to 76. The higher the score, the more severe.
Proportion of Responders at Week 8 (Response Defined as a >=50% Decrease in the MADRS Total Score From Baseline)
Change in Clinical Status Using CGI-I Score at Week 8
The Clinical Global Impression - Global Improvement (CGI-I) is a 7-point scale rated from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse). The investigator rated the patient's overall improvement relative to baseline, whether or not, in the opinion of the investigator, this was entirely due to the drug treatment.
Change From Baseline in HAM-D-24 Total Score After 8 Weeks of Treatment in Patients With Baseline HAM-A Total Score >=20
Change From Baseline in SDS Total Score After 8 Weeks of Treatment
The Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) comprises self-rated items designed to measure impairment. The patient rates the extent to which his or her (1) work, (2) social life or leisure activities and (3) home life or family responsibilities are impaired on a 10-point visual analogue scales, on which 0 = normal functioning and 10 = severe functional impairment. The three items may be summed into a single dimensional measure of global functional impairment that ranges from 0 (unimpaired) to 30 (highly impaired). The higher the score, the more severe.
Proportion of Remitters at Week 8 (Remission Defined as a MADRS Total Score <=10)
Change From Baseline in HAM-A Total Score After 8 Weeks of Treatment
The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) consists of 14 items that assess anxious mood, tension, fear, insomnia, intellectual (cognitive) symptoms, depressed mood, behaviour at interview, somatic (sensory), cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, autonomic, and somatic (muscular) symptoms. Each symptom is rated from 0 (absent) to 4 (maximum severity). Total score from 0 to 56. The higher the score, the more severe.
Change From Baseline in CGI-S Score After 8 Weeks of Treatment
The Clinical Global Impression - Severity of Illness (CGI-S) is a 7-point scale rated from 1 (normal, not at all ill) to 7 (among the most extremely ill patients). The investigator should use his/her total clinical experience with this patient population to judge how mentally ill the patient is at the time of rating.
Change From Baseline in ASEX Total Score After 8 Weeks of Treatment
The Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) is a 5-item, patient self-rated scale that evaluates a patient's recent sexual experience. Patients are asked to assess their own experience over the last week (for example, "How strong is your sex drive?", "Are your orgasms satisfying?") and respond on a 6-point scale for each item. The ASEX is used to identify individuals with sexual dysfunction. Possible total score ranges from 5 to 30, with the higher score indicating more patient sexual dysfunction. A negative change indicates a lower sexual dysfunction.
Full Information
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00635219
Brief Title
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
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
December 2013
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
February 2008 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
April 2009 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
April 2009 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
H. Lundbeck A/S
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
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).
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Major Depressive Disorder
Keywords
Major depressive disorder, Placebo-controlled, Active reference, Multicenter study, Randomised study, Acute treatment
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 3
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
ParticipantInvestigator
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
766 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Placebo
Arm Type
Placebo Comparator
Arm Title
Vortioxetine: 2.5 mg
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Title
Vortioxetine: 5 mg
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Title
Vortioxetine: 10 mg
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Title
Duloxetine: 60 mg
Arm Type
Other
Arm Description
Active reference
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Placebo
Intervention Description
capsules; daily; orally
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004)
Other Intervention Name(s)
Brintellix
Intervention Description
2.5 mg/day; encapsulated tablets; orally
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004)
Other Intervention Name(s)
Brintellix
Intervention Description
5 mg/day; encapsulated tablets; orally
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004)
Other Intervention Name(s)
Brintellix
Intervention Description
10 mg/day; encapsulated tablets; orally
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Duloxetine
Other Intervention Name(s)
Cymbalta®
Intervention Description
60 mg/day; encapsulated capsules; orally
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Change From Baseline in MADRS Total Score After 8 Weeks of Treatment
Description
The Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a depression rating scale consisting of 10 items, each rated 0 (no symptom) to 6 (severe symptom). The 10 items represent the core symptoms of depressive illness. The rating should be based on a clinical interview with the patient, moving from broadly phrased questions about symptoms to more detailed ones, which allow a precise rating of severity, covering the last 7 days. Total score from 0 to 60. The higher the score, the more severe.
Time Frame
Baseline and Week 8
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Change From Baseline in HAM-D-24 Total Score After 8 Weeks of Treatment
Description
The Hamilton Depression Scale - 24 Items (HAM-D-24) measures depression severity. Items are rated on a scale from 0 (symptoms not present) to a maximum of 2 to 4 (symptom extremely severe) for a total score range of 0 to 76. The higher the score, the more severe.
Time Frame
Baseline and Week 8
Title
Proportion of Responders at Week 8 (Response Defined as a >=50% Decrease in the MADRS Total Score From Baseline)
Time Frame
Week 8
Title
Change in Clinical Status Using CGI-I Score at Week 8
Description
The Clinical Global Impression - Global Improvement (CGI-I) is a 7-point scale rated from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse). The investigator rated the patient's overall improvement relative to baseline, whether or not, in the opinion of the investigator, this was entirely due to the drug treatment.
Time Frame
Week 8
Title
Change From Baseline in HAM-D-24 Total Score After 8 Weeks of Treatment in Patients With Baseline HAM-A Total Score >=20
Time Frame
Baseline and Week 8
Title
Change From Baseline in SDS Total Score After 8 Weeks of Treatment
Description
The Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) comprises self-rated items designed to measure impairment. The patient rates the extent to which his or her (1) work, (2) social life or leisure activities and (3) home life or family responsibilities are impaired on a 10-point visual analogue scales, on which 0 = normal functioning and 10 = severe functional impairment. The three items may be summed into a single dimensional measure of global functional impairment that ranges from 0 (unimpaired) to 30 (highly impaired). The higher the score, the more severe.
Time Frame
Baseline and Week 8
Title
Proportion of Remitters at Week 8 (Remission Defined as a MADRS Total Score <=10)
Time Frame
Week 8
Title
Change From Baseline in HAM-A Total Score After 8 Weeks of Treatment
Description
The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) consists of 14 items that assess anxious mood, tension, fear, insomnia, intellectual (cognitive) symptoms, depressed mood, behaviour at interview, somatic (sensory), cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, autonomic, and somatic (muscular) symptoms. Each symptom is rated from 0 (absent) to 4 (maximum severity). Total score from 0 to 56. The higher the score, the more severe.
Time Frame
Baseline and Week 8
Title
Change From Baseline in CGI-S Score After 8 Weeks of Treatment
Description
The Clinical Global Impression - Severity of Illness (CGI-S) is a 7-point scale rated from 1 (normal, not at all ill) to 7 (among the most extremely ill patients). The investigator should use his/her total clinical experience with this patient population to judge how mentally ill the patient is at the time of rating.
Time Frame
Baseline and Week 8
Title
Change From Baseline in ASEX Total Score After 8 Weeks of Treatment
Description
The Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) is a 5-item, patient self-rated scale that evaluates a patient's recent sexual experience. Patients are asked to assess their own experience over the last week (for example, "How strong is your sex drive?", "Are your orgasms satisfying?") and respond on a 6-point scale for each item. The ASEX is used to identify individuals with sexual dysfunction. Possible total score ranges from 5 to 30, with the higher score indicating more patient sexual dysfunction. A negative change indicates a lower sexual dysfunction.
Time Frame
Baseline and Week 8
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
75 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
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.
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Email contact via H. Lundbeck A/S
Organizational Affiliation
LundbeckClinicalTrials@lundbeck.com
Official's Role
Study Director
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Citations:
PubMed Identifier
22209361
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.
Results Reference
result
PubMed Identifier
32242018
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.
Results Reference
derived
PubMed Identifier
31818787
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.
Results Reference
derived
PubMed Identifier
31087825
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.
Results Reference
derived
PubMed Identifier
27780334
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.
Results Reference
derived
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