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RESIST : Administration of MAP4343 in Antidepressant Non-Responders Patients Experiencing a Major Depressive Episode

Phase 2
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Depression
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT03870776
Lead Sponsor
Mapreg
Brief Summary

The study is a phase II, double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled, parallel, multicentric study in 110 patients with drug resistant depression.

Detailed Description

This is a phase II, versus placebo, multicentre, double blind, randomized, parallel study in male or female patients with drug resistant depression.

This study targets the antidepressant non-responders' patients who have already experienced at least 2 antidepressant treatments with no success. It is estimated that about 2/3 of the patients treated with antidepressant drugs do not respond partially or completely to the actual conventional treatments (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor and Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor).

110 patients with drug resistant depression episode, aged 18 to 80 will be included in the study. They will be recruited from psychiatric consultations in the centers participating to the study.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
110
Inclusion Criteria
  1. TRD level from to 2 to 4 inclusive according to the Thase & Rush classification;

  2. Patient experiencing a Major Depressive Episode (MDE) according to DSM-5 criteria. MDE can be isolated or recurrent. The diagnosis is based on Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) test;

  3. Patient who received a previous antidepressant treatment (AD-Y) in monotherapy with vortioxetine, duloxetine or venlafaxine) at optimized dosages during 6 weeks prior to randomization, associated or not to AD-potentiator (quetiapine), are eligible.

  4. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) score > 21;

  5. Clinical Global Impressions scale (CGI) ≥ 4;

  6. Male or female patient, aged 18 to 80 years inclusive;

  7. Females of childbearing potential/Sexually active males with partner of childbearing potential: commitment to consistently and correctly use an acceptable method of birth control (oral, transdermal, systemic or implant contraception birth control, intrauterine devices, diaphragm or condoms) for the duration of the trial and for 4 months after the last study drug administration; Females of non-childbearing potential: either surgically sterilized or at least 1 year postmenopausal (amenorrhea duration at least 12 months);

  8. Negative pregnancy test at screening baseline;

  9. Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18 and 32 kg/m2 inclusive;

  10. Laboratory parameters within the normal range of the laboratory (hematological, blood chemistry tests, urinalysis, hormonology). Individual values out of the normal range can be accepted if judged clinically non relevant by the Investigator;

  11. Normal ECG recording on a 12-lead ECG at the screening visit:

    • 120 < PR < 210 ms
    • QRS < 120 ms
    • QTcF ≤ 430 ms for male and < 450 ms for female,
    • No sign of any trouble of sinusal automatism,
    • Or considered NCs by investigators;
  12. Normal Blood Pressure (BP) and Heart Rate (HR) at the screening visit after 10 minutes in supine position:

    • 95 mmHg ≤ Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) ≤ 140 mmHg,
    • 50 mmHg ≤ Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) ≤ 90 mmHg,
    • 50 bpm ≤ HR ≤ 80 bpm,
    • Or considered NCs by investigators;
  13. Signing a written informed consent prior to selection;

  14. Covered by Health Insurance System and/or in compliance with the recommendations of National Law in force relating to biomedical research.

Exclusion Criteria
  1. MDE with mood congruent or not congruent psychotic characteristics;
  2. Patient hospitalized following the procedures: Psychiatric care at the request of another person (soins psychiatriques à la demande d'un tiers) or Psychiatric care at the request of the state representative (soins psychiatriques sur décision du représentant de l'Etat);
  3. Suicidal risk in the last month before randomization (C-SSRS: answer yes to the item 3 and/or answer yes to section suicidal behavior; MINI 5.00; suicidal risk section or item 3 of HDRS ≥ 3);
  4. History of other psychiatric disorder than DME except global anxiety, social phobia, panic troubles that should be accepted. In particular, patients who experienced a depressive state in bipolar disorder 1 or 2, schizophrenic or schizoaffective disorder should not be included;
  5. Presence or history of drug hypersensitivity, or certain allergic-prone condition diagnosed that could represent a risk factor for an allergic shock;
  6. Presence or history of hypersensitivity to vortioxetine, duloxetine, venlafaxine or one of their excipients;
  7. Any history or presence of severe hepatic insufficiency and/or of hepatic disease which could lead to hepatic insufficiency;
  8. Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Patients should not be enrolled if they plan to become pregnant during the time of study participation;
  9. Any drug intake during the last month prior to the first administration except treatments for concomitant pathologies which are stable since at least 3 months; Benzodiazepine-type anxiolytics, hydroxyzine chlorhydrate, and add-on treatments are authorized within limits described in Section 5.3; For the previous drug intake, the investigator should consider the time needed to sufficiently eliminate a drug from body system, e.g. 5 half-lives of the drug;
  10. Subjects who received MAOI in monotherapy right before the selection (as ttX);
  11. General anesthesia within 3 months before administration;
  12. Major surgery within 28 days prior to randomization or major surgery planned during the next 6 months;
  13. Positive HBs antigen or anti HCV antibody, or positive results for HIV 1 or 2 tests;
  14. Significant renal disease, defined as a history of chronic renal failure requiring dialysis or kidney transplant, calculated creatinine clearance ≤ 60 mL/min;
  15. Blood donation (including in the frame of a clinical trial) within 2 months before administration;
  16. Subject who, in the judgment of the Investigator, is likely to be non-compliant or uncooperative during the study, or unable to cooperate because of a language problem, poor mental development;
  17. Medical history which in the opinion of the investigator would make the patient unsuitable for participation in the study (including, but not limited, to patients with coronary insufficiency, thromboembolism diseases);
  18. Exclusion period of a previous study;
  19. No possibility of contact in case of emergency;
  20. History or presence of drug or alcohol abuse (alcohol consumption > 40 g/day);
  21. Administrative or legal supervision.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SEQUENTIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Placebo group APlaceboPatients will receive the placebo during 42 days.
MAP4343 group BMAP4343Patients will receive daily dose 1 during 42 days.
MAP4343 group CMAP4343Patients will receive daily dose 2 during 42 days.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score evolution between baseline and D4343 days

Assessment of HDRS score with 17 items with sides 0 to 2 or 0 to 4. The scores from 0 to 4 correspond respectively to symptoms: absent, doubtful or insignificant, light, moderate, important, those ranging from 0 to 2 to symptoms: absent, doubtful or slight, overt or severe. The total score consists of the addition of the individual scores.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Blood quantification of gut microbiome43

Metagenomic study of blood markers of gut mircrobiome

Efficacy of treatment assessed by psychopathological evaluations with Hamilton Depression Rating Scale43 days

psychopathological evaluations at each study visit: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (17 items with sides 0 to 2 or 0 to 4. The scores from 0 to 4 correspond respectively to symptoms: absent, doubtful or insignificant, light, moderate, important, those ranging from 0 to 2 to symptoms: absent, doubtful or slight, overt or severe. The total score consists of the addition of the individual scores)

Efficacy of treatment assessed by psychopathological evaluations with Montgomery and Asberg Depression rating Scale43 days

psychopathological evaluations at each study visit:Montgomery and Asberg Depression rating Scale used to quatify the intensity of depressive symptomatology

Efficacy of treatment assessed by psychopathological evaluations with Brief Anxiety Scale43 days

psychopathological evaluations at each study visit: Brief Anxiety Scale, a dimensional measure of generalized anxiety with 8 items

Efficacy of treatment assessed by psychopathological evaluations with Scale of Global Clinical Impressions43 days

psychopathological evaluations at each study visit: Scale of Global Clinical Impressions which includes 2 items rated from 1 to 7 (first item is a measurement of the overall measurement of patient's condition; 2nd item evaluates the overall improvementof patient compared to his condition at the admission to the research

Efficacy of treatment assessed by psychopathological evaluations with Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms43 days

psychopathological evaluations at each study visit: Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms is a questionnaire allowing the assessment of the degree of depression by the patient himself.

Efficacy of treatment assessed by psychopathological evaluations with General Assessment Functioning43 days

psychopathological evaluations at each study visit: General Assessment Functioning. The score is ranged on a hypothetical continuum from 1, the value representing the sickest individual, to 90, a value representing an individual without or with very minimal symptoms and functioning satisfactorily in his social environment or his family. The scale is divided into 9 equal intervals ranging from 1 to 10, 11 to 20, 21 to 30, etc.

Pharmacokinetic assessments with observed maximum plasma concentration (Cmax);127 days

Cmax for MAP4343 in plasma at each study visit.

Pharmacokinetic assessments with first time to reach Cmax (tmax);127 days

tmax for MAP4343 in plasma at each study visit.

Pharmacokinetic assessments with elimination rate constant (Kel);127 days

Kel for MAP4343 in plasma at each study visit.

Pharmacokinetic assessments with plasma elimination half-life (t1/2);127 days

t1/2 for MAP4343 in plasma at each study visit

Pharmacokinetic assessments with plasma area under the plasma concentration-time curve from administration up to infinity with extrapolation of the terminal phase (AUCinf);127 days

AUCinf for MAP4343 in plasma at each study visit

Pharmacokinetic assessments with percentage of extrapolated AUCinf (%AUCextra);127 days

%AUCextra for MAP4343 in plasma at each study visit

Pharmacokinetic assessments with volumn of distribution (Vd/F);127 days

Vd/F for MAP4343 in plasma at each study visit.

Pharmacokinetic assessments with Clearance (Cl/F);127 days

Cl/F for MAP4343 in plasma at each study visit

Pharmacokinetic assessments with accumulation ratio (R);127 days

R for MAP4343 in plasma at each study visit.

Safety parameters assessed by the number of adverse events (AE)127 days

AE evaluation

Safety parameters assessed - Heart rate127 days

Vital signs assessed by heart rate measurement (beats per minute)

Safety parameters assessed by blood pressure127 days

Vital signs assessed by systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurement (mmHg)

Safety parameters assessed - 12-lead Electrocardiogramm127 days

Heart Rate; Electrocardiogramm measure during 12 hours (12-lead ECG) : heart rate (beats per minute)

Safety parameters assessed - 12-lead ElectrocardiogrammPR;127 days

Electrocardiogramm measure during 12 hours (12-lead ECG) : PR interval (milliseconds)

Safety parameters assessed -12-lead Electrocardiogramm : QT127 days

Electrocardiogramm measure during 12 hours (12-lead ECG) : QT interval (milliseconds)

Safety parameters assessed - 12-lead Electrocardiogramm : QTc127 days

Electrocardiogramm measure during 12 hours (12-lead ECG) : QTc with automatic correction (milliseconds)

Safety parameters assessed by hematology parameters : Haemoglobin127 days

Laboratory exams : hematology parameters (Haemoglobin in g/L)

Safety parameters assessed by hematology parameters: Haematocrit127 days

Laboratory exams : hematology parameters (Haematocrit in %)

Safety parameters assessed by hematology parameters: Red blood cells127 days

Laboratory exams : hematology parameters (Red blood cells in Tera/L)

Safety parameters assessed by hematology parameters: White blood cells127 days

Laboratory exams : hematology parameters (White blood cells in Giga/L)

Safety parameters assessed by hematology parameters:Neutrophils127 days

Laboratory exams : hematology parameters (Neutrophils in Giga/L

Safety parameters assessed by hematology parameters: Eosinophils127 days

Laboratory exams : hematology parameters (Eosinophils in Giga/L)

Safety parameters assessed by hematology parameters: Basophils127 days

Laboratory exams : hematology parameters (Basophils in Giga/L)

Safety parameters assessed by hematology parameters: Lymphocytes127 days

Laboratory exams : hematology parameters (Lymphocytes in Giga/L)

Safety parameters assessed by hematology parameters: Monocytes127 days

Laboratory exams : hematology parameters (Monocytes in Giga/L)

Safety parameters assessed by hematology parameters: Platelets127 days

Laboratory exams : hematology parameters (Platelets in Giga/L)

Safety parameters assessed by hematology parameters: Reticulocytes;127 days

Laboratory exams : hematology parameters (Reticulocytes in Giga/L)

Safety parameters assessed by red blood cells indices127 days

MCV; Red blood cells indices : MCV (in picograms)

MCH; Red blood cells indices : MCH (in picograms)

MCHC; Red blood cells indices : MCHC (in picograms)

Safety parameters assessed by hemostasis parameters127 days

INR measurement; Laboratory exams : hemostasis parameters (INR)

Prothrombin time; Laboratory exams : hemostasis parameters (Prothrombin time in seconds)

APTT; Laboratory exams : hemostasis parameters (APTT in seconds)

APTT reference; Laboratory exams : hemostasis parameters (APTT reference in seconds)

Safety parameters assessed by biochemistry parameters: Chlore127 days

Lab exams: biochem( in mmol/L)

Safety parameters assessed by serology parameters127 days

P24 antigen; Laboratory exams : serology (P24 antigen detection)

HIV; Laboratory exams : serology (HIV 1/2 antibodies detection)

HCV; Laboratory exams : serology (HCV antibodies detection)

HBs; Laboratory exams : serology (HBs antigen detection)

Safety parameters assessed by biochemistry parameters : Glucose127 days

Lab exams: biochem(Glucose in mmol/L)

Safety parameters assessed by biochemistry parameters: Creatinine127 days

Lab exams: biochem( in μmol/L)

Safety parameters assessed by biochemistry parameters: SGOT/ASAT127 days

Lab exams : biochem(in IU/L)

Safety parameters assessed by biochemistry parameters: SGOT/ALAT127 days

Lab exams: biochem(in IU/L)

Safety parameters assessed by biochemistry parameters:GGT127 days

Lab exams: biochem(IU/L)

Safety parameters assessed by biochemistry parameters: Alkalin phosphatase127 days

Lab exams: biochem(IU/L)

Safety parameters assessed by biochemistry parameters: CPK127 days

Lab exams: biochem(IU/L)

Safety parameters assessed by biochemistry parameters: Total bilirubin127 days

Lab exams: biochem(μmol/L)

Safety parameters assessed by biochemistry parameters: Conjugated bilirubin127 days

Lab exams: biochem(μmol/L)

Safety parameters assessed by biochemistry parameters: Uric Acid127 days

Lab exams: biochem(μmol/L)

Safety parameters assessed by biochemistry parameters: Cholesterol127 days

Lab exams: biochem(in mmol/L)

Safety parameters assessed by biochemistry parameters: Triglycerides127 days

Lab exams: biochem(in mmol/L)

Safety parameters assessed by biochemistry parameters: Sodium127 days

Lab exams: biochem(in mmol/L)

Safety parameters assessed by biochemistry parameters: Potassium127 days

Lab exams: biochem(in mmol/L)

Safety parameters assessed by biochemistry parameters:Calcium127 days

Lab exams: biochem(in mmol/L)

Safety parameters assessed by biochemistry parameters:Total protein127 days

Lab exams: biochem(in g/L)

Safety parameters assessed by biochemistry parameters:Albumin127 days

Lab exams: biochem(in g/L)

Safety parameters assessed by hormonology parameters127 days

Laboratory exams : hormonology (Β-HCG)

Safety parameters assessed by weight measurement127 days

Physical exams : weight measurement in kilograms

Safety parameters assessed by height measurement127 days

Physical exams : height measurement in centimeters

Battery of cognitive tasks43 days

Cognitive evaluation

Plasmatic quantification of inflammatory biomarkers concentration (CRPs)43 days

Plasmatic quantification of concentration CRPs.

Plasmatic quantification of inflammatory biomarkers concentration (Interleukins1, 6 and 10)43 days

Plasmatic quantification of concentration of Interleukins 1, 6 and 10

Trial Locations

Locations (10)

CHU Angers

🇫🇷

Angers, France

CHU Besançon

🇫🇷

Besançon, France

CHD Vendée

🇫🇷

La Roche-sur-Yon, France

Hôpital Fontan 1

🇫🇷

Lille, France

CHU Nantes

🇫🇷

Nantes, France

APHP Hôpital La Pitié Salpétrière - Prinicipal investigator center

🇫🇷

Paris, France

Hôpital Ste Anne

🇫🇷

Paris, France

CHU Henri Laborit

🇫🇷

Poitiers, France

CHRU Tours

🇫🇷

Tours, France

Cabinet Médical Ambroise Paré

🇫🇷

Élancourt, France

CHU Angers
🇫🇷Angers, France

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