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Comparison of Orcinoside With Placebo in Treatment of MDD

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02191384
Lead Sponsor
Shanghai Mental Health Center
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Orcinoside Capsule in different doses are effective in the treatment of Depression.

And to explore the preliminary information of safety and efficacy of Orcinoside Capsule in the Chinese Patients with Depression.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
186
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adult with primary diagnosis of major depressive disorder based on the criteria of DSM-IV-TR, single episode or recurrent episode, not accompanied with psychotic symptoms. Coding of diagnosis included:

296.21 MDD single episode, mild 296.22 MDD single episode, moderate 296.31 MDD recurrent episode, mild 296.32 MDD recurrent episode, moderate

  • The subject is an outpatient.
  • The subject is a man or woman,aged≥18 and ≤65 years.
  • The total score of HAMD-17 is ≥18 and ≤24 in both screening visit and baseline visit.
  • The subject is willing to take birth control measures during study period and one month after study.
  • The subject understands and consents to takes part in this clinical trials. The subjects should sign informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  • The subject has a significant risk of suicide according to the investigator's opinion or has a score ≥3 on item 3(suicide assessment) of the HAMD or has made a suicide attempt.
  • The subject has a current DSM-Ⅳ-TR axisⅠpsychiatric diagnosis other than depression.
  • When the HAMD17 score of baseline visit compares with the screening visit, the decreasing rate is ≥25%.
  • The subject has a current diagnosis or history of depression due to any other psychotic disorder or a general medical condition, bipolar disorder, or depression accompanied with psychotic symptoms.
  • Any unstable cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, endocrine(thyroid gland dysfunction), blood,or other medical disease. Had a history of seizure disorder or other brain organic disorders.
  • The subject has a diagnosis of alcohol or other substance abuse or dependence at least 1 years prior to the baseline visit.
  • Known hypersensitivity to Common Curculigo Rhizome or other drugs.
  • Women who were pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to become pregnant during study. Men who have request to fertility within half of year.
  • Clinically significant electrocardiographic(ECG) abnormalities or abnormal laboratory values(eg. Hepatic function above 1.5 times of clinical toplimit, renal function above toplimit, blood glucose above toplimit, cardiac troponin abnormal, thyroid gland examine index significantly abnormal).
  • The subject uses antidepressant drug normally before 2 weeks of screening, and stops using psychotropic drug less than 7 half-life period (monoamine oxidase inhibitor more than 2 weeks, fluoxetine more than 1 month).
  • The subject has accepted electroconvulsive therapy within 3months.
  • The subject has accepted system psychotherapy within 3 months.
  • The compliance of the subject is poor.
  • The subject has participated in a drug clinical trial within 30 days before screening.
  • The investigator think the subject is unsuitable to enrol in this clinical trial.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Orcinoside 50mg per dayOrcinoside-
Orcinoside 25mg per dayOrcinoside-
Orcinoside 100mg per dayOrcinoside-
Orcinoside 200mg per dayOrcinoside-
Orcinoside 400mg per dayOrcinoside-
Orcinoside 600mg per dayOrcinoside-
placeboOrcinoside-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The change of total score from baseline in MADRS and HAMD scale6 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
sleep VAS scale.6 weeks
response rate and remission rate6 weeks
decreasing rate from baseline in MADRS6 weeks
decreasing rate from baseline in HAMD scale6 weeks
change from baseline in HAMA6 weeks
CGI(CGI-S,CGI-I)6 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (10)

the first affiliated hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Xi'an, Shanxi, China

First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University

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Kunming, Yunnan, China

Shanghai Mental Health Center

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Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Nanjing Brain Hospital

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Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Guangzhou Brain Hospital

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Hebei Province Mental Health Center

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Baoding, Hebei, China

Xi'an Mental Health Center

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Xi'an, Shanxi, China

Wuhan Mental Health Center

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Wuhan, Hubei, China

Peking University Sixth Hospital

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Wuxi Mental Health Center

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Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

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