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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2011/05/001719
CTRI/2011/05/001719CompletedPhase 3

An Open-Label, Randomized, Parallel Group, Prospective, Multicentre Clinical Trial for Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of IN-ASTR-001 in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder.

Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited0 sites280 target enrollmentStarted: TBDLast updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Completed
Enrollment
280

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1.Patients (≥ 18 yrs & ≤ 65 yrs) of MDD (according to DSM-IV-TR) with HDRS-17 score 20. And at least a score of 2 in the first item of the scale at screening and at baseline.
  • 2.The subjects should have the score of at least 4 on CGI-S scale at the enrollment visit.
  • 3.Female patients of childbearing potential- they are willing to use a medically valid and effective contraception throughout the study period.
  • 4.Patients are willing to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1.Patients recording ≥20 % reduction in HDRS-17 score at the baseline (at the time of study treatment allocation) as against the same recorded at the time of screening.
  • 2.History of bipolar disorder (I or II), schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, eating disorder, or obsessive compulsive disorder.
  • 3.Patients not responding to the administration of an appropriate dose of two different earlier antidepressant treatments (including fluoxetine) for at least 4 weeks each, for the current and earlier episodes.
  • 4.History of not responding to fluoxetine monotherapy for at least 4 weeks.
  • 5.Pregnant woman and lactating mother.
  • 6.Substance or alcohol abuse in the last 30 days, dependence in the last 6 months.
  • 7.Patients with a high risk of suicidal behavior, scoring 3 on item No. 3 of HDRS-17 scale.
  • 8.Concomitant psychotropic medication, including herbal preparations.
  • 9.Neurologic disorders (dementia, seizure and stroke) or serious or uncontrolled diseases (hypertension, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, diabetes mellitus etc.)
  • 10.Hepatic insufficiency (SGOT/SGPT ≥ 2.0 x ULN) or Renal insufficiency (serum creatinine ≥ 1.5 x ULN)
  • 11.Clinically significant abnormalities on physical examination or laboratory tests
  • 12.Ongoing use of prohibited medications (Ex: TCA antidepressants, SSRIs, sedatives-hypnotics and melatonin & its other derivatives). Washout period according to drug?s half life is allowed before screening (at least 7 days). During washout period and initial 2 weeks of the study, if required only zolpidem (max 10 mg/day) is allowed.
  • 13.Unsuitability for enrollment otherwise as decided by investigator.
  • 14.Patients having participated in any type of clinical study within in the last one month of the screening date.

Investigators

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