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A Comparison of Sertraline-reboxetine Combination Therapy Versus Sertraline or Reboxetine Monotherapy in the Treatment of Major Depression.

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Depressive Disorder, Major
Interventions
Drug: sertraline/[S,S]-reboxetine
Drug: Placebo
Drug: [S,S]-reboxetine monotherapy
Registration Number
NCT00636246
Lead Sponsor
Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc.
Brief Summary

This study was designed to determine if the novel combination of the SSRI, sertraline, and the NRI reboxetine will increase antidepressant efficacy without sacrificing the favorable safety profile of SSRIs.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
510
Inclusion Criteria
  • Subjects must fulfill the criteria for MDD without psychotic features as defined by DSMIV, based on clinical assessment and confirmed by Structural Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorder-Clinical Version (SCID-I) plus the MDD Specifiers included in the Research Version of SCID-I.
  • HAM-D (17-item) ≥ 22 at Screening (Visit 1) and > 20 at Baseline (Visit 2).
  • Minimum CGI-S ≥ 4 at Screening (Visit 1) and at Baseline (Visit 2).
Exclusion Criteria
  • Known failure to satisfactory respond after adequate dose and duration (12 weeks) of treatment with clomipramine and one SSRI, or with two or more SSRIs.
  • Subjects with > 20% HAM-D (17-item) improvement (decrease) from Screening (Visit 1) at Baseline (Visit 2).
  • Subjects with uncorrected hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Sertraline/[S,S]-Reboxetine-satellite150/2sertraline/[S,S]-reboxetine-
Sertraline/[S,S]-Reboxetine-satellite150/4sertraline/[S,S]-reboxetine-
Sertraline/[S,S]-Reboxetine-satellite150/6sertraline/[S,S]-reboxetine-
PlaceboPlacebo-
Sertraline/[S,S]-Reboxetine-mainsertraline/[S,S]-reboxetine-
[S,S]-reboxetine-main[S,S]-reboxetine monotherapy-
sertraline-mainsertraline-
sertraline-satellitesertraline-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The change from Baseline up to Week 8 (Visit 9) in the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score as measured by a mixed concentration, suicidal ideation and restlessness.visits 1-9
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from Baseline in HAM-D (17-item) total scoreWeeks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8
Change from Baseline in the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) and Apathy Evaluation Scale (AES)Weeks 5 and 8
The frequency and severity of treatment-emergent adverse events, ECG changes, laboratory and vital signs changes by treatment group using descriptive statistics.Weeks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8
Change from Baseline in MADRS total scoreWeeks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pfizer Investigational Site

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Tomsk, Russian Federation

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