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Clinical Trials/NCT00809562
NCT00809562CompletedPhase 2

An Exploratory Fixed Dose Randomized Double Blind Parallel-group Placebo-controlled Study of the Safety and of the Therapeutic Effects of Ro 4917523 in Patients With Treatment- Resistant Depression

Hoffmann-La Roche0 sites46 target enrollmentStarted: March 2009Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 2
Status
Completed
Enrollment
46
Primary Endpoint
Safety and tolerability: Adverse events, ECGs, laboratory parameters,vital signs

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of RO4917523, in comparison to placebo, in patients with treatment-resistant depression. Following a washout period from existing anti-depressant medication, cohorts of patients will be randomized to receive daily oral RO4917523 at up to five different doses (according to the safety and tolerability observed at the lower doses during the study), or placebo. The anticipated time on study treatment is 10 days (in an inpatient unit), and the target sample size is <100 individuals.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • adult patients, 18-65 years of age;
  • recurrent major depressive disorder, without psychotic features;
  • at least 3 lifetime treatment failures, at least 2 of which must have occurred within the current depressive episode;
  • baseline minimal severity defined by a HAM-D score of 18 or above;
  • willing to be hospitalized for at least 16 consecutive days.

Exclusion Criteria

  • history of bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder or schizophrenia;
  • history of psychosis, including psychotic depression;
  • significant past or present neurological disorder, including seizures, stroke and/or head trauma.

Arms & Interventions

1

Experimental

Intervention: RO4917523 (Drug)

2

Placebo Comparator

Intervention: Placebo (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Safety and tolerability: Adverse events, ECGs, laboratory parameters,vital signs

Time Frame: Throughout study

Secondary Outcomes

  • Efficacy: MADRS score(From baseline to day 10)
  • Symptoms of treatment-resistant depression(Throughout study)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Industry
Responsible Party
Sponsor

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