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DRKS00021119已完成2 期

Simvastatin add-on to Escitalopram in Patients With Comorbid Obesity and Major Depression: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial - SIMCODE

Charite University0 个研究点目标入组 161 人开始时间: 2020年3月17日最近更新:
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试验速览

阶段
2 期
状态
已完成
发起方
入组人数
161

研究概览

简要总结

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研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized controlled study
盲法
Blinded (masking used)

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 65 Years(—)
性别
All

入选标准

  • Written informed consent is present
  • - The patient has the capacity to give consent (He/she is able to understand the nature and anticipated effects/side effects of the proposed medical intervention)
  • - The patient has a major depressive episode according to DSM 5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition)
  • - The patient has a score of = 18 in the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)
  • - The patient has a body mass index = 30
  • - The patient's age is between 18 and 65 years (= 18 und = 65)
  • - The patient has not given childbirth within the 6 months prior to study entry and is not breastfeeding
  • - In case of non-psychotropic medication: The patient received stable pharmacological medication for at least 14 days prior to study entry (any changes in medication dose or frequency of therapy must be answered with no)
  • - The patient did not take antidepressants during the last 7 days prior to study entry (discontinuation of effective medication to enable study participation is prohibited)
  • - The patient did not receive prior treatment with Escitalopram in index episode
  • - The patient had less than three (<3) trials with antidepressants in index episode
  • - The patient does not have a history of non-response to Escitalopram
  • - The patient did not receive treatment with ketamine, irreversible MAO inhibitor (e.g. tranylcypromine), electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or other stimulatory treatments in index episode
  • - The patient does not meet any of the following criteria: schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder
  • - The patient is not diagnosed with dementia and does not have moderate or severe impairment of general cognitive function according to clinical impression
  • - The patient does not have clinically relevant elevated liver enzymes [GOT or GPT > 3 x upper limit normal (ULN)] and does not have elevated Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin (CDT) = 2.4 %
  • - The patient does not meet the criteria for alcohol use disorder (DSM-5: 303.90; ICD-10: F10.20) or substance use disorder (DSM-5: 304; ICD-10: F11.20 - F19.20) in M.I.N.I. for DSM-5 and a urine/serum drug screening is negative (except for benzodiazepines and opiates)
  • - The patient does not have a history of suicide attempt
  • - The patient does not have diagnosed epilepsy or increased bleeding diathesis or a history of angle closure glaucoma or other glaucomas
  • - The patient did not have bariatric surgery prior to study entry
  • - The patient does not have a known allergy or contraindication against Escitalopram or Simvastatin
  • - The patient does not meet any of the following criteria: hereditary muscle disease, known history of rhabdomyolysis, elevated creatine kinase (CK) outside of the sex-specific reference intervals, history of muscular symptoms under treatment with statins or fibrates
  • - The patient does not have elevated TSH level outside of the age- and sex-specific reference intervals.
  • - The patient does not have insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
  • - The patient does not have uncontrolled hepatic disorder, renal or cardiovascular disease
  • - The patient does not have untreated hypothyroidism
  • - The patient does not have a history of myocardial infarction or stroke
  • - The patient does not have symptomatic peripheral arterial disease
  • - The patient does not have monogenic familial hypercholesterolemia
  • - The patient does not have clinically significant laboratory abnormalities
  • - The patient did not participate in other interventional tri

排除标准

  • - The patient has current use of statins (for visits 2-6 applies: except for IMP Simvastatin)
  • - The patient has current use of antidepressants (for visits 2-6 applies: except for standard medication Escitalopram)
  • - The patient has acute suicidal tendencies (MADRS Item 10 > 4)
  • - The patient uses potent CYP3A4-inhibitors (e.g. clarithromycin, erythromycin, HIV protease inhibitors - see Risks, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, restrictions, contraindications, procedures in case of emergency)
  • - The patient uses potent CYP3A4 inductors (Carbamazepine, Efavirenz, Nevirapine, Etravirine).
  • - The patient uses Fibrates, Amiodarone, Amlodipine, Verapamil, Fluconazol, Diltiazem, Fusidic acid, Niacin, Daptomycin or Lomitapide or BCRP-Inhibitors (e.g. Elbasvir or Grazoprevir)
  • - The patient uses Gemfibrozil, Ciclosporin or Danazol
  • - The patient has known hypersensitivity to other ingredients of Simvastatin and Escitalopram [butylated hydroxyanisole, microcrystalline celluose, citric acid, starch, lactose, magnesium stearate, hypromellose, talc, titanium dioxide, iron oxides, colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, polyethylene glycol]
  • - The patient uses medication that is associated with QTc-prolongation [antiarrhythmics class IA and III, antipsychotics (e.g. Haloperidol), phenothiazines, tricyclic antidepressants, antibiotics (e.g. Moxifloxacin), and certain antihistaminergic drugs (e.g. Astemizol, Mizolastine)]
  • - The patient has clinically significant abnormalities in 12-lead ECG (e.g. QTc-prolongation = 500 ms or increase = 60 ms from baseline visit)
  • - The patient is pregnant
  • - The patient with childbearing potential is not willing to use an acceptable form of contraception (defined as Pearl index < 1)
  • - The patient has current use of psychotropic medication (e.g. antipsychotics, anticonvulsants, lithium or St. John's Wort) except for benzodiazepines, non-benzodiazepines and opiates
  • - The patient uses nonselective, irreversible monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor (e.g. Tranylcypromine) or selective, reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A (e.g. Moclobemide) or the nonselective, reversible monoamine oxidase inhibitor Linezolid
  • - The patient is unwilling to consent to saving, processing and propagation of pseudonymized medical data for study reasons
  • - The patient is legally detained in an official institution
  • - The patient has active SARS-CoV-2 infection

研究者

发起方
Charite University

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