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A study of the efficacy of milnacipran in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) after SSRI treatment failure, and biological research for MDD using peripheral blood.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Major depressive disorder
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000003516
Lead Sponsor
Department of Psychiatry, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Division of Psychiatry, Chiba University Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1) treating with selegiline hydrochloride 2) Allergy against milnacipran 3) patients with urinary retension 4) pregnant or breast-feeding women or women, who may be pregnant 5) significant risk of suicide 6) patients with dementia, bipolar or psychotic disorders, those with a primary diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder or an eating disorder. 7) Patient whom examination doctor judge improper as a trial subject

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Exploratory examination of short- and long-term effects of switching to milnacipran on the relationship between clinical outcomes and blood molecules levels.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1) The rate of Response by Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS-17) 2) The rate of Remission by Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS-17) 3) The rate continuation of treatment 4) Remission and response rate by QIDS-SR 5) Social Adaptation Self-evaluation Scale (SASS). 6) Clinical Global Inpression (CGI). 7) Montogomery-Asberg Depression rating Scale (MADRS). 8) Safety 9) Neurotransmitters, Neuropeptide, and others in peripheral blood.
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