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Safety and Efficacy of Vilazodone in Pediatric Patients With Major Depressive Disorder (VLZ-MD-22)

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Major Depressive Disorder
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02372799
Lead Sponsor
Forest Laboratories
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of vilazodone compared with placebo in pediatric outpatients (7-17 years of age) with major depressive disorder.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
473
Inclusion Criteria
  • Male or Female outpatients between 7-17 years of age
  • Primary diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
  • Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R) score of 40 or greater
  • Clinical Global Impressions-Severity (CGI-S) score of 4 or greater
Exclusion Criteria
  • Current (past 3 months) principal Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) based diagnosis of an axis disorder other than major depressive disorder (MDD) that is the primary focus of treatment.
  • History of suicidal behavior, or requires precaution against suicide
  • Not generally healthy medical condition
  • Seizure disorder

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
VilazodoneVilazodoneVilazodone tablets, 5mg, 10mg and 20mg. Oral administration, once per day.
PlaceboPlaceboDose-matched placebo tablets or capsules, oral administration, once per day.
FluoxetineFluoxetineFluoxetine capsules, 10mg and 20 mg. Oral administration, once per day.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R) Total ScoreFrom Baseline to Week 8

The Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R) total score ranges from 17 (minimal or no symptoms of depression) to 133 (indicative of depression) is a semi-structured, clinician-rated instrument designed for use with children and adolescents between the ages of 6 to 17 years of age and their caregivers. The CDRS-R evaluates the presence and severity of symptoms commonly associated with depression in childhood.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Clinical Global Impressions-Severity (CGI-S) ScoreFrom Baseline to Week 8

The Clinical Global Impressions-Severity (CGI-S) is a clinician-rated instrument used to rate the severity of the patient's current state of mental illness compared with the clinician's total experience with patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). The severity of the patient's MDD was rated on a scale from 1 to 7, with 1 indicating a normal state and 7 indicating a patient who is among the most extremely ill patients.

Trial Locations

Locations (59)

Alliance Clinical Research

🇺🇸

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Harmonex Neuroscience Research

🇺🇸

Dothan, Alabama, United States

Phoenix Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Woodland International Research Group, INC

🇺🇸

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

CITrials - Bellflower

🇺🇸

Bellflower, California, United States

ATP Clinical Research

🇺🇸

Costa Mesa, California, United States

Behavioral Research Specialists, LLC

🇺🇸

Glendale, California, United States

PCSD - Feighner Research

🇺🇸

San Diego, California, United States

Pacific Clinical Research Medical Group

🇺🇸

Upland, California, United States

Hartford Hospital

🇺🇸

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Alliance Clinical Research
🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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