A Placebo- and Paroxetine-controlled Study of the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Agomelatine (25 or 50 mg) in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

NCT ID: NCT00463242

Last Updated: 2020-12-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

501 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-03-31

Brief Summary

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This study will evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of agomelatine 25 mg or 50 mg per day and will compare agomelatine and paroxetine tolerability. Eligible patients will receive double-blind study medication for 8 weeks. One week after completion of the double-blind treatment phase there will be a single follow-up visit.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Major Depressive Disorder

Keywords

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agomelatine, Major Depressive Disorder, MDD, depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Agomelatine

Dosing for each subject in this extension study began with the same dose (25 mg or 50 mg of agomelatine orally once daily) the subject was receiving at the end of Week 8, the week before this study began.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Agomelatine

Intervention Type DRUG

Either 25 mg or 50 mg agomelatine orally once daily

2

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

paroxetine

Intervention Type DRUG

3

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Agomelatine

Either 25 mg or 50 mg agomelatine orally once daily

Intervention Type DRUG

paroxetine

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Paxil

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male and female adults, 18 through 70 years of age, inclusive
* Diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder according to DSM-IV criteria
* HAM-D17 total score \> or = 22 at Screening and Baseline

Exclusion Criteria

* History of non-response to paroxetine
* Patients who have been previously treated with agomelatine
* History of bipolar disorder (I or II), schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, eating disorder, or obsessive compulsive disorder
* Any current Axis I disorder other than major depressive disorder which is the focus of treatment
* Substance or alcohol abuse in the last 30 days, dependence in the last 6 months
* Use of any psychoactive medication after the screening visit
* Female patients of childbearing potential who are not using effective contraception
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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National City, California, United States

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Orange, California, United States

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Pasadena, California, United States

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Pico Rivera, California, United States

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Redlands, California, United States

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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

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Boca Raton, Florida, United States

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Fort Myers, Florida, United States

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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Miami, Florida, United States

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Orlando, Florida, United States

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Winter Park, Florida, United States

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Augusta, Georgia, United States

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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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Joliet, Illinois, United States

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Overland Park, Kansas, United States

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Rockville, Maryland, United States

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Fall River, Massachusetts, United States

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Okemos, Michigan, United States

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Saint Charles, Missouri, United States

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St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

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Willingboro, New Jersey, United States

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New York, New York, United States

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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Canton, Ohio, United States

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Corvallis, Oregon, United States

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Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

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Media, Pennsylvania, United States

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Austin, Texas, United States

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Dallas, Texas, United States

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Friendswood, Texas, United States

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Houston, Texas, United States

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Herndon, Virginia, United States

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Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Bellevue, Washington, United States

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Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States

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Hato Rey, , Puerto Rico

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Countries

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United States Puerto Rico

Related Links

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https://www.novctrd.com/ctrdweb/trialresult/trialresults/pdf?trialResultId=2659

Results for CAGO178A2303 from the Novartis Clinical Trials website

Other Identifiers

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CAGO178A2303

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id