Trial Outcomes & Findings for Antidepressant Therapy in Treating Bipolar Type II Major Depression (NCT NCT00602537)

NCT ID: NCT00602537

Last Updated: 2017-04-25

Results Overview

These subjects must be responders. Outcome measures were obtained at continuation weeks. Participant would be considered "depressive relapse" if relapsed by any of these times.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE4

Target enrollment

140 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Weeks 16, 20, 24, 30, 36

Results posted on

2017-04-25

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Antidepressant Therapy
Venlafaxine: 75 to 375 mg
Mood Stabilizer Therapy
Lithium Carbonate: 300 to 2400 mg
12 Week Double Blind Comparison
STARTED
65
64
12 Week Double Blind Comparison
Responded
44
22
12 Week Double Blind Comparison
COMPLETED
42
17
12 Week Double Blind Comparison
NOT COMPLETED
23
47
Follow Up Study Comparison
STARTED
42
17
Follow Up Study Comparison
COMPLETED
31
14
Follow Up Study Comparison
NOT COMPLETED
11
3

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Antidepressant Therapy
Venlafaxine: 75 to 375 mg
Mood Stabilizer Therapy
Lithium Carbonate: 300 to 2400 mg
12 Week Double Blind Comparison
Adverse Event
2
5
12 Week Double Blind Comparison
Lack of Efficacy
13
23
12 Week Double Blind Comparison
Lost to Follow-up
5
6
12 Week Double Blind Comparison
Withdrawal by Subject
3
13
Follow Up Study Comparison
Adverse Event
1
0
Follow Up Study Comparison
Lost to Follow-up
8
1
Follow Up Study Comparison
Withdrawal by Subject
2
2

Baseline Characteristics

Antidepressant Therapy in Treating Bipolar Type II Major Depression

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Antidepressant Therapy
n=42 Participants
Venlafaxine: 75 to 375 mg
Mood Stabilizer Therapy
n=17 Participants
Lithium Carbonate: 300 to 2400 mg
Total
n=59 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
41.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.4 • n=5 Participants
43.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.2 • n=7 Participants
42.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.5 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
24 Participants
n=5 Participants
8 Participants
n=7 Participants
32 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
18 Participants
n=5 Participants
9 Participants
n=7 Participants
27 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
4 Participants
n=5 Participants
5 Participants
n=7 Participants
9 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
37 Participants
n=5 Participants
12 Participants
n=7 Participants
49 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Inter-episode recovery
14 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
16 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age 1st major depressive episode
19.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.7 • n=5 Participants
17.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.4 • n=7 Participants
18.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.1 • n=5 Participants
Age 1st hypomanic episode
20.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.6 • n=5 Participants
16.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.0 • n=7 Participants
19.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.5 • n=5 Participants
Number of lifetime major depressive episodes
28.4 Episodes
STANDARD_DEVIATION 50.4 • n=5 Participants
33.3 Episodes
STANDARD_DEVIATION 49.7 • n=7 Participants
29.9 Episodes
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.0 • n=5 Participants
Number of lifetime hypomanic episodes
45.8 Episodes
STANDARD_DEVIATION 66.4 • n=5 Participants
32.2 Episodes
STANDARD_DEVIATION 47.3 • n=7 Participants
41.9 Episodes
STANDARD_DEVIATION 61.4 • n=5 Participants
Baseline HRSD score
19.4 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.6 • n=5 Participants
18.8 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.3 • n=7 Participants
19.2 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.5 • n=5 Participants
Baseline YMRS score
0.8 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.7 • n=5 Participants
0.6 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.4 • n=7 Participants
0.8 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.6 • n=5 Participants
Duration major depressive episode
4.5 months
n=5 Participants
4.0 months
n=7 Participants
4 months
n=5 Participants
Baseline HRSD Score for Follow-Up study
4.3 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.8 • n=5 Participants
4.4 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.4 • n=7 Participants
4.3 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.9 • n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Weeks 16, 20, 24, 30, 36

These subjects must be responders. Outcome measures were obtained at continuation weeks. Participant would be considered "depressive relapse" if relapsed by any of these times.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Antidepressant Therapy
n=40 Participants
Venlafaxine: 75 to 375 mg
Mood Stabilizer Therapy
n=15 Participants
Lithium Carbonate: 300 to 2400 mg
Depressive Relapse
3 Participants
4 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Measured at Weeks 12 and 36

These subjects must be responders.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Antidepressant Therapy
n=40 Participants
Venlafaxine: 75 to 375 mg
Mood Stabilizer Therapy
n=15 Participants
Lithium Carbonate: 300 to 2400 mg
Treatment-Emergent Mood Symptoms
Any depression
15 Participants
11 Participants
Treatment-Emergent Mood Symptoms
Any subsyndromal hypomania
3 Participants
3 Participants

Adverse Events

Antidepressant Therapy

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Mood Stabilizer Therapy

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Jay Amsterdam

University of Pennsylvania

Phone: (215) 662-3462

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place