Switching to Duloxetine in Patients With Depression

NCT ID: NCT00696774

Last Updated: 2010-09-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

242 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-06-30

Study Completion Date

2009-07-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to help answer the following research question: Whether switching to duloxetine improves depressed mood when current treatment did not work well for patients with depression.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Depressive Disorder, Major

Study Design

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Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Duloxetine

Patients who met criteria in Study Period I (screening) were treated with duloxetine 60 milligrams (mg) once daily (QD) in an open-label manner for 4 weeks (Study Period II). Study Period II was considered the acute therapy period. Study Period III was a 4-week interval where patients who did not respond during Study Period II had their duloxetine doses optimized to 120 mg.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Duloxetine

Intervention Type DRUG

Study Period II (Acute Therapy): 60 mg capsules, QD, for 4 weeks.

Study Period III (Optimization): Responder group - 60 mg capsules, QD, for 4 weeks more. Non-responder group - 120 mg capsules, QD, for 4 weeks more.

Interventions

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Duloxetine

Study Period II (Acute Therapy): 60 mg capsules, QD, for 4 weeks.

Study Period III (Optimization): Responder group - 60 mg capsules, QD, for 4 weeks more. Non-responder group - 120 mg capsules, QD, for 4 weeks more.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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LY248686 Cymbalta

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female outpatients aged 18 years or older who meet criteria for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
* Currently receiving a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) or a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) class of antidepressant for at least a month for the treatment of depression.
* Females of child-bearing potential (not surgically sterilized and between menarche and 1 year postmenopause) to test negative for pregnancy based on a urine pregnancy test and to agree to use a reliable method of birth control.

Exclusion Criteria

* Women who are pregnant or plan to be pregnant or are breastfeeding.
* To have received treatment within the last 30 days with a drug that has not received regulatory approval for any indication.
* Diagnosed with treatment resistant depression.
* History of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or other psychotic disorders.
* To have previously taken duloxetine that didn't work.
* Judged to be at serious suicidal risk in the opinion of the investigator and/or score \>=3 on Item 3 (suicide) of the 17-Item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-17) at screening (Visit 1) or baseline (Visit 2).
* A serious medical illness that may need treatment during the study.
* Taking certain medications that are not allowed in this study.
* To have a history of alcohol and/or drug abuse or dependence within the past year.
* To have uncontrolled narrow-angle glaucoma.
* To have allergic reactions to many medicines.
* To have undergone "shock" therapy (Electroconvulsive Therapy) or "magnet" treatment (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) within the past year.
* To initiate "talk therapy" (psychotherapy) just before or during the study.
* To have chronic pain and you have been taking medicine for it for the last 6 months.
* To have certain liver diseases.
* To have kidney disease or undergoing dialysis.
* Abnormal thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) concentration.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Eli Lilly and Company

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Eli Lilly

Principal Investigators

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Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 1-317-615-4559 Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST)

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Eli Lilly and Company

Locations

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For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.

Guri-si, , South Korea

Site Status

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Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

Other Identifiers

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F1J-CR-S022

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

12349

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id