Short-term Study of Combination Treatment of Escitalopram and Gaboxadol in Major Depressive Disorder

NCT ID: NCT00807248

Last Updated: 2012-12-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

490 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-11-30

Study Completion Date

2010-02-28

Brief Summary

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To compare the efficacy of escitalopram fixed dose 20 mg/day in combination with fixed doses of gaboxadol (5 and 10 mg/day) versus escitalopram fixed dose 20 mg/day after 8 weeks of treatment in patients with Major Depressive Disorder

Detailed Description

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Subjects participating in this study will be respectively randomised (1:2:2:2) to receive either:

* placebo or
* escitalopram 20 mg/day or
* escitalopram 20 mg/day in combination with gaboxadol 5 mg/day or
* escitalopram 20 mg/day in combination with gaboxadol 10 mg/day

Conditions

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Major Depressive Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Escitalopram placebo and gaboxadol placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Escitalopram placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Once daily before bedtime for 8 weeks

Gaboxadol placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Once daily before bedtime for 8 weeks

Escitalopram 20 mg and gaboxadol placebo

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Gaboxadol placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Once daily before bedtime for 8 weeks

Escitalopram 20 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Once daily before bedtime for 8 weeks

Escitalopram 20 mg and gaboxadol 5 mg

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Escitalopram 20 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Once daily before bedtime for 8 weeks

Gaboxadol 5 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Once daily before bedtime for 8 weeks

Escitalopram 20 mg and gaboxadol 10 mg

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Escitalopram 20 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Once daily before bedtime for 8 weeks

Gaboxadol 10 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Once daily before bedtime for 8 weeks

Interventions

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Escitalopram placebo

Once daily before bedtime for 8 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Gaboxadol placebo

Once daily before bedtime for 8 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Escitalopram 20 mg

Once daily before bedtime for 8 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Gaboxadol 5 mg

Once daily before bedtime for 8 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Gaboxadol 10 mg

Once daily before bedtime for 8 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Escitalopram = Cipralex/Lexapro/Seroplex/Sipralexa

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Clinical Diagnosis of MDD according to DSM-IV-TR criteria:

* With reported duration of the current major depressive episode of at least 3 months
* With MADRS total score of at least 30

Exclusion Criteria

The patient has 1 or more of the following:

* Any current psychiatric disorder other than MDD as defined in the DSM-IV-TR
* Current or past history of: manic or hypomanic episode, schizophrenia, or any other psychotic disorder, including major depression with psychotic features, mental retardation, organic mental disorders, or mental disorders due to a general medical condition as defined in the DSM-IV-TR
* Any substance disorder (except nicotine and caffeine) within the previous 6 months as defined in the DSM-IV-TR
* Presence or history of a clinically significant neurological disorder (including epilepsy)
* Neurodegenerative disorder (Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis, Huntington disease, etc)
* Any Axis II disorder that might compromise the study
* Previous use of hallucinogenic drug

The patient has a significant risk of suicide according to the investigator's opinion, or has a score \>=5 on item 10 (suicidal thoughts) of the MADRS, or has made a suicide attempt in the previous 12 months.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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H. Lundbeck A/S

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Email contact via H. Lundbeck A/S

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

[email protected]

Locations

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AT001

Vienna, , Austria

Site Status

RU019

Barnaul, , Russia

Site Status

RU029

Izhevsk, , Russia

Site Status

RU020

Kemerovo, , Russia

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RU012

Krasnodar, , Russia

Site Status

RU010

Krasnodar, , Russia

Site Status

RU022

Kursk, , Russia

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RU015

Moscow, , Russia

Site Status

RU026

Moscow, , Russia

Site Status

RU001

Moscow, , Russia

Site Status

RU002

Moscow, , Russia

Site Status

RU028

Moscow, , Russia

Site Status

RU003

Moscow, , Russia

Site Status

RU007

Moscow, , Russia

Site Status

RU027

Saransk, , Russia

Site Status

RU024

Saratov, , Russia

Site Status

RU013

Saratov, , Russia

Site Status

RU021

Tomsk, , Russia

Site Status

RU016

Tver', , Russia

Site Status

RU014

Volgograd, , Russia

Site Status

RU011

Yaroslavl, , Russia

Site Status

RU018

Yekaterinburg, , Russia

Site Status

Countries

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Austria Russia

References

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Kasper S, Ebert B, Larsen K, Tonnoir B. Combining escitalopram with gaboxadol provides no additional benefit in the treatment of patients with severe major depressive disorder. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2012 Jul;15(6):715-25. doi: 10.1017/S146114571100112X. Epub 2011 Oct 19.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 22008735 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2008-000506-36

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

12213A

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id