This is a Study to Determine the Antidepressant Effects of AZD6765

NCT ID: NCT00986479

Last Updated: 2014-10-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

22 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-12-31

Study Completion Date

2011-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine the antidepressant effects of AZD6765 compared to placebo.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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AZD6765 (150 mg) / Placebo

Patients randomized to receive a single intravenous (iv) infusion of AZD6765 (150 mg) over 60 minutes during the first period, followed by a 7-day drug-free period, followed by a single iv infusion of placebo (saline solution) over 60 minutes during the second period.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

AZD6765

Intervention Type DRUG

Single IV infusion of 150 mg AZD6765.

Placebo / AZD6765 (150 mg)

Patients randomized to receive a single intravenous (iv) infusion of placebo (saline solution) over 60 minutes during the first period, followed by a 7-day drug-free period, followed by a single iv infusion of AZD6765 (150 mg) over 60 minutes during the second period.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo to AZD6765

Intervention Type DRUG

Single IV infusion of Placebo to AZD6765

Interventions

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AZD6765

Single IV infusion of 150 mg AZD6765.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo to AZD6765

Single IV infusion of Placebo to AZD6765

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder, currently depressed without psychotic features
* Females must be of non-childbearing potential.

Exclusion Criteria

* Treatment with Clozapine or ECT within 3 months prior to study
* Current or past history of psychotic features or a diagnosis of schizophrenia or any other psychotic disorder as defined in the DSM-IV
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

AstraZeneca

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Carlos A Zarate, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Locations

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Research Site

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Dean RL, Hurducas C, Hawton K, Spyridi S, Cowen PJ, Hollingsworth S, Marquardt T, Barnes A, Smith R, McShane R, Turner EH, Cipriani A. Ketamine and other glutamate receptor modulators for depression in adults with unipolar major depressive disorder. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Sep 12;9(9):CD011612. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011612.pub3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34510411 (View on PubMed)

Lepow L, Luckenbaugh DA, Park L, Henter ID, Zarate CA Jr. Case series: Antidepressant effects of low-affinity and low-trapping NMDA receptor antagonists did not predict response to ketamine in seven subjects. J Psychiatr Res. 2017 Mar;86:55-57. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.10.023. Epub 2016 Nov 22. No abstract available.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27914292 (View on PubMed)

Zarate CA Jr, Mathews D, Ibrahim L, Chaves JF, Marquardt C, Ukoh I, Jolkovsky L, Brutsche NE, Smith MA, Luckenbaugh DA. A randomized trial of a low-trapping nonselective N-methyl-D-aspartate channel blocker in major depression. Biol Psychiatry. 2013 Aug 15;74(4):257-64. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.10.019. Epub 2012 Dec 1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23206319 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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D6702C00015

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

NCT00995111

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: nct_alias

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