Evaluation of GSK561679 in Women With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

267 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-12-31

Study Completion Date

2014-08-31

Brief Summary

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This study will test the hypothesis of whether an antagonist at the corticotropin releasing factor type 1 (CRF1) receptor (i.e. GSK561679) is superior to placebo in reducing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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Detailed Description

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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a chronic and common anxiety disorder that follows exposure to an overwhelming traumatic event. The majority of patients with PTSD also meet criteria for other psychiatric disorders and PTSD is associated with an increased risk for suicide attempts.

PTSD is responsive to psychological and pharmacological treatments, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), but response rates rarely exceed 60%, and even fewer patients (20-30%) achieve clinical remission. Thus, there is a clear need to develop novel and improved therapeutics for PTSD.

The study is divided into 4 phases:

Phase 1 (Screening): a 1 week no drug screening period to assess study eligibility.

Phase 2 (Pre-Treatment Testing Period): Eligible patients will be enrolled into a 1 week Testing Phase, which will include neuropsychological and neurophysiological testing as well as blood draws and electrocardiogram.

Phase 3 (Treatment Period): Eligible patients will be enrolled in a two-armed 6-week period of double-blind placebo-controlled acute treatment. All subjects who continue to meet eligibility criteria will be randomized to one of two groups: GSK561679 (at a fixed dose of 350 mg/day) or placebo. Randomization will be performed at a 1:1 ratio into two treatment groups. Neuropsychological and neurophysiological testing will be repeated after 5 weeks of the double-blind treatment period.

Phase 4 (Follow-up Period): Safety follow-up visits will be conducted 1 week and 1 month after the end of the treatment Phase 3.

Conditions

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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Placebo

Adult women with DSM-IV defined PTSD will receive matching placebo for 6 weeks

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Matching placebo, oral administration, 1 pill/day for 6 weeks

GSK561679

Adult women with DSM-IV-defined PTSD will receive GSK561679 at a fixed dose of 350 mg/day for 6-weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

GSK561679

Intervention Type DRUG

GSK561679, oral administration, 350mg/day, 6 week administration

Interventions

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GSK561679

GSK561679, oral administration, 350mg/day, 6 week administration

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Matching placebo, oral administration, 1 pill/day for 6 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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CRF1 antagonist Sugar Pill

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Female between 21-65 years of age
* Able to provide consent and willing to participate in research
* Fulfills Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV) criteria for primary diagnosis of PTSD
* PTSD duration of illness at least 3 months
* Able to provide consent and willing to participate in research
* CAPS score of ≥ 50 at Screening and Visit 3 (randomization)
* Negative Urine toxicology test
* Agrees to use protocol-defined effective birth control method
* If the patient has a history of peptic ulcer disease (PUD), there is documentation of the etiology of the PUD and that effective treatment was provided with full eradication of ulcers and symptoms

Exclusion Criteria

* Lifetime or current diagnosis of schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), or current Axis I disorder \[(except for major depression secondary to the PTSD, dysthymia, depression not otherwise specified (NOS) and anxiety disorders (panic disorder, social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), specific phobia)\]
* Subject is currently participating in another clinical trial in which she is or will be exposed to an investigational or non-investigational drug or device, or has done so within the preceding month for studies unrelated to PTSD, or 1 month for studies related to PTSD
* Current evidence or history of significant unstable medical illness or organic brain impairment, including stroke, central nervous system (CNS) tumor, demyelinating disease, cardiac, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, renal or hepatic impairment that would likely interfere with the action, absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of GSK561679.
* Patients who in the investigator's judgment pose a current suicidal or homicidal risk
* DSM-IV substance abuse or dependence within the past 90 days. Subject has a positive test for illegal substances.
* Diagnosis of anorexia nervosa or bulimia in the past year.
* Subject has a documented history of hepato-biliary disease including a history of, or positive laboratory results for hepatitis (hepatitis B surface antigen and/or hepatitis C antibody), and/or clinically significant hepatic enzyme elevation including any one of the following enzymes greater than 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) value (alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total or direct bilirubin \> 1.5 x ULN, unless consistent with presumed or diagnosed Gilbert's disease)
* Subject has taken systemic corticosteroids within 2 weeks of the Randomization Visit
* Treatment with any other psychoactive medication within 2 weeks of Visit 1, including all antidepressants, psychoactive herbal or nutritional treatment (St Johns Wort, SAM-e), lithium, other mood stabilizers, oral antipsychotics, depot antipsychotics within 12 weeks, beta blockers, thioridazine, pimozide, opiates, anxiolytics, and sedatives (with the exception of zolpidem, eszopiclone, and zaleplon). Also any treatment with any medication that the PI judges not acceptable for this study.
* Subject who is likely to require the use of the following medications: Chronic (for more than 2 weeks), regular nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) use. Any use of aspirin (including low dose)
* Subject has taken non-psychoactive (prescription or non-prescription), dietary, or herbal products, with a narrow therapeutic index, that are metabolized via the cytochrome P450 3A4 or 2C9 pathway (warfarin), or transported via OATP1B1 or P-gp, within 2 weeks (or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) prior to the Randomization Visit.
* Subject has taken other (non-psychoactive) prescription, non-prescription, dietary, or herbal products that are potent inducers or inhibitors of the cytochrome P450 3A4 pathway for 2 weeks (or 5 half lives, whichever is longer) prior to the Randomization Visit.
* Subject has a stool positive for occult blood.
* Pregnancy or lactation
* Subjects who, in the opinion of the investigator, would be non compliant with the visit schedule or study procedures (e.g. illiteracy, planned vacations, or planned hospitalizations during the study).
* Previous treatment with CRF1 receptor antagonist
* Any laboratory abnormality that in the investigator's judgment is considered to be clinically significant (blood pressure, electrocardiogram (ECG), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), liver function test (LFT), etc.)
* Patients who are receiving exposure-based psychotherapy that targets PTSD symptoms
* Current or planned litigation or other actions related to secondary gain regarding the traumatic event
* Subject has clinical evidence of, or ECG results indicating any of the following at either screen or Randomization Visit unless repeat ECG shows that the parameter had returned to within normal range by the Randomization Visit:

1. Corrected QT Interval (QTc) \> 450 msec;
2. any cardiac condition or ECG evidence that the investigator feels may predispose the subject to ischemia or arrhythmia; or
3. any ECG abnormality that, in the investigator's judgment, may pose a potential safety concern

Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No