A Study to Evaluate SAGE-547 in Participants With Severe Postpartum Depression

NCT ID: NCT02614547

Last Updated: 2025-09-15

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

21 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-12-15

Study Completion Date

2016-06-22

Brief Summary

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This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of SAGE-547 Injection in adult female participants diagnosed with severe postpartum depression.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Severe Postpartum Depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Placebo

Participants received infusion rates of placebo matched to SAGE-547.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered as intravenous infusion.

SAGE-547

Participants received a 4-hour dose titration of 30 micrograms per kilogram per hour (micrograms/kg/hr) (0 to 4 hours), then 60 micrograms/kg/hr (4 to 24 hours), then 90 micrograms/kg/hr (24 to 52 hours), followed by a taper to 60 micrograms/kg/hr (52 to 56 hours), and 30 micrograms/kg/hr (56 to 60 hours).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SAGE-547

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered as intravenous infusion.

Interventions

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SAGE-547

Administered as intravenous infusion.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Administered as intravenous infusion.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participant either must have ceased lactating at Screening; or if still lactating at Screening, must have already fully and permanently weaned their infant(s) from breastmilk; or if still actively breastfeeding at Screening, must agree to cease giving breastmilk to their infant(s) prior to receiving study drug.
* Participant had a major depressive episode that began no earlier than the third trimester and no later than the first 4 weeks following delivery, as diagnosed by Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I).
* Participant was less than or equal to (\<=) six months postpartum.
* Participant must be amenable to intravenous therapy.

Exclusion Criteria

* Active psychosis.
* Attempted suicide associated with index case of postpartum depression.
* Medical history of seizures.
* Medical history of bipolar disorder.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Stephen J Kanes, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Sage Therapeutics

Locations

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Sage Investigational Site

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Sage Investigational Site

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Sage Investigational Site

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Sage Investigational Site

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Gerbasi ME, Meltzer-Brody S, Acaster S, Fridman M, Bonthapally V, Hodgkins P, Kanes SJ, Eldar-Lissai A. Brexanolone in Postpartum Depression: Post Hoc Analyses to Help Inform Clinical Decision-Making. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2021 Mar;30(3):385-392. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2020.8483. Epub 2020 Nov 12.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33181049 (View on PubMed)

Kanes S, Colquhoun H, Gunduz-Bruce H, Raines S, Arnold R, Schacterle A, Doherty J, Epperson CN, Deligiannidis KM, Riesenberg R, Hoffmann E, Rubinow D, Jonas J, Paul S, Meltzer-Brody S. Brexanolone (SAGE-547 injection) in post-partum depression: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2017 Jul 29;390(10093):480-489. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31264-3. Epub 2017 Jun 12.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28619476 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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547-PPD-202 A

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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