A Study to Evaluate SAGE-547 in Participants With Severe Postpartum Depression
NCT ID: NCT02614547
Last Updated: 2025-09-15
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COMPLETED
PHASE2
21 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2015-12-15
2016-06-22
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Placebo
Participants received infusion rates of placebo matched to SAGE-547.
Placebo
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).
SAGE-547
Administered as intravenous infusion.
Interventions
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SAGE-547
Administered as intravenous infusion.
Placebo
Administered as intravenous infusion.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* 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
* Attempted suicide associated with index case of postpartum depression.
* Medical history of seizures.
* Medical history of bipolar disorder.
18 Years
45 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
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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
Sage Investigational Site
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Sage Investigational Site
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Sage Investigational Site
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Countries
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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.
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.
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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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