A Study to Test How Well Different Doses of BI 1569912 Are Tolerated and How Well They Work in People With Depression Who Take Anti-depressive Medication

NCT ID: NCT04937829

Last Updated: 2023-11-30

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

59 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-07-20

Study Completion Date

2023-11-16

Brief Summary

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This study is open to adults between 18 and 65 years of age who have depression (major depressive disorder). People with a current depressive episode lasting between 2 months and one and a half years can join the study. This study is for people for whom existing treatments for depression do not work sufficiently.

The purpose of this study is to test how well a medicine called BI 1569912 is tolerated and whether it may help people with depression.

It is planned to test 4 different dosages of BI 1569912 in this study. Each participant gets either one BI 1569912 dosage or placebo. It is decided randomly, which means by chance, who gets which treatment. Participants take BI 1569912 or placebo as tablets once during the study. Placebo tablets look like BI 1569912 tablets but do not contain any medicine. Participants also continue taking their usual medicine for depression throughout the study.

Participants are in the study for about 5 weeks. During this time, they visit the study site 4 times, with a stay at the study site for 9 days.

The doctors check the health of the participants and note any health problems that could have been caused by BI 1569912. The participants fill in questionnaires about their depression symptoms.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Depressive Disorder, Major

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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BI 1569912 treatment group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BI 1569912

Intervention Type DRUG

BI 1569912

Placebo group

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Interventions

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BI 1569912

BI 1569912

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Established diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) as confirmed at the time of screening by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), with a duration of current depressive episode ≥ 8 weeks and ≤ 24 months at the time of screening visit.
2. At least moderate severity of MDD confirmed by a trained site-based rater, at screening and Visit 2 day 1 (i.e. prior to randomisation). For patients who are not on an SSRI at Visit 1, MDD must be confirmed additionally at Visit 1 A.
3. In the current episode, patients have shown insufficient treatment response (defined by less than 50 % response to one or more antidepressant drugs of adequate dose and treatment duration (according to Summary of Product Characteristics) as evaluated by Antidepressant Treatment Response Questionnaire (ATRQ). Participants, who, in addition to their monotherapy with an SSRI/SNRI, are taking additional low dose antidepressant medications for purposes other than treating depressive symptoms, are not excluded. The dose must be less than the lowest dose indicated for MDD. Use of bupropion is not allowed.
4. Documented ongoing monotherapy treatment of ≥ 6 weeks at randomisation (i.e. Visit 2 day 1) with a protocol specified Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) or Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRI) at adequate dose (according to ATRQ assessment). sampling at Visit 1). Patients who are not on an SSRI at Visit 1 will undergo a lead in phase as described in the Flow Chart. Patients who meet all the eligibility criteria but are not on an SSRI/SNRI at Visit 1, will have the option to undergo a 6 week open label lead in phase with SSRI/SNRI. These patients will be reassessed at Visit 1A to determine eligibility to be randomized to the trial.
5. Male or female patients, aged 18 to 65 years at screening. If Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) are included, they have to be able and willing to use two methods of contraception which include one highly effective method of birth control per ICH M3 (R2) that result in a low failure rate of less than 1 %, plus one additional barrier method. If men who are able to father a child, are willing to participate, they have to use an adequate form of effective contraception for the duration of study participation and for at least 28 days after treatment has ended.
6. Signed and dated written informed consent in accordance with ICH-GCP and local legislation prior to admission to the trial. Please note complete sexual abstinence is allowed when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the patient (note: periodic abstinence such as calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, post-ovulation methods and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception) - (in this specific case the barrier methods, as mentioned below, are not applicable). Sexual abstinence as a contraceptive method will not be allowed for WOCBP who are heterosexually active.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patient had met diagnostic criteria per Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5) for schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder, bipolar disorder, delusional disorder or MDD with psychotic features at any time point in the patient's life.
2. Diagnosis with antisocial, paranoid, schizoid, schizotypical or Borderline personality disorder as per DSM-5 criteria at the time of screening visit. Any other personality disorder at screening visit that significantly affects current psychiatric status and is likely to impact trial participation, as per the judgement of investigator.
3. Diagnosis of any other mental disorder (in addition to those as described in Exclusion Criterion #1 and #2) that was the primary focus of treatment within 6 months prior to screening, as per clinical discretion of the investigator.
4. Patients with a Body Mass Index (weight \[kg\]/height \[m\]²) lower than 18 kg/m² at screening.
5. Diagnosis of a moderate to severe substance-related disorder within the last 6 months before screening visit (with exception of caffeine and tobacco).
6. Use of Ketamine/S-Ketamine for the current ongoing depressive episode.
7. Stable treatment with benzodiazepines and/or nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics. (Note: As needed (PRN) use of benzodiazepines and/or nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics may be acceptable except for the trial period Day -1 to Day 2).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Boehringer Ingelheim

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Collaborative Neuroscience Network, LLC (CNS)

Garden Grove, California, United States

Site Status

Collaborative Neuroscience Research, LLC

Torrance, California, United States

Site Status

Optimus U Corporation

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

Research Centers of America

Oakland Park, Florida, United States

Site Status

iResearch Atlanta

Decatur, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Hassman Research Institute

Berlin, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Hassman Research Institute

Marlton, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Neuro-Behavioral Clinical Research

North Canton, Ohio, United States

Site Status

InSite Clinical Research

DeSoto, Texas, United States

Site Status

Pillar Clinical Research, LLC

Richardson, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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1447-0003

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id