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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Duke University Forest Laboratories |
Information provided by: | Duke University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00215228 |
Low heart rate variability is a marker of increased risk of cardiac mortality, and is observed in depressed coronary artery disease patients. Some antidepressants may themselves, however, decrease heart rate variability. We will test the hypothesis that greater reduction in heart rate variability will be associated with duloxetine (which has noradrenergic activity) than escitalopram (a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor). We will also test the hypothesis that changes in heart rate variability are related to the magnitude of norepinephrine transporter occupancy.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Major Depressive Disorder |
Drug: duloxetine vs. escitalopram |
Phase II Phase III |
MedlinePlus related topics: | Depression |
Drug Information available for: | Escitalopram Benzetimide Citalopram Citalopram hydrobromide Dexetimide Escitalopram oxalate Duloxetine Duloxetine hydrochloride |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment |
Official Title: | Effects of Escitalopram vs. Duloxetine on Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Cardiovascular Control |
Estimated Enrollment: | 26 |
Study Start Date: | July 2005 |
Study Completion Date: | August 2007 |
Evaluation of heart rate variability (HRV) has been shown to be a valuable tool for measuring autonomic dysfunction associated with depression and with cardiac disease. Low HRV is a marker of increased risk of cardiac mortality, and is observed in depressed coronary artery disease patients and in anxious patients post-MI. Treatment with sympathomimetic antidepressants, such as MAO inhibitors and tricyclics, reduce HRV further, and have been associated with elevated heart rate, orthostatic hypotension, and with adverse cardiac events. Although there is increasing evidence that the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class of antidepressants have minimal effects on the cardiovascular system, the case is less clear with the SNRI antidepressants which block the reuptake of both serotonin and norepinephrine. It is possible that measures of the extent of norepinephrine transporter blockade or inhibition may relate to the HRV reduction seen with noradrenergic drugs. Given these considerations, we propose a study to compare the cardiovascular profile of the SSRI escitalopram (Lexapro), with the most recently available SNRI, duloxetine, in outpatients with depression. Using HRV methodology, we will test the hypothesis that greater reduction in HRV will be associated with duloxetine than escitalopram. In addition, we will measure the magnitude of serotonin and norepinephrine transporter occupancy produced by each drug. This will allow us to examine the relationship between changes in HRV to the magnitude of transporter inhibiting effects of each drug.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years to 60 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
United States, North Carolina | |||||
Duke University Medical Center | |||||
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705 |
Duke University |
Forest Laboratories |
Principal Investigator: | Wei Zhang, M.D., Ph. D | Duke University |
Study ID Numbers: | 6957-05-3R0 |
First Received: | September 20, 2005 |
Last Updated: | September 18, 2007 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00215228 |
Health Authority: | United States: Food and Drug Administration |
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