An Eight-Week Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of SR58611A in Elderly Patients With Depression - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Sanofi-Aventis
Information provided by:	Sanofi-Aventis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00319709

Purpose

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SR58611A in elderly patients with depression.The primary objective is to evaluate the efficacy of a 700 mg dose of SR58611A compared to placebo in elderly patients with depression. The secondary objectives are to evaluate the safety of SR58611A and to evaluate the efficacy of SR58611A on disability and quality of life in elderly patients with depression.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Depressive Disorder	Drug: SR58611A	Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics: Depression

Drug Information available for: SR 58611A

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	An Eight-Week, Double-Blind Placebo Controlled, Multicenter Study Evaluating the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability of a Fixed Dose of SR58611A (350 mg q12) in Elderly Patients With Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

Further study details as provided by Sanofi-Aventis:

Primary Outcome Measures:

The primary outcome of the study is the change from baseline to Day 56 of treatment in the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) total score.

Secondary Outcome Measures:

The main secondary outcomes are the changes from baseline to Day 56 of treatment in the HAM-D depressed mood item, the Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale total, and the Clinical Global Impression Severity of Illness scores.

Enrollment:	288
Study Start Date:	April 2006
Study Completion Date:	August 2007
Primary Completion Date:	April 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	65 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Outpatients or inpatients
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) with a recurrent Major Depressive Episode (MDE) according to DSM IV-TR criteria.
MADRS score equal of above 22.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with a current significant risk of suicide in the investigator's clinical judgment.
The duration of the current depressive episode is greater than 2 years.
Patients whose current depressive episode is secondary to a general medical condition
Patients with a lifetime history according to MINI at screening of:bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, antisocial personality disorder.
Patients with a current history according to MINI at screening of anxiety disorders, alcohol dependence or abuse or substance dependence or abuse
Patients with severe or unstable concomitant medical conditions.
History of seizures other than a single childhood febrile seizure.
Patients with abnormal thyroid functioning.
Patients with clinically significant ECG findings at screening.
Patients who have taken an investigational drug in the last 3 months prior to screening.
Any subject who has previously participated in a SR58611A protocol.
Patients with Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score < 25 at screening.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00319709

Locations

Bulgaria
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Sofia, Bulgaria
Finland
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Helsinki, Finland
Romania
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Bucuresti, Romania
Serbia
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Belgrade, Serbia
Slovakia
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Bratislava, Slovakia

Sponsors and Collaborators

Sanofi-Aventis

Investigators

Study Director:

ICD CSD

Sanofi-Aventis

More Information

Related Info This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Responsible Party:	sanofi-aventis ( ICD Study Director )
Study ID Numbers:	EFC4846, EudraCT 2005-005597-67
Study First Received:	April 28, 2006
Last Updated:	November 13, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00319709
Health Authority:	Poland: Ministry of Health; Finland: National Agency for Medicines; Slovakia: State Institute for Drug Control

Keywords provided by Sanofi-Aventis:

depression
antidepressive agents
controlled clinical trial

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Depression
Mental Disorders
SR 58611A
Mood Disorders

Depressive Disorder, Major
Depressive Disorder
Behavioral Symptoms

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Neurotransmitter Agents
Pathologic Processes
Disease
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Adrenergic Agents

Adrenergic beta-Agonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Adrenergic Agonists

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 13, 2009