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Treatment of Psychotic Major Depression With Mifepristone
This study has been terminated.
First Received: March 20, 2009   Last Updated: June 10, 2009   History of Changes
Sponsored by: Stanford University
Information provided by: Stanford University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00867360
  Purpose

The purpose of this research study is to see how certain hormones cause changes in mood and thinking in some depressed patients and to determine the effectiveness of mifepristone in treating some forms of depression.

This study is conducted in conjunction with an observational study "Clinical and Biological Characteristics of Psychotic Depression".


Condition Intervention Phase
Affective Disorders, Psychotic
Depressive Disorder
Drug: Mifepristone (RU-486)
Phase III

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title: Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA)/Dopamine Axis in Psychotic Depression

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Further study details as provided by Stanford University:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Change in psychotic symptoms
  • Clinical improvement is associated with changes in cognition and HPA axis function (cortisol, ACTH)

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Clinical improvement is associated with change in MR sensitivity

Estimated Enrollment: 50
Study Start Date: August 2005
Study Completion Date: May 2009
Primary Completion Date: May 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   21 Years to 85 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:Inclusion criteria for PMD (individuals with Psychotic Major Depression) are as follows:

  1. DSM IV diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder with psychotic features, Bipolar II Disorder with psychotic features in a major depressive episode.
  2. 21-item HAM-D score greater than or equal to 21.
  3. Thase Core Endogenomorphic Scale score greater than or equal to 6 on the items included in the 21-item HDRS.
  4. Between 21 - 85 years of age.
  5. Female patients of child bearing capacity with Psychotic Depression receiving treatment with mifepristone are required to use a double-barrier method of contraception or abstinence for the entire duration of the study as well as for thirty days after the last dose of Mifepristone is taken.
  6. If currently taking antipsychotic, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, and/or mood-stabilizing medications, must be stable on the medication for at least one-week prior to entering the study.
  7. Pre-existing (current) primary treating psychiatrist for subjects with psychotic features.
  8. Any secondary diagnoses from the anxiety disorder spectrum is acceptable. Any secondary diagnoses from the anxiety disorder spectrum is acceptable. Primary pre-existing chronic Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder(OCD) will be an exclusion criteria.

Exclusion Criteria:Exclusion criteria for PMDs are as follows:

  1. ECT in the 6 months prior to the study.
  2. Abuse of drugs or alcohol in the 6 months prior to study.
  3. Unstable or untreated hypertension, cardiovascular disease.
  4. If participating in the blood draw portion of the protocol, endocrine disorders are exclusionary.
  5. Use of additional prescription medications, street drugs, or alcohol during the week before the study.
  6. Previous mifepristone failure or non-response.
  7. Any Axis II diagnosis or traits which would make participation in the study difficult.
  8. Current pregnancy or lactation.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00867360

Locations
United States, California
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California, United States, 94305
Sponsors and Collaborators
Stanford University
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Fredric B Kraemer Stanford University
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Responsible Party: Stanford University School of Medicine ( Anna Lembke, Principal Investigator )
Study ID Numbers: SU-02262009-1838
Study First Received: March 20, 2009
Last Updated: June 10, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00867360     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Depression
Contraceptive Agents
Hormone Antagonists
Contraceptives, Oral
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Contraceptive Agents, Female
Mifepristone
Depressive Disorder, Major
Contraceptives, Postcoital
Depressive Disorder
Hormones
Behavioral Symptoms
Schizophrenia
Affective Disorders, Psychotic
Dopamine
Mental Disorders
Mood Disorders
Psychotic Disorders
Dopamine Agents
Epinephrine
Schizophrenia and Disorders with Psychotic Features

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Contraceptives, Postcoital, Synthetic
Contraceptive Agents
Hormone Antagonists
Contraceptives, Oral
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Contraceptive Agents, Female
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Reproductive Control Agents
Affective Disorders, Psychotic
Pathologic Processes
Mental Disorders
Therapeutic Uses
Abortifacient Agents
Menstruation-Inducing Agents
Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic
Psychotic Disorders
Schizophrenia and Disorders with Psychotic Features
Abortifacient Agents, Steroidal
Disease
Depression
Mifepristone
Depressive Disorder
Contraceptives, Postcoital
Luteolytic Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Behavioral Symptoms
Mood Disorders

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