Status:
COMPLETED
A Study to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of 2 Doses of Org 34517 as Adjunctive Therapy in Subjects With Psychotic Major Depression (28130)(P05845)
Lead Sponsor:
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Conditions:
Depression
Depressive Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether subjects with psychotic major depression benefit from adjunctive treatment with Org 34517. Two doses of Org 34517 will be compared to placebo ...
Detailed Description
Major depression with psychotic features (psychotic depression) is the most debilitating disorder in the depressive disorders spectrum. It is associated with severe symptoms, prolonged course, poorer ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- have provided voluntary written informed consent for trial participation after the scope and nature of the investigation were explained to them, and before starting any trial-related activities (before Screening);
- be able to speak, read, understand, respond to questions, and follow
- instructions in English or their native language;
- have DSM-IV severe depressive episode with psychotic features, as
- diagnosed by the MINI for single or recurrent episodes (296.24 or 296.34);
- have a score on PANSS item "Delusions" AND/OR "Hallucinatory behavior" of at least 4 at Screening and Baseline;
- have a PANSS Positive Scale score of at least 16 at Screening and Baseline;
- have a total score of at least 18 on the HAMD 17-item scale at Screening and Baseline;
- be on a stable dose of "usual treatment", which had to consist of an
- antidepressant, an antipsychotic, a mood stabilizer or any combination of these 3 drug classes;
- be between 18 and 75 years of age (inclusive) at Screening;
- be willing to be hospitalized for at least 11 days from Screening onwards.
Exclusion
- have any other current psychiatric diagnosis (according to the MINI) except MDD, such as organic mental syndromes and disorders, delirium or anxiety disorders;
- have a lifetime psychiatric diagnosis of psychotic disorders (according to the MINI), or a MINI diagnosis of past manic episode;
- be at significant risk of committing suicide, as indicated by a score greater than 9 on the revised InterSePT Scale for Suicidal Thinking (ISST);
- be currently treated with carbamazepine or valproate;
- be currently treated with midazolam;
- be treated with electroconvulsive therapy in the current episode;
- be currently treated with more than one antidepressant;
- be currently treated with more than one antipsychotic;
- be currently treated with more than one mood stabilizer;
- have a "usual treatment" started or discontinued in the 2 weeks before
- Randomization;
- have a "usual treatment" dose change within the week prior to
- Randomization;
- have any clinically unstable or uncontrollable renal, hepatic, respiratory,
- hematological, cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease that would put the patient at risk of safety or bias assessment of efficacy;
- have known hypersensitivity reactions to glucocorticoid antagonists;
- have any clinically significant abnormal laboratory data (e.g. aspartate amino transferase (ASAT) and/or alanine amino transferase (ALAT) values \> 2x normal range upper limit) or ECG results, or a clinically significant abnormal outcome at the physical examination at the screening visit;
- have any untreated or uncompensated clinically significant endocrine
- disorder;
- have a MINI diagnosis of alcohol and/or drug dependence;
- have a confirmed positive result on the drug screening test for any illicit drug, except cannabis, at Screening;
- be using hormone replacement therapy at Screening;
- have required concomitant treatment with corticosteroids, like
- dexamethasone, prednisone or cortisol (topical use is allowed);
- be diagnosed with Cushing's disease;
- be women of childbearing potential without adequate contraception;
- be women with a positive pregnancy test at Screening or Baseline, or
- breastfeeding mothers;
- be males with a current diagnosis of prostate hypertrophia or past history (less than 3 months) of symptoms of prostate hypertrophia.
- be currently treated with clozapine (per Amendment III);
- be currently treated with systemic or topical ketaconazole.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
273 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00212797
Start Date
July 1 2004
End Date
July 1 2006
Last Update
November 26 2015
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