Status:

COMPLETED

Study Evaluating the Safety & Efficacy of DVS-223 SR for Relief of Vasomotor Symptoms Associated With Menopause

Lead Sponsor:

Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

Conditions:

Vasomotor Symptoms

Eligibility:

FEMALE

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of 4 doses of desvenlafaxine-233 sustained release (DVS-233 SR) as compared to placebo for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Generally healthy, postmenopausal women; at least 12 months of spontaneous amenorrhea or at least 6 months of spontaneous amenorrhea with serum FSH levels \> 40 mIU/mL or at least 6 weeks postsurgical bilateral oophorectomy (with or without hysterectomy).
  • Minimum of 7 moderate to severe hot flushes per day or 50 moderate to severe hot flushes per week at screening:
  • Moderate hot flush: warm sensation with sweating, does not disrupt activity.
  • Severe hot flush: hot sensation with sweating, disrupts activity.
  • Subjects must have body mass index (BMI) less than or equal to 40 using the nomograph for BMI.

Exclusion

  • Hypersensitivity to venlafaxine (Effexor or Effexor XR).
  • Use of oral estrogen-, progestin-, androgen-, or SERM-containing drug products within 8 weeks prior to screening; use of transdermal hormone products within 8 weeks prior to screening; use of vaginal hormone products (rings, creams, gels) within 4 weeks prior to screening; use of intrauterine progestins within 8 weeks prior to screening; use of progestin implants or estrogen injectables within 3 months prior to screening; use of estrogen pellet or progestin injectables within 6 months prior to screening.
  • History of a seizure disorder other than a single childhood febrile seizure.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

April 1 2004

Estimated Enrollment :

540 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00421031

Start Date

December 1 2003

End Date

April 1 2004

Last Update

January 11 2007

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Montgomery, Alabama, United States, 36116

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Peoria, Arizona, United States, 85345

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San Diego, California, United States, 92123

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Stanford, California, United States, 94143