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Efficacy and safety of Vilazodone versus Escitalopram versus Vortioxetine as Antidepressant in patients with major Depressive Disorder : An open-labeled randomizes study in a Tertiary care hospital

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/07/043818
Enrollment
96
Registered
2022-07-07
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-04

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: F332- Major depressive disorder, recurrent severe without psychotic features Health Condition 2: F331- Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate

Interventions

Intervention1: Vilazodone: Tab. Vilazodone will be started at a dose of 20 mg/day. If required, dose titration will be done up to 40 mg/day by the clinician. The treatment will be continued for a peri

Sponsors

N Simple Santi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with MDD 2. HDRS score > 24 at baseline 3. Patients willing to give written informed consent at baseline

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with psychotic symptoms 2. Patients with a history of substance abuse 3. Pregnant or lactating women 4. Patient with a history of known adverse effect to the study drugs

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction of HDRS score by 15 units in at least 50% of participants in the study groupsTimepoint: Baseline, Week 16

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Change of Blood glucose values (FBS)Timepoint: Baseline, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, and Week 16;Change of CBC parametersTimepoint: Baseline, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, and Week 16;Change of liver enzymes, bilirubin, and albumin levelsTimepoint: Baseline, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, and Week 16;Change of quality of life (assessed by SF-36 questionnaire) in the study groupsTimepoint: Baseline, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, and Week 16;Change of serum creatinine valuesTimepoint: Baseline, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, and Week 16;Evaluation of adherence of study participants (by MMAS-8) of the study groupsTimepoint: Baseline, Week 8, and Week 16;Incidence of adverse events in the study participants during the study durationTimepoint: Baseline, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, and Week 16;Proportion of participants achieving HDRS score less than 7Timepoint: Baseline, Week 8, Week 12, and Week 16;Reduction of CGI score in the study groupsTimepoint: Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, and Week 16;Reduction of HDRS score in the study groupsTimepoint: Baseline, Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12;Reduction of MADRS score in the study groupsTimepoint: Baseline, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, and Week 16

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactN Simple Santi

Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Science And Research, Burla

drsasi12@gmail.com09937131899

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026