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Brexpiprazole as Adjunctive Treatment in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder With an Inadequate Response to Antidepressant Treatment

Interventional, randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, flexible-dose long-term study to evaluate the maintenance of efficacy and safety of 1 to 3 mg/day of brexpiprazole as adjunctive treatment in patients with major depressive disorder with an inadequate response to antidepressant treatment - N/A

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2012-001380-76-EE
Enrollment
2924
Registered
2013-02-21
Start date
2013-03-28
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2016-09-12

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Conditions

Major Depressive Disorder MedDRA version: 18.0 Level: LLT Classification code 10025461 Term: Major depressive disorder, recurrent episode, severe degree, without mention of psychotic behavior System Organ Class: 100000004873 MedDRA version: 18.0 Level: LLT Classification code 10025463 Term: Major depressive disorder, single episode System Organ Class: 100000004873 MedDRA version: 18.0 Level: LLT Classification code 10025469 Term: Major depressive disorder, single episode, severe degree, witho

Interventions

Product Name: Brexpiprazole Product Code: Lu AF41156/ OPC-34712 Pharmaceutical Form: Tablet Current Sponsor code: Lu AF41156/ OPC- 34712 Other descriptive name: Brexpiprazole Concentration unit: mg mi

Sponsors

H. Lundbeck A/S
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: •The patient is an outpatient consulting a psychiatrist. •The patient has an MDD diagnosed according to DSM-IV-TR™. The current Major Depressive Episode (MDE) should be confirmed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). •The patient has a moderate to severe depression and an insufficient response to at least one and no more than three adequate antidepressant treatments. •The patient agrees to protocol-defined use of effective contraception. Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 2632 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 292

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.The patient has any current psychiatric disorder or Axis I disorder (DSM-IV-TR™ criteria), established as the primary diagnosis, other than MDD. 2.The patient has a current Axis II (DSM-IV-TR™) diagnosis of borderline, antisocial, paranoid, schizoid, schizotypical or histrionic personality disorder. 3.The patient has experienced/experiences hallucinations, delusions or any psychotic symptomatology in the current MDE. 4.The patient suffers from mental retardation, organic mental disorders, or mental disorders due to a general medical condition (DSM-IV-TR™ criteria). 5.The patient, in the opinion of the investigator or according to Columbia- Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), is at significant risk of suicide. 6.The patient has had neuroleptic malignant syndrome. 7.The patient has any relevant medical history or current presence of systemic disease. 8.The patient has, at the Screening Visit an abnormal ECG that is, in the investigator's opinion, clinically significant. 9.The patient has a history of cancer, other than basal cell or Stage 1 squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, that has not been in remission for >5 years prior to the first dose of IMP. 10.The patient is, in the investigator's opinion, unlikely to comply with the protocol or is unsuitable for any reason.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: Efficacy on depressive symptoms during long-term treatment with brexpiprazole versus placebo as adjunctive treatment to antidepressants in patients with an inadequate response to antidepressant treatment;Secondary Objective: - Efficacy of brexpiprazole versus placebo during long-term adjunctive treatment on functionality - Efficacy of brexpiprazole versus placebo during long-term adjunctive treatment on clinical global impression - Efficacy of brexpiprazole versus placebo during long-term adjunctive treatment on health-related quality of life ;Primary end point(s): Full remission during the randomised treatment period;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Randomisation to week 32

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): 1.Full functional remission during the randomised treatment 2.Full global score remission in global clinical impression during the randomised treatment 3.Change from randomisation in depressive symptoms during the randomised treatment 4.Response during the randomised treatment 5.Remission during the randomised treatment 6.Total time in remission during the randomised treatment 7.Time to full remission during the randomised treatment 8.Change from randomisation in clinical global impression during the randomised treatment 9.Change from randomisation in functionality 10.Change from randomisation in health-related quality of life 11.Safety and tolerability 12.Risk of suicidality ;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 1.Randomisation to week 32 2. Randomisation to week 32 3. Randomisation to week 32 4. Randomisation to week 32 5. Randomisation to week 32 6. Randomisation to week 32 7. Randomisation to week 32 8. Randomisation to week 32 9. Randomisation to week 32 10. Randomisation to week 32 11.Up to 32 weeks and a 4-week safety follow up 12.Up to 32 weeks

Countries

Bulgaria, Canada, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Korea, Republic of, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Contacts

Public ContactLundbeckClinicalTrials@lundbeck.com

H. Lundbeck A/S

LundbeckClinicalTrials@lundbeck.com+4536301311

Outcome results

None listed

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