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Japan generalized anxiety disorder double-blind phase 3 trial for efficacy and safety of Venlafaxine

A PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, MULTICENTER STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF VENLAFAXINE IN JAPANESE OUTPATIENTS WITH GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT2031220156
Enrollment
336
Registered
2022-06-22
Start date
2022-08-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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Conditions

GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER

Interventions

Treatment period (9 weeks): Participants will receive venlafaxine or placebo 37.5 mg/day - 225 mg/day depending on the dose escalation criteria. At some point during the administration period, all par

Sponsors

Kitano Madoka
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Participants with a diagnosis of GAD based on the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, which is confirmed by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). -Participants with a HAM-A total score >= 20 and CGI-S score >= 4 both at the initiation of the screening period and at baseline. -Participants with a GAD-7 total score >= 10 both at the initiation of the screening period and at baseline.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Participants with a Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score >= 20 at the initiation of the screening period or at baseline. -Participants with an improvement of 20% or more on the HAM-A total score at baseline, compared with the score at the initiation of the placebo lead-in period. -Participants with known hypersensitivity to venlafaxine or desvenlafaxine

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary endpoint will be the change in the HAM-A total score from baseline to treatment completion or discontinuation.

Contacts

Public ContactjRCT Inquiry Contact IQVIA Services Japan G.K.

IQVIA Services Japan G.K

Viatris_GAD_CL@iqvia.com+81-3-6859-9500

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026