An Eight-Week Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Tolerability of Two Doses of SSR149415 in Outpatients With Major Depressive Disorder

An Eight-Week, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo- and Escitalopram-Controlled Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Tolerability of Two Fixed Doses of SSR149415 (250 mg Bid and 100 mg Bid) in Outpatients With Major Depressive Disorder

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00358631

Enrollment

319

Registered

2006-08-01

Start date

2006-07-31

Completion date

2007-12-31

Last updated

2009-04-13

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Conditions

Depressive Disorder

Keywords

depression, antidepressive agents, controlled clinical trial

Brief summary

The objective is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of two doses of SSR149415 (250 mg and 100 mg twice daily) compared to placebo and escitalopram 10 mg once daily in outpatients with major depressive disorder.

Interventions

DRUGSSR149415

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 64 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnosis of major depressive disorder, as defined by DSM-IV criteria and confirmed by the semi-structured MINI, recurrent episode.

Exclusion criteria

* Total score of less than 24 on the MADRS. * HAM-D total score less than 18. * Duration of the current depressive episode less than 1 month or greater than 2 years. * Patients with a history or presence of bipolar disorders or psychotic disorders. * Patients with alcohol dependence or abuse or substance dependence or abuse in the past 12 months except nicotine or caffeine dependence. * Patients who have used the following prior to entry into Acute Phase: antipsychotics within 3 months, fluoxetine within 1 month, MAOIs within 2 weeks, other antidepressants, anxiolytics, or mood-stabilizer (lithium, anticonvulsants) within 1 week except as allowed in the protocol. The investigator will evaluate whether there are other reasons why a patient may not participate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary efficacy endpoint is the change from baseline to Day 56 in the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) total score.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The main secondary endpoints are the changes from baseline to Day 56 in the HAM-D depressed mood item, Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total, and Clinical Global Impression (CGI) Severity of Illness scores.	—

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 25, 2026