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Major Depressive Disorder: Early Prediction of Non-response to Antidepressant Therapy Via a Mobile Digital Scale

Major Depressive Disorder: Early Prediction of Non-response to Antidepressant Therapy Via a Mobile Digital Scale

Status
Terminated
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03872492
Acronym
REDRESS
Enrollment
92
Registered
2019-03-13
Start date
2019-10-17
Completion date
2022-12-29
Last updated
2023-03-03

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

Conditions

Depressive Disorder, Major

Keywords

REDRESS, Depression, Application, Mobile

Brief summary

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a debilitating disease characterized by a depressed mood, diminished interests, impaired cognitive function and vegetative symptoms, such as disturbed sleep or appetite. MDD occurs about twice as often in women than it does in men and affects about 6% of the adult population worldwide each year. Standard symptoms scales like the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale or the Montgomery-asberg Depression Rating Scale, the Self-Report 16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology were initially developed for the evaluation of a therapeutic intervention or a pharmacological treatment and are routinely used by clinicians in the assessment of Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD) occurrence. In parallel, patient-reported outcomes have gained increasing importance and are widely recommended by health authorities in the assessment of depression. The same institutions insist on the collection of real-world data to provide clinicians with ecological measurements. It has been demonstrated that an early response to an AntiDepressant (AD) treatment can be seen as early as week 2 and is not related to a placebo-effect. While there is no consensus on the exact cut-off values, several factors emerge as early predictors of a later treatment response, such as: * Improvement in emotional processing of happy facial expressions after 1 week of treatment, * Circa 20% improvement in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale-17 item (HDRS-17) at week 2. The hypothesis is therefore that repeated, systematic and real-time, contextualized and multimodal collection of depressive symptoms from patients at home will establish a threshold score that can predict a subsequent response to their treatment. REDRESS was inspired by several standard depression scales used and recommended by the French Health Authority, augmented with digital active and passive activity monitoring, speech analysis and emotional processing assessment. Another important assumption is that honesty and willingness to disclose personal or embarrassing things will be best achievable via a digital solution. To test this assumption, the overall scores and each subscores on the REDRESS numerical scale will be compared in people with MDD showing adequate response to those showing insufficient response. The response to treatment at week 6 will be studied (end of Phase 1). Non-responders and responders to the first treatment round will be enrolled in a 6-week extension phase (Phase 2). Non-responders will receive another treatment course (Other AD, combination, etc.). Responders will just be followed up and will keep the same treatment. The REDRESS scores will be analysed in this population and will allow us to test the investigator's assumption in people with treatment resistant depression. This study will also allow to assess patients' quality of life at the end of each phase of treatment and to compare results with REDRESS scores.

Interventions

The digital assessment is composed on 5 tests: * My daily survey * My evaluation * My cognition * My emotions * My voice Data will also be collected passively.

Sponsors

Ad scientiam
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* 18 to 70 Years * Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 criteria for MDD * Score \> 21 on HDRS-17 * Initiation of an antidepressant treatment for the current episode (first line or second line treatment, ...) * Ability to use a mobile application * Agreement to use the study mobile if he/she does not own an iPhone 5 or newer * Enrolled in or benefiting of a Social Security program * Having read the information sheet and signed the informed consent form Non inclusion Criteria: * Serious suicidal risk, identified by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) * Perinatal depression * Seasonal affective disorder * Psychiatric comorbidities: bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress, psychotic disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, personality disorder identified by the MINI questionnaire * Alcohol addiction or abuse, identified by the MINI questionnaire * Substance related disorders non-alcoholic addiction or abuse (opioids, cocaine, cannabis, sedatives, stimulants, hallucinogens, inhalants, solvents), identified by the MINI questionnaire * Under neurostimulation (\< 6 months before inclusion day) * Patient under Temporary Use Authorisation (TUA) * Patients with Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (MAOIs), tricyclic antidepressant * Patient with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) history for current episode * Patient with a somatic pathology * Scheduled hospitalization for more than 7 days * Antecedent of major head trauma * Seizures * Systemic medical diseases that are likely to affect cognitive functioning * Pregnant and nursing women * Wearers of pacemakers, implantable defibrillators * Subjects not proficient in French * Person under guardianship or curators * Illiterate subjects * Participation to another interventional clinical trial (category 1)

Exclusion criteria

* Serious suicidal risk, according to clinician's judgement * Discontinuation or change of AD treatment before 4 weeks after the dose initiation in the phase 1 and 2 * Initiation of a structured psychotherapy or neurostimulation * Initiation of treatment with MAOIS * Introduction of benzodiazepines at regular doses. Limited use (≤7 consecutive days or several periods of ≤3 consecutive days) is authorized * Alcohol and substances abuse related disorders (opioids, cocaine, cannabis, sedatives, stimulants, hallucinogens, inhalants, solvents), according to clinician's judgement. * Patient under Temporary Use Authorisation (TUA)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Show that responders and non-responders in phase 1, have a different early profile on some of the items assessed by REDRESS at week 2 (or before) and identify the predictor item(s).From Day 0 to Week 2Identification of items will be based on the diagnostic performance (AUC).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Reproducibility: show that responders and non-responders in phase 2 have a different profile on some of the items assessed by REDRESS at week 8 and identify the same predictor item(s) found in phase 1.From Week 6 to Week 8Identification of items will be based on the diagnostic performance (AUC).
Reproducibility: show that responders and non-responders in phase 2 have a different profile on some of the items assessed by REDRESS at week 12 and identify the same discriminating item(s) found in phase 1.From Week 6 to Week 12Identification of items will be based on the diagnostic performance (AUC).
Intra-patient comparison phase 1 / phase 2: show that patients non-responding in phase 1 and responding in phase 2 have a different profile on some of the items assessed by REDRESSBetween Week 6 and Week 12Intra patient comparison will be based on a paired comparison test.
Build up a composite score (the REDRESS digital score), from the item(s) identified in the previous objectives.Week 2, Week 6, Week 8 and Week 12Ability of the REDRESS digital score to identify responders and non-responders will be based on the diagnostic performance. The REDRESS digital score will be built using the 5 assessments: My Daily Survey, My Evaluation, My Cognition, My Emotion, My Voice and passive data collection. This score will be constructed during the study.
Evaluate patients' adherence to the mobile applicationFrom Day 0 to Week 12Patients' adherence to the REDRESS mobile application will be based on the number of questionnaires administered and completed and the number of variables collected via the mobile application as a function of time of follow-up.
Evaluate the adverse events of the mobile application use.From Day 0 to Week 12Mobile application safety will be assessed by a descriptive analysis.
Show that responders and non-responders in phase 1 have a different profile on some of the items assessed by REDRESS at week 6 and identify the discriminating item(s).From Day 0 to Week 6Identification of items will be based on the diagnostic performance (AUC).
Evaluate patient's social relationshipDay 0, Week 6 and Week 12The quality of life will be measure with the form Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS). This scale measures : ability to work, home management, social leisure activities, private leisure activities and close relationships. A WSAS score above 20 appears to suggest moderately severe or worse psychopathology. Scores between 10 and 20 are associated with significant functional impairment but less severe clinical symptomatology. Scores below 10 appears to be associated with subclinical populations. The maximum score of the WSAS is 40.
Evaluate patient's quality of lifeDay 0, Week 6 and Week 12The quality of life will be measure with the form Quality of Life Enjoyment. This questionnaire is designed to help assess the degree of enjoyment and satisfaction experienced during the past week. This scale mesures : physical health, mood, work, household activities, social relationship, family relationship, leisure time activities, ability to function in daily life, sexual drive, living situation, ability to do work or hobbies, medication.
Evaluate the patient's quality of life evolutionFrom Day 0 to Week 12The quality of life will be measure with the form Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS). This scale measures : ability to work, home management, social leisure activities, private leisure activities and close relationships. A WSAS score above 20 appears to suggest moderately severe or worse psychopathology. Scores between 10 and 20 are associated with significant functional impairment but less severe clinical symptomatology. Scores below 10 appear to be associated with subclinical populations. The maximum score of the WSAS is 40.
Evaluate patient's social relationship evolutionFrom Day 0 to Week 12The quality of life will be measure with the form Quality of Life Enjoyment. This questionnaire is designed to help assess the degree of enjoyment and satisfaction experienced during the past week. This scale mesures : physical health, mood, work, household activities, social relationship, family relationship, leisure time activities, ability to function in daily life, sexual drive, living situation, ability to do work or hobbies, medication.
Explore correlation between patient's quality of life and REDRESS scoreDay 0, Week 6 and Week 12The correlation will be evaluated with the pearson correlation
Collect patients and investigators feedback (usability, satisfaction) on the REDRESS mobile applicationWeek 12Descriptive analysis of patients and investigators satisfaction relating to the mobile application collected with satisfaction questionnaires

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026