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Major Depression With Psychotic FeaturesPhase 3NCT00174603

Treatment of Depression With Quetiapine

A Phase 3 study testing quetiapine in people with Major Depression With Psychotic Features, run by Rush University Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the mood stabilizing and antipsychotic properties of quetiapine in the treatment of depression by comparing subjects who were randomly assigned to either quetiapine monotherapy, quetiapine and citalopram; or haloperidol and citalopram. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Major Depression With Psychotic Features
What is being tested?
quetiapine
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Aug 2005to Jan 2007
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Male and female subjects between the ages of 18 to 75 years.
  • A Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV (SCID) derived diagnosis of major depression with psychosis, single or recurrent episode (unipolar or bipolar).
  • Subjects may have an anxiety disorder or an additional mood disorder such as dysthymia.
  • Baseline 24-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) score of greater than or equal to 21.
  • A baseline Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) score of greater than or equal to 4 on at least one of the 4 psychosis items.
  • Women of childbearing potential must agree to practice a medically accepted means of contraception.
  • Length of current episode no longer than 3 months.

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Women of child-bearing age who refuse a pregnancy test or who refuse to use a contraceptive technique when sexually active.
  • Persons with other psychotic disorders; a mood disorder due to a general medical condition or substance-induced; substance dependence disorder in the last 6 months; substance abuse in the last 6 months or a dementing disorder are excluded.
  • Persons with serious, unstable medical illnesses.
  • Subjects who have been intolerant or nonresponsive to adequate trials of quetiapine, haloperidol and/or citalopram.
  • Subjects who have received an injectable decanoate medication within 1 half life of the medication (i.e, 4 weeks for haloperidol or 2 weeks for fluphenazine).
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  • Subjects who have received fluoxetine within 4 weeks prior to randomization.
  • Subjects who have received aripiprazole within 2 weeks prior to randomization.
  • Subjects who have been treated with ECT within the last 6 months.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612

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About this study

Official title: Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder With Psychotic Features With Quetiapine Monotherapy; Quetiapine and Citalopram; or Haloperidol and Citalopram

The purpose of this study is to examine the mood stabilizing and antipsychotic properties of quetiapine in the treatment of depression by comparing subjects who were randomly assigned to either quetiapine monotherapy, quetiapine and citalopram; or haloperidol and citalopram. We hypothesize that quetiapine monotherapy would have similar effects to the combination of a first generation antipsychotic plus an antidepressant for the treatment of a major depressive episode with psychosis.

Read the detailed description

Thus, current practice for treating psychotic depression is to combine an antidepressant with an antipsychotic. However, there are limitations to this approach. The rate of response is still lower than in other forms of major depression (Janicak et al., 2001). The rate of noncompliance is higher in this group; and the incidence of adverse effects related to the antipsychotic is increased (Janicak et al., 2001). As a result, studies have examined alternative treatments. The present study proposes to examine quetiapine's antipsychotic and mood stabilizing properties for the treatment of a major depressive disorder with psychotic features Subjects will be randomized to either quetipine monotherapy, quetiapine and citalopram; or haloperidol and citalopram.

Being tested
quetiapine
Keywords
depression, psychosis
Medical subject headings
Depression, Psychotic Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • quetiapineDrug

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale

  2. Young Mania Rating Scale

  3. Barnes Akathisia Scale

  4. Simpson Angus Scale

  5. Clinical Global Impressions

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted15 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2005
  3. Study completionJan 2007

Why it stopped: Unable to recruit subjects

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Enrolment
60 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00174603
Sponsor's protocol ID
IRUSQUET305
Status last verified
Dec 2007
First submitted
9 Sep 2005
Last updated
10 Jan 2008
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing quetiapine in people with Major Depression With Psychotic Features, run by Rush University Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Jan 2008. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: Unable to recruit subjects). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Jan 2008.

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