Study of the Safety and Efficacy of OPC-34712 as Adjunctive Therapy in the Treatment of Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

CGI-S items are: 0 = not assessed, 1 = normal, not at all ill, 2 = borderline mentally ill, 3 = mildly ill, 4 = moderately ill, 5 = markedly ill, 6 = severely ill, 7 = among the most extremely ill patients. The score 0 (= not assessed) was set to missing. The CGI-S was therefore a 7-point scale from 1 through 7. CGI-S was assessed at screening, baseline and each subsequent visit from Week 1 through Week 14.

The Q-LES-Q is a self-report measure to enable physicians to obtain sensitive measures of the degree of enjoyment and satisfaction experienced by participants in various areas of daily functioning. Each item is scored on a five-point scale, with 1= Very Poor; 2=Poor; 3=Fair; 4=Good; 5=Very Good. Lower scores indicating less enjoyment or satisfaction with the activity. The Overall-General Subscore will be defined by summing the scores on all 14 items and expressing it as the percent of the maximum possible score. When expressing the total score as a percentage, if items are left blank the range will be modified to reflect the number of items scored. Raw score is sum of non-missing ratings from items 1 to 14. Minimum score is number of non-missing items. Maximum score is 5*(minimum score). Range is maximum score minus minimum score. Total score is 100*(Raw score minus minimum score)/ Range, rounded to nearest integer.

The Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) is a self-rated instrument used to measure the effect of the participant's symptoms on work/school, social life, and family/home responsibilities. For each of the three items, scores range from 0 through 10. The number most representative of how much each area was disrupted by symptoms is marked along the line from 0 = not at all, to 10 = extremely. For the work/school item, no response was to be entered if the participant did not work or go to school for reasons unrelated to the disorder and a response therefore not being applicable. The Mean SDS Score will be calculated over the three item scores. All three item scores need to be available with the exception of the work/school item score when this item is not applicable.

The MADRS is utilized as the primary efficacy assessment of a patient's level of depression. The MADRS consists of 10 items, all rated on a 0 to 6 scale with 0 being the "best" rating and 6 being the "worst" rating. The MADRS Total Score is the sum of ratings for all 10 items. The possible Total scores are from 0 to 60. The MADRS Total Score was unevaluable if less than 8 of the 10 items are recorded. If 8 or 9 of the 10 items were recorded, the MADRS Total Score was the mean of the recorded items multiplied by 10 and then rounded to the first decimal place.

CGI-S items are: 0 = not assessed, 1 = normal, not at all ill, 2 = borderline mentally ill, 3 = mildly ill, 4 = moderately ill, 5 = markedly ill, 6 = severely ill, 7 = among the most extremely ill patients. The score 0 (= not assessed) was set to missing. The CGI-S was therefore a 7-point scale from 1 through 7. CGI-S was assessed at screening, baseline and each subsequent visit from Week 1 through Week 14.

The Q-LES-Q (Short Form) is a self-report measure designed to enable physicians to easily obtain sensitive measures of the degree of enjoyment and satisfaction experienced by participants in various areas of daily functioning. Each item is scored on a five-point scale, with 1= Very Poor; 2=Poor; 3=Fair; 4=Good; 5=Very Good. Lower scores indicating less enjoyment or satisfaction with the activity. According to the scoring system suggested for this questionnaire, item 15 (Satisfaction with Medication) will yield a separate subscore.

The Q-LES-Q (Short Form) is a self-report measure designed to enable physicians to easily obtain sensitive measures of the degree of enjoyment and satisfaction experienced by participants in various areas of daily functioning. Each item is scored on a five-point scale, with 1= Very Poor; 2=Poor; 3=Fair; 4=Good; 5=Very Good. Lower scores indicating less enjoyment or satisfaction with the activity. According to the scoring system suggested for this questionnaire, item 16 (Overall Life Satisfaction) will yield a separate subscore.

The IDS-SR is a 30-item self-report measure used to assess core diagnostic depressive symptoms as well as atypical and melancholic symptom features of major depressive disorders. The IDS-SR consists of 30 items, all rated on a 0 to 3 scale with 0 being the "best" rating and 3 being the "worst" rating. The IDS-SR Total Score is the sum of ratings of 28 item scores. The possible IDS-SR Total Score ranges from 0 to 84. The IDS-SR Total Score was un-evaluable if less than 23 of the 28 items are recorded. If the number of items was at least 23 and at most 27, the IDS-SR Total Score will be the mean of the recorded items multiplied by 28 and then rounded to the first decimal place.

The HAM-D17 is utilized as a secondary assessment of a participant's level of depression. The HAM-D (17-Item) consists of 17 items. Eight items are rated on a 0 to 2 scale (items 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 16 and 17), while nine items (items 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 15) are rated on a 0 to 4 scale (twice the weight of the other items). For all of these items, 0 is the "best" rating and the highest score (2 or 4) is the "worst" rating. The possible total scores are from 0 to 52.

CGI-I items are: 0 = not assessed, 1 = very much improved, 2 = much improved, 3 = minimally improved, 4 = no change, 5 = minimally worse, 6 = much worse, 7 = very much worse. The score of 0 (= not assessed) will be set to missing. The CGI-I is therefore a 7-point scale from 1 through 7. CGI-I was assessed at each visit in Phase B, and improvement is judged with respect to the participant's condition at baseline. CGI-I was also assessed at each visit in Phase B, but in that phase improvement is judged with respect to the partcipant's condition at the end of Phase A.

A MADRS response was defined as >/= 50% reduction in MADRS Total Score from end of Phase A (Week 8 visit).

A MADRS remission was defined as MADRS Total Score </= 10 and >/= 50% reduction in MADRS Total Score from end of Phase A (Week 8 visit).

CGI-I response is defined as CGI-I of 1 [very much improved] or 2 [much improved].