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Depressive Disorder, MajorNCT01284218

Retrospective Database Study of Real World Abilify Outcomes in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

An observational study of Depressive Disorder, Major, run by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc..

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

To examine the differences in health care utilization and costs between MDD patients on adjunctive aripiprazole therapy and MDD patients on other augmentation therapies. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Depressive Disorder, Major
How many people
23,514 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Jan 2011to Dec 2011
Phase
Observational
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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Commercial health plan members

Who may be able to join

  • ≥1 fill for an augmentation therapy medication from Table 1 during the identification period of 01 January 2005 - 30 November 2008.
  • 12 months of continuous enrollment with medical and pharmacy benefits each before the index date (pre-index period) and after the index date (post-index period).
  • ≥1 medical claim with a primary International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) diagnosis for MDD (296.2x, 296.3x, 311.xx) during the pre-index period.
  • Age ≥18 years as of the year of the pre-index period.

Who cannot join

  • No pharmacy claims for atypical antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, anxiolytics, anticonvulsants, or stimulants, during the pre-index period.
  • No medical claims with primary or secondary diagnoses for non-MDD episodic mood disorders or schizophrenia during the pre-index or post-index periods.

About this study

To examine the differences in health care utilization and costs between MDD patients on adjunctive aripiprazole therapy and MDD patients on other augmentation therapies.

Medical subject headings
Depressive Disorder, Major

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT01284218
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Aripiprazole cohortNot described
Other atypical cohortNot described
Other antidepressant cohortNot described
Mood stabilizer cohortNot described
Stimulant cohortNot described

What is being measured

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

  1. All cause health care costs

    Measured: 12 months

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Health care costs: MDD related, mental health related

    Measured: 12 months

  2. Health care resource utilization: All cause, MDD related, mental health related

    Measured: 12 months

  3. Duration of index therapies

    Measured: 12 months

  4. Medication possession ratio to evaluate adherence

    Measured: 12 months

  5. Discontinuation of index therapies

    Measured: 12 months

  6. Therapy switches to a non-index antidepressant or non-index augmentation therapy

    Measured: 12 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted26 Jan 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2011
  3. Primary completionDec 2011
  4. Study completionDec 2011

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More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
23,514 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01284218
Sponsor's protocol ID
CN138-609
Status last verified
Nov 2013
First submitted
25 Jan 2011
Last updated
8 Nov 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Depressive Disorder, Major, run by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc..

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 4 inclusion and 2 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Nov 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

All cause health care costs (time frame: 12 months). 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 8 Nov 2013.

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