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Depressive DisorderPhase 2NCT01809340

The Effect of Minocycline on Relapse After Successful Intravenous Ketamine/Minocycline-induced Symptoms Response in Subjects With Depression

A Phase 2 study testing Minocycline and Ketamine in people with Depressive Disorder, run by Janssen Research & Development, LLC at 12 sites in 4 countries.

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 assess whether the antidepressant effect from intravenous (IV) ketamine treatment can be maintained by minocycline compared to placebo after IV ketamine treatment is stopped. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Depressive Disorder
What is being tested?
Minocycline and Ketamine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
29 participants
Where
12 sitesin 4 countries
Study dates
Jun 2013to Jul 2014
Phase
Phase 2
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 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Diagnostic criteria for moderate to severe major depressive disorder (MDD), without psychotic features, or Bipolar Disorder Type II
  • Patients should have an Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Clinician Rated (IDS-C30) total score ≥ 34 at Screening and at Day 1 (predose)
  • Patients with major depressive disorder should have failed at least two adequate treatment courses (dose and duration) with antidepressant therapy, one of which is in the current episode
  • Patients should not have received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the current episode but could be those for whom ECT is considered
  • Patients with bipolar depression (BPD) Type II must have been taking a stable dose of a mood-stabilizing medication (e.g., lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine, antipsychotic agents) for at least 4 weeks, dosed clinically to target the therapeutic range
  • Patients currently taking an antidepressant(s) must have received at least 2 weeks of stable antidepressant therapy at the time of Screening
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  • Doses of current antidepressant therapies should remain the same for the duration of the study
  • Women must be postmenopausal, surgically sterile, or if heterosexually active, practicing a highly effective method of birth control
  • Men who are heterosexually active with a woman of childbearing potential must agree to use a double barrier method of birth control and to not donate sperm during the study and for 3 months after receiving the last dose of study drug

Who cannot join

  • Has a current DSM-IV axis I diagnosis other than MDD or BPD Type II at screening (except for co-morbid anxiety disorders)
  • Has a diagnosis of substance abuse or dependence within 6 months prior to screening evaluation (nicotine and caffeine dependence are not exclusionary)
  • Patient is currently taking more than 4 psychotropic medications at Day 1 (predose)
  • Has an autoimmune disorder such as Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis currently treated with/requiring treatment with immunomodulatory therapies
  • Has any significant cardiovascular, respiratory, neurologic, renal, hepatic, endocrine, or immunologic diseases based on screening examination
  • Has uncontrolled hypertension (diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg), despite diet, exercise or a stable dose of an allowed antihypertensive treatment, at Screening or Day 1 (predose)
  • Has planned vaccination within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study medication through 2 weeks after the last dose of study medication - Has an active infectious disease/current infection
  • Has known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to minocycline or ketamine or its excipients - Has contraindications to the use of minocycline or ketamine per local prescribing information

Trial locations and contacts

12 sites in 4 countries.

12 sites in 4 countries

Spain5 sites
  • Study site

    Alicante

  • Study site

    Barcelona

  • Study site

    Coslada

  • Study site

    Madrid

  • Study site

    Zamora

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Belgium3 sites
  • Study site

    Duffel

  • Study site

    Lede

  • Study site

    Leuven

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France3 sites
  • Study site

    Besançon

  • Study site

    Clermont-Ferrand

  • Study site

    Nîmes

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Netherlands1 site
  • Study site

    Leiden

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About this study

Official title: An Exploratory, Blinded, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study in Subjects With Depressive Disorder to Investigate the Effect of Minocycline on Relapse After Successful Intravenous Ketamine/Minocycline-induced (Partial) Symptoms Response

The purpose of this study is to assess whether the antidepressant effect from intravenous (IV) ketamine treatment can be maintained by minocycline compared to placebo after IV ketamine treatment is stopped.

Read the detailed description

This is a placebo-controlled (i.e., an inactive substance that is compared with a drug to test whether the drug has a real effect in a clinical trial), double-blind (neither physician nor patient knows the treatment that the patient receives) randomized (the drug is assigned by chance) study in patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Bipolar Disorder Type II. The study is designed to assess whether the antidepressant response to treatment with intravenous (IV) ketamine can be maintained by treatment with minocycline in patients with MDD and Bipolar Depression Type II (compared to placebo). Both hospitalized patients as well as patients being treated as an outpatient for their current episode of depression can qualify for participation in this study. The study has four sequential phases: if eligibility for the study has been confirmed during the 21-day screening phase, the patients will enter a 12-day open-label (ie, patient and physician know the intervention that is being administered) treatment phase during which the patient will receive 6 open-label IV infusions of 0.5 mg/kg ketamine on Day 1, 3, 5, 8, 10 and 12 in combination with open-label minocycline, orally administered twice daily. All patients will remain at the study site for at least 4 hours after the IV ketamine administrations. Response to treatment will be assessed using the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) which is designed to measure the overall severity of depressive symptoms. Patients responding to ketamine/minocycline treatment will be randomized to receive minocycline or placebo for 6 weeks during a 6-week blinded treatment phase or until relapse. A patient will be defined as a "ketamine responder" if there is a 50% or more decrease in comparison to baseline values (Day 1 predose) in the MADRS total score performed at 3 to 4 hours postdose on Days 8, 10, or 12, with a 40% or more decrease from baseline in the MADRS total score on Day 12. Patients not responding to treatment with ketamine/minocycline will be given the option to receive 100 mg minocycline twice daily as open-label treatment for a maximum of 6 weeks. The patients (both responders and non-responders) will have weekly visits following last dose of ketamine until Day 54 (responders/non-responders) or until relapse (responders) whichever comes first, to determine the duration of the antidepressant effect and to assess safety and tolerability after completion of treatment. Upon completion of the study (Day 54) or at time of relapse all patients will have an end-of-study visit. All patients can return to standard of care treatment at the end of the study. The total study duration for each patient will be maximally 11 weeks.

Being tested
Minocycline, Placebo, Ketamine
Keywords
Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Depression, Bipolar Disorder Type II, Anti-depressant, Ketamine, Minocycline
Medical subject headings
Depressive Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Major, Depression, cyclopia sequence

What participants receive

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

  • MinocyclineDrug

    In the 12-day open-label treatment phase, patients will self administer oral minocycline 200 mg on Day 1, 100 mg twice daily on Days 2 to 11, and 100 mg on the morning of Day 12. In the 6-week blinded treatment phase, responders may self administer oral minocycline 100 mg twice daily from the evening of Day 12 for up to 6 weeks (Day 54), or until relapse, whichever comes first. In the 6-week open-label treatment phase, non-responders may self administer oral minocycline 100 mg twice daily from the evening of Day 12 for up to 6 weeks (Day 54).

  • PlaceboDrug

    Patients in the 6-week blinded treatment phase, may self administer placebo twice daily from the evening of Day 12 for up to 6 weeks (Day 54), or until relapse, whichever comes first.

  • KetamineDrug

    In the 12-day open-label treatment phase, all patients will receive 1 IV infusion of 0.5 mg/kg ketamine over 40 minutes on Days 1, 3, 5, 8, 10 and 12.

Study groups in NCT01809340
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
MinocyclineExperimentalFollowing a 12-day open-label treatment phase (involving ketamine and minocycline), responders may receive oral minocycline twice daily for up to 6 weeks in a blinded manner. In addition, non-responders may receive oral minocycline twice daily for up to 6 weeks in an open-label manner.
Receives: Drug: Minocycline
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorFollowing a 12-day open-label treatment phase (involving ketamine and minocycline), responders may receive placebo twice daily for up to 6 weeks in a blinded manner
Receives: Drug: Placebo
Ketamine and MinocyclineExperimentalAll patients will receive 6 IV infusions of ketamine and oral minocycline twice daily during a 12-day open-label treatment phase
Receives: Drug: Minocycline; Drug: Ketamine

What is being measured

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

  1. Proportion of patients (among responders) who survive relapse-free

    The Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) measures depression severity and detects changes due to antidepressant treatment. The test consists of 10 items, each of which is scored from 0 (item not present or normal) to 6 (severe or continuous presence of the symptoms), for a total score of 60. Higher scores represent a more severe condition. Relapse is defined as MADRS ≥ 30.

    Measured: Day 54

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Change in MADRS total score among non-responders from pre-randomization to end-of-study

    The Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) measures depression severity and detects changes due to antidepressant treatment. The test consists of 10 items, each of which is scored from 0 (item not present or normal) to 6 (severe or continuous presence of the symptoms), for a total score of 60. Higher scores represent a more severe condition.

    Measured: From Day 12 to Day 54

  2. Change in the MADRS total score from baseline during IV ketamine treatment phase

    The Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) measures depression severity and detects changes due to antidepressant treatment. The test consists of 10 items, each of which is scored from 0 (item not present or normal) to 6 (severe or continuous presence of the symptoms), for a total score of 60. Higher scores represent a more severe condition.

    Measured: Days 1, 3, 5, 8, 10 and 12

  3. Change in the MADRS total score from baseline after IV ketamine treatment phase

    The Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) measures depression severity and detects changes due to antidepressant treatment. The test consists of 10 items, each of which is scored from 0 (item not present or normal) to 6 (severe or continuous presence of the symptoms), for a total score of 60. Higher scores represent a more severe condition.

    Measured: Days 1, 20, 27, 34, 41, 48, and 54

  4. Response (reduction ≥ 50% in MADRS total score relative to baseline) rate during IV ketamine treatment phase

    The Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) measures depression severity and detects changes due to antidepressant treatment. The test consists of 10 items, each of which is scored from 0 (item not present or normal) to 6 (severe or continuous presence of the symptoms), for a total score of 60. Higher scores represent a more severe condition.

    Measured: Days 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, and 12

  5. Time to relapse (among responders) following completion of the IV ketamine infusion schedule and after first dose of minocycline/placebo

    The Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) measures depression severity and detects changes due to antidepressant treatment. The test consists of 10 items, each of which is scored from 0 (item not present or normal) to 6 (severe or continuous presence of the symptoms), for a total score of 60. Higher scores represent a more severe condition. Relapse is defined as MADRS ≥ 30.

    Measured: From Day 12 to Day 54

  6. Change in C-SSRS from baseline to any time in the study

    The Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) is a clinical interview to assess severity and track suicidal events providing a summary of both suicidal ideation and behavior to identify the level and type of suicidality present.

    Measured: Days 1, 12, and 54

Timeline

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

  1. First posted12 Mar 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2013
  3. Primary completionJul 2014
  4. Study completionJul 2014

Why it stopped: study team decision because of IP supply issue and necessary amendment to protocol

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
29 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01809340
Sponsor's protocol ID
CR100957
Other IDs
KETIVEDI2001, 2012-002954-21
Status last verified
Jun 2015
First submitted
8 Mar 2013
Last updated
30 Jun 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Minocycline and Ketamine in people with Depressive Disorder, run by Janssen Research & Development, LLC at 12 sites in 4 countries.

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 9 inclusion and 8 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 30 Jun 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 12 sites in Spain, Belgium, France, Netherlands. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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: study team decision because of IP supply issue and necessary amendment to protocol). 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?

Proportion of patients (among responders) who survive relapse-free (time frame: Day 54). 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 30 Jun 2015.

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