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Major Depressive DisorderPhase 3NCT01944969

Long-term Safety and Tolerability Study of Brexpiprazole as Adjunctive Treatment in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

A Phase 3 study testing Brexpiprazole in people with Major Depressive Disorder, run by H. Lundbeck A/S 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

To evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of brexpiprazole as adjunctive treatment in patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Major Depressive Disorder
What is being tested?
Brexpiprazole
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
26 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Oct 2013to May 2014
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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

Who may be able to join

  • The patient is judged to benefit from adjunctive treatment with brexpiprazole according to the clinical opinion of the investigator.
  • The patient had MDD at entry in lead-in brexpiprazole studies, NCT01838681 / 14570A or NCT01837797 / 14571A, diagnosed according to DSM-IV-TR™.
  • The patient agrees to protocol-defined use of effective contraception.

Who cannot join

  • The patient has a disease or takes medication that could, in the investigator's opinion, interfere with the assessments of safety, tolerability, or efficacy, or interfere with the conduct or interpretation of the study.
  • The patient has been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder other than MDD during the lead-in studies NCT01838681 / 14570A or NCT01837797 / 14571A.
  • The patient, in the opinion of the investigator or according to C-SSRS, is at significant risk of suicide.
  • The patient has any relevant medical history or current presence of systemic disease.
  • The patient has, at the Baseline Visit an abnormal ECG that is, in the investigator's opinion, clinically significant.
  • The patient has a moderate or severe ongoing adverse event related to study medication from the lead-in studies considered of potential safety risk by the investigator.
  • The patient is, in the investigator's opinion, unlikely to comply with the protocol or is unsuitable for any reason.
  • Other inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • US008

    Orlando, Florida, 32806

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About this study

Official title: Interventional, Open-label, Long-term Extension Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Brexpiprazole as Adjunctive Treatment in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

To evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of brexpiprazole as adjunctive treatment in patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

Read the detailed description

This extension safety study was terminated early because one of the lead-in studies (14571A) in elderly was terminated and because the Sponsor considered that sufficient long-term safety data has already been collected in the development programme in the population aged 18-65 yrs.

Being tested
Brexpiprazole
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.

  • BrexpiprazoleDrug

    1, 2, or 3 mg/day, once daily dose, tablets, orally. Uptitration in weekly steps from 0.5 mg/day (patients ≥65) or 1 mg/day (patients 18-64 years)

Study groups in NCT01944969
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
BrexpiprazoleExperimentalBrexpiprazole adjunct to open-label treatment with a commercially available antidepressant (ADT)
Receives: Drug: Brexpiprazole

What is being measured

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

  1. Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events

    Number of participants with Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events

    Measured: From baseline to Week 52

  2. Number of Withdrawals

    Number of withdrawals

    Measured: From baseline to Week 52

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Number of Patients With Risk of Suicidality Assessed Using the Electronic Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (eC-SSRS)

    The Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (eC-SSRS) is a semi-structured interview developed to systematically assess suicidal ideation and behaviour of patients participating in a clinical study. The C-SSRS has 5 questions addressing suicidal ideation, 5 sub-questions assessing the intensity of ideation, and 4 questions addressing suicidal behaviour. The electronic C-SSRS (eC-SSRS) is a patient-rated electronic version using interactive voice response technology. A structured CSSRS script of standardised questions, follow-up prompts, error-handling and scoring conventions is used for administration.

    Measured: From baseline to Week 52

  2. Change in Depressive Symptoms

    The Montgomery and Aasberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score

    Measured: From baseline to Week 52

  3. Proportion of Patients in Remission

    Based on a pre-specified MADRS total score

    Measured: From baseline to Week 52

  4. Change in Clinical Global Impression

    Clinical Global Impression - Severity of illness (CGI-S) score

    Measured: From baseline to Week 52

  5. Change in Health-related Quality of Life

    Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire - Short Form (Q-LES-Q-(SF)) total score

    Measured: From baseline to Week 52

  6. Change in Health-related Quality of Life

    The EuroQoL 5 Dimensions 5L version (EQ-5D-5L) Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) is a patient-reported assessment designed to measure the patient's wellbeing. It consists of 5 descriptive items (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and depression/anxiety) and a visual analogue scale (VAS) of the overall health state. Each descriptive item is rated on a 5-point index ranging from 1 (no problems) to 5 (extreme problems) and a single summary index (from 0 to 1) can be calculated. The VAS ranges from 0 (worst imaginable health state) to 100 (best imaginable health state).

    Measured: Baseline and Week 52

Timeline

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

  1. First posted18 Sep 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2013
  3. Primary completionMay 2014
  4. Study completionMay 2014

Why it stopped: The study was terminated because the lead-in study (14571A) in elderly was terminated; see Detailed Description.

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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
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
26 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01944969
Sponsor's protocol ID
14767B
Other IDs
2012-004169-42
Status last verified
Sep 2018
First submitted
13 Sep 2013
Last updated
17 Oct 2018
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Brexpiprazole in people with Major Depressive Disorder, run by H. Lundbeck A/S 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 3 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 17 Oct 2018. 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 3 Mar 2016). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (time frame: From baseline to Week 52). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 17 Oct 2018.

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