A Clinical Trial of Oral Ganaxolone in Women With Postpartum Depression

August 2, 2023 updated by: Marinus Pharmaceuticals

A Phase 2, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Oral Administration of Ganaxolone in Women With Postpartum Depression

A clinical study to evaluate safety, tolerability and efficacy of oral administration of ganaxolone in women with postpartum depression

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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84

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Glendale, California, United States, 91206
        • Marinus Research Site
      • Lemon Grove, California, United States, 91945
        • Marinus Research Site
      • Long Beach, California, United States, 90806
        • Marinus Research Site
      • Oceanside, California, United States, 92056
        • Marinus Research Site
      • Panorama City, California, United States, 91402
        • Marinus Research Site
      • San Bernardino, California, United States, 92408
        • Marinus Research Site
      • San Marcos, California, United States, 92078
        • Marinus Research Site
      • Ventura, California, United States, 93003
        • Marinus Research Site
    • Florida
      • Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32607
        • Marinus Research Site
      • Hollywood, Florida, United States, 33021
        • Marinus Research Site
      • Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32216
        • Marinus Research Site
      • North Miami, Florida, United States, 33161
        • Marinus Research Site
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30328
        • Marinus Research Site
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30331
        • Marinus Research Site
      • Decatur, Georgia, United States, 30030
        • Marinus Research Site
      • Marietta, Georgia, United States, 30060
        • Marinus Research Site
    • Idaho
      • Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States, 83404
        • Marinus Research Site
    • Illinois
      • Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States, 60169
        • Marinus Research Site
    • Kansas
      • Leawood, Kansas, United States, 66206
        • Marinus Research Site
      • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67226
        • Marinus Research Site
    • Mississippi
      • Flowood, Mississippi, United States, 39232
        • Marinus Research Site
    • Nevada
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89102
        • Marinus Research Site
    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87102
        • Marinus Research Site
    • North Carolina
      • Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27612
        • Marinus Research Site
    • Ohio
      • Englewood, Ohio, United States, 45322
        • Marinus Research Site
    • Pennsylvania
      • Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States, 19335
        • Marinus Research Site
      • Media, Pennsylvania, United States, 19063
        • Marinus Research Site
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77058
        • Marinus Research Site
      • Irving, Texas, United States, 75062
        • Marinus Research Site
      • League City, Texas, United States, 77573
        • Marinus Research Site
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229
        • Marinus Research Site
    • Utah
      • Orem, Utah, United States, 84058-4939
        • Marinus Research Site
    • Virginia
      • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298
        • Marinus Research Site

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 48 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Experiencing a major depressive episode, which started between the start of the third trimester and 4 weeks following delivery. The major depressive episode must be diagnosed according to Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) 7.0 interview
  • Given birth in the last 6 months
  • HAMD17 score of ≥ 20 at screening but < 26
  • Must agree to stop breastfeeding from start of study treatment or must agree to temporarily cease giving breast milk to her infant(s)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current history of any psychotic illness, including major depressive episode with psychotic features
  • History of suicide attempt within the past 3 years
  • History of bipolar I disorder
  • History of seizure discorder

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Oral
Drug: Placebo
Oral
Experimental: Ganaxolone
Oral
Drug: Ganaxolone
Oral

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change From Baseline in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale 17-item Version (HAMD17) Through Treatment
Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1) and through Day 10 for 2 week treatment group and Day 29 for 4 week treatment groups
The HAMD17 was a 17-item clinician-rated instrument used to assess the range of symptoms that were most frequently observed in participants with major depression. All items were scored on an ordinal scale between 0 and 4 (8 items) or 0 and 2 (9 items) of increasing severity. Each of 17 items was rated by clinician with rating of 0: absent, 1: doubtful to mild, 2: mild to moderate, 3: moderate to severe, and 4: very severe. A total score (0 to 52) was calculated by adding scores of all 17 items, where 0 indicated no depression and 52 indicated severe depression. Higher score represented more severe condition. Baseline was defined as the Day 1 assessment before study drug infusion. Change from Baseline is defined as post dose visit value minus Baseline value.
Baseline (Day 1) and through Day 10 for 2 week treatment group and Day 29 for 4 week treatment groups

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change From Baseline in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale 17-item Version Post Treatment
Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1) and Through Day 38 for 2 week treatment group and Day 71 and 119 for 4 week treatment groups
The HAMD17 was a 17-item clinician-rated instrument used to assess the range of symptoms that were most frequently observed in participants with major depression. All items were scored on an ordinal scale between 0 and 4 (8 items) or 0 and 2 (9 items) of increasing severity. Each of 17 items was rated by clinician with rating of 0: absent, 1: doubtful to mild, 2: mild to moderate, 3: moderate to severe, and 4: very severe. A total score (0 to 52) was calculated by adding scores of all 17 items, where 0 indicated no depression and 52 indicated severe depression. Higher score represented more severe condition. Baseline was defined as the Day 1 assessment before study drug infusion. Change from Baseline is defined as post dose visit value minus Baseline value.
Baseline (Day 1) and Through Day 38 for 2 week treatment group and Day 71 and 119 for 4 week treatment groups
Number of Participants With Response to Hamilton Depression Rating Scale 17 Item (HAMD17)
Time Frame: Day 2 (all treatment groups), Day 7 (TID & QHS), Day 8/10 (all treatment groups), Day 15/17 (all treatment groups), Day 22 and 29 (QHS, 1125mg), Day 36/38 (all treatment groups), Day 57/59 (QHS, 1125mg), Day 71 (1125mg), Day 89 (QHS), Day 119 (QHS)
HAMD17 Response was defined as ≥50% reduction from Baseline in total score. The HAMD-17 is a 17-item assessment used to assess the severity of depression and its improvement during the course of therapy. Each item was evaluated and scored using either a 5-point scale of 0 (not present/absent) to 4 (very severe) or a 3-point scale of 0 (not present/absent) to 2 (marked). Items rated on the 3-point scale include: insomnia early, middle, late; somatic symptoms gastrointestinal and general; genital symptoms; loss of weight; insight. Items rated on 5-point scale include: depressed mood; feelings of guilt; suicide; work and activities; retardation; agitation; anxiety psychic and somatic; hypochondriasis. The total score was the sum of the scores from HAMD-17 Items 1 through 17 and ranged from 0 (not at all depressed) to 52 (severely depressed). Higher scores indicate greater symptom severity. Number of participants with response to HAMD-17 has been presented.
Day 2 (all treatment groups), Day 7 (TID & QHS), Day 8/10 (all treatment groups), Day 15/17 (all treatment groups), Day 22 and 29 (QHS, 1125mg), Day 36/38 (all treatment groups), Day 57/59 (QHS, 1125mg), Day 71 (1125mg), Day 89 (QHS), Day 119 (QHS)
Number of Participants With Hamilton Depression Rating Scale 17-item Remission
Time Frame: Day 8/10 (all treatment arms), Day 15/17 (all treatment arms), Day 22 and 29 (QHS & 1125mg), Day 36/38 (all treatment arms), Day 57/59 (QHS & 1125mg), Day 71 (1125mg), Day 89 & 119 (QHS)
Remission was defined as an observed total score of 0 to 7. The HAMD-17 is a 17-item assessment used to assess the severity of depression and its improvement during the course of therapy. Each item was evaluated and scored using either a 5-point scale of 0 (not present/absent) to 4 (very severe) or a 3-point scale of 0 (not present/absent) to 2 (marked). Items rated on the 3-point scale include: insomnia early, middle, late; somatic symptoms gastrointestinal and general; genital symptoms; loss of weight; insight. Items rated on 5-point scale include: depressed mood; feelings of guilt; suicide; work and activities; retardation; agitation; anxiety psychic and somatic; hypochondriasis. The total score was the sum of the scores from HAMD-17 Items 1 through 17 and ranged from 0 (not at all depressed) to 52 (severely depressed). Higher scores indicate greater symptom severity. Number of participants with HAMD-17 remission has been presented.
Day 8/10 (all treatment arms), Day 15/17 (all treatment arms), Day 22 and 29 (QHS & 1125mg), Day 36/38 (all treatment arms), Day 57/59 (QHS & 1125mg), Day 71 (1125mg), Day 89 & 119 (QHS)
Change From Baseline in Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Total Score
Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1) through Day 119
The EPDS is a validated 10-question depression assessment for postpartum women, which includes anxiety symptoms and excludes constitutional symptoms associated with depression common in the postpartum period, such as changes in sleeping patterns. It consists of 10 multiple choice questions with scores for each question ranging from 0-3. Questions 1, 2, & 4 are scored 0, 1, 2 or 3 with top box scored as 0 and the bottom box scored as 3. Questions 3 and 5 to 10 are reverse scored, with the top box scored as a 3 and the bottom box scored as 0. Scores are then summed for a total score, which ranges from 0: no depression to 30: severe depression. Higher score indicates severe depression. Baseline was defined as the Day 1 assessment before study drug infusion. Change from Baseline is defined as post dose visit value minus Baseline value.
Baseline (Day 1) through Day 119
Change From Baseline in Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, 6-item Version
Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1) through Day 119
The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory was a 6-item questionnaire designed and validated. It is a reliable and sensitive measure of anxiety. The 6-item version has been shown to have acceptable reliability, producing similar scores as the full 20-item inventory for those with normal and raised levels of anxiety. Participants are prompted to respond to indicate "how [the participant] feel right now, at this moment", followed by a list of common experiences like "I feel calm, I am tense, I feel upset, I am relaxed I feel content and I am worried." Responses range from Not at all (1) to Very much (4), with overall scores ranging from 20-80, where higher scores reflected higher states of anxiety. Baseline was defined as the Day 1 assessment before study drug infusion. Change from Baseline is defined as post dose visit value minus Baseline value.
Baseline (Day 1) through Day 119
Number of Participants With Clinical Global Impression-Improvement
Time Frame: Baseline through Day 119
The CGI-I scale is a clinician-rated 7-point scale used to assess how much the participant's illness had improved or worsened relative to a Baseline state at the beginning of the intervention. It was rated as: 1. "very much improved" 2. "much improved" 3. "minimally improved" 4. "no change" 5. "minimally worse" 6. "much worse" 7. "very much worse". Higher scores indicated worse condition. Only those participants with CGI- improvement have been presented.
Baseline through Day 119

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Marinus Pharmaceuticals

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Study Director: Joseph Hulihan, MD, Marinus Pharmaceuticals

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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December 28, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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July 5, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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July 5, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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January 18, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 4, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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March 9, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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August 18, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 2, 2023

Last Verified

Last Verified

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August 1, 2023

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 1042-PPD-2003

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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