Duloxetine Versus Placebo in the Prevention of Relapse of Major Depressive Disorder

July 18, 2006 updated by: Eli Lilly and Company
The purpose of this study is to determine if duloxetine is effective when compared to placebo in preventing recurrence of major depressive disorder in patients who have responded to open-label duloxetine treatment.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 3

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

    • North Carolina
      • Durham, North Carolina, United States
        • For information on a site near you, call our call center at 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559)

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Signed the informed consent
  • Meet criteria for major depressive disorder without psychotic features.
  • Have a level of understanding sufficient to provide informed consent and to communicate with the investigator and site personnel.
  • Have had at least one other major depressive episode prior to the one being experienced at study entry.
  • You are reliable and agree to keep all appointments for clinic visits, tests and procedures required by the protocol.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • You have had treatment with a drug within the last 30 days that has not received regulatory approval at the time of study entry.
  • Any women who are pregnant or breast feeding.
  • If you have any serious medical illnesses other than major depressive disorder.
  • If you have previously participated in a clinical trial for duloxetine.
  • Any previous or current diagnosis of bipolar, schizophrenia, or other psychotic disorders.

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

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2002

Study Completion

July 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 8, 2002

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 8, 2002

First Posted (Estimate)

May 9, 2002

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 19, 2006

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 18, 2006

Last Verified

July 1, 2006

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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