Study of Duloxetine in Elderly Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

May 17, 2007 updated by: Eli Lilly and Company

Duloxetine Versus Placebo in the Treatment of Elderly Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

A study of the safety and efficacy of duloxetine in elderly patients (greater than 65 years old) with major depressive disorder

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Duloxetine 60 mg QD and placebo variable-duration, placebo lead-in period 9 weeks in the acute treatment phase

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

311

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

  • United States
    • Wisconsin
      • Middleton, Wisconsin, United States
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.

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

65 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • You must be able to visit the doctor's office for clinic visits, tests, and procedures.
  • You must have been diagnosed with major depression, and have had at least one other episode in the past.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • You have a current or previous major psychiatric disorder other than depression, such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or other psychotic disorder.
  • You have taken a drug within the last 30 days that has not been approved for use by governmental authorities.

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: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
To compare the efficacy of duloxetine 60 mg QD & placebo on cognition during acute treatment phase in elderly patients using a composite cognitive score derived from the Verbal Learning & Recall Test (VLRT)
To compare the efficacy of duloxetine 60 mg QD & placebo on cognition during acute treatment phase in elderly patients using a composite cognitive score derived from the Symbol Digit Substitution Test (SDST)
To compare the efficacy of duloxetine 60 mg QD & placebo on cognition during acute treatment phase in elderly patients using a composite cognitive score derived from 2-Digit Cancellation Test (2DCT)
To compare the efficacy of duloxetine 60 mg QD & placebo on cognition during acute treatment phase in elderly patients using a composite cognitive score derived from the Letter-Number Sequencing Test (LNST)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
To compare the efficacy of treatment with duloxetine 60 mg QD and placebo on depression as measured by the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)
To compare the efficacy of treatment with duloxetine 60 mg QD and placebo on depression as measured by the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD17) total score
To compare the efficacy of treatment with duloxetine 60 mg QD and placebo on depression as measured by response and remission rates
To compare the efficacy of treatment with duloxetine 60 mg QD and placebo on depression as measured by the Clinical Global Impressions of Severity Scale (CGI Severity) and the HAMD17 subscale scores
To compare the efficacy of treatment with duloxetine 60 mg QD and placebo on the painful physical symptoms of depression, as measured by the Visual Analog Scale for pain (VAS)
To compare the safety of duloxetine 60 mg QD and placebo using information on vital signs, electrocardiograms (ECGs), treatment-emergent adverse events, discontinuation-emergent adverse events, discontinuation rates and laboratory analyses
To assess the impact of treatment with duloxetine 60 mg QD and placebo on quality of life as measured by the Short-Form (SF-36) Health Survey

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Eli Lilly and Company

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.

General Publications

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

March 1, 2003

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 10, 2003

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 11, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

June 12, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 21, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 17, 2007

Last Verified

May 1, 2007

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Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 6091
  • F1J-MC-HMBV

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