A Study of Adjunctive Aripiprazole in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Aripiprazole as Adjunctive Therapy in the Treatment of Patients With Major Depressive Disorder.

This trial is a 14 week, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study, to assess the safety and efficacy of aripiprazole as adjunctive treatment to an ongoing antidepressant treatment in patients with Major Depressive Disorder.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Major Depressive Disorder
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Antidepressant + Placebo; Drug: Antidepressant + Aripiprazole

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1200
• Phase: Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • Garden Grove, California, United States
      • Local Institution
    • Northridge, California, United States
      • Local Institution
  • District of Columbia
    • Washington, District of Columbia, United States
      • Local Institution
  • Florida
    • Jacksonville, Florida, United States
      • Local Institution
  • Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States
      • Local Institution
    • Edwardsville, Illinois, United States
      • Local Institution
  • Maryland
    • Rockville, Maryland, United States
      • Local Institution
  • Massachusetts
    • Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
      • Local Institution
  • Michigan
    • Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States
      • Local Institution
    • Okemos, Michigan, United States
      • Local Institution
  • New York
    • Staten Island, New York, United States
      • Local Institution
  • Oregon
    • Portland, Oregon, United States
      • Local Institution
  • Pennsylvania
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
      • Local Institution
  • Texas
    • Austin, Texas, United States
      • Local Institution
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
      • Local Institution
  • Vermont
    • Woodstock, Vermont, United States
      • Local Institution
  • Virginia
    • Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
      • Local Institution
  • Washington
    • Bellevue, Washington, United States
      • Local Institution
    • Seattle, Washington, United States
      • Local Institution
  • Wisconsin
    • Middleton, Wisconsin, United States
      • Local Institution

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Men and women, 18-65 years old
• Experienced a Major Depressive Disorder with the current episode of minimally 8 weeks in duration.
• Treatment history of an inadequate response to at least one and no more than three antidepressants.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: A2	Drug: Antidepressant + Aripiprazole; Antidepressant Caps/Tablets Aripiprazole Tablets, Oral, 2-20 mg Aripiprazole, once daily, 6 weeks following an 8 week Prospective Treatment (Baseline) Phase.; Other Names: Abilify
Placebo Comparator: A1	Drug: Antidepressant + Placebo; Antidepressant Caps/Tablets Placebo Tablets, Oral, 2-20 mg Placebo, once daily, 6 weeks following an 8 week Prospective Treatment (Baseline) Phase.
No Intervention: A3

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Change in a depression rating scale at endpoint

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Change in a disability scale and Clinical Global Impression scale at endpoint

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Collaborators: Otsuka America Pharmaceutical

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Boulton DW, Balch AH, Royzman K, Patel CG, Berman RM, Mallikaarjun S, Reeves RA. The pharmacokinetics of standard antidepressants with aripiprazole as adjunctive therapy: studies in healthy subjects and in patients with major depressive disorder. J Psychopharmacol. 2010 Apr;24(4):537-46. doi: 10.1177/0269881108096522. Epub 2008 Oct 2.
• Stewart TD, Hatch A, Largay K, Sheehan JJ, Marler SV, Berman RM, Nelson JC. Effect of symptom severity on efficacy and safety of aripiprazole adjunctive to antidepressant monotherapy in major depressive disorder: a pooled analysis. J Affect Disord. 2014 Jun;162:20-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.03.017. Epub 2014 Mar 24.
• Casey DE, Laubmeier KK, Marler SV, Forbes RA, Baker RA. Efficacy of adjunctive aripiprazole in major depressive disorder: a pooled response quartile analysis and the predictive value of week 2 early response. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2012;14(3):PCC.11m01251. doi: 10.4088/PCC.11m01251. Epub 2012 May 31.
• Fabian TJ, Cain ZJ, Ammerman D, Eudicone JM, Tang Y, Rollin LM, Forbes RA, Berman RM, Baker RA. Improvement in functional outcomes with adjunctive aripiprazole versus placebo in major depressive disorder: a pooled post hoc analysis of 3 short-term studies. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2012;14(6):PCC.12m01394. doi: 10.4088/PCC.12m01394. Epub 2012 Dec 20.
• Dunner DL, Laubmeier KK, Manos G, Forbes RA, Baker RA, Berman RM. Beneficial effects of adjunctive aripiprazole in major depressive disorder are not dependent on antidepressant therapy history: a post hoc analysis of 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2012;14(6):PCC.12m01380. doi: 10.4088/PCC.12m01380. Epub 2012 Nov 22.
• Fava M, Dording CM, Baker RA, Mankoski R, Tran QV, Forbes RA, Eudicone JM, Owen R, Berman RM. Effects of adjunctive aripiprazole on sexual functioning in patients with major depressive disorder and an inadequate response to standard antidepressant monotherapy: a post hoc analysis of 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2011;13(1):PCC.10m00994. doi: 10.4088/PCC.10m00994gre.
• Weisler RH, Khan A, Trivedi MH, Yang H, Eudicone JM, Pikalov A, Tran QV, Berman RM, Carlson BX. Analysis of suicidality in pooled data from 2 double-blind, placebo-controlled aripiprazole adjunctive therapy trials in major depressive disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2011 Apr;72(4):548-55. doi: 10.4088/JCP.09m05495gre. Epub 2010 Aug 24.
• Nelson JC, Thase ME, Trivedi MH, Fava M, Han J, Van Tran Q, Pikalov A, Qi Y, Carlson BX, Marcus RN, Berman RM. Safety and Tolerability of Adjunctive Aripiprazole in Major Depressive Disorder: A Pooled Post Hoc Analysis (studies CN138-139 and CN138-163). Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2009;11(6):344-52. doi: 10.4088/PCC.08m00744gre.
• Trivedi MH, Thase ME, Fava M, Nelson CJ, Yang H, Qi Y, Tran QV, Pikalov A, Carlson BX, Marcus RN, Berman RM. Adjunctive aripiprazole in major depressive disorder: analysis of efficacy and safety in patients with anxious and atypical features. J Clin Psychiatry. 2008 Dec;69(12):1928-36. Epub 2008 Dec 2.
• Thase ME, Trivedi MH, Nelson JC, Fava M, Swanink R, Tran QV, Pikalov A, Yang H, Carlson BX, Marcus RN, Berman RM. Examining the efficacy of adjunctive aripiprazole in major depressive disorder: a pooled analysis of 2 studies. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2008;10(6):440-7. doi: 10.4088/pcc.v10n0603.
• Berman RM, Marcus RN, Swanink R, McQuade RD, Carson WH, Corey-Lisle PK, Khan A. The efficacy and safety of aripiprazole as adjunctive therapy in major depressive disorder: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. J Clin Psychiatry. 2007 Jun;68(6):843-53. doi: 10.4088/jcp.v68n0604.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: June 1, 2004
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 1, 2006
• Study Completion (Actual): August 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 9, 2004
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 8, 2004
• First Posted (Estimate): November 9, 2004

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): November 25, 2013
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 22, 2013
• Last Verified: November 1, 2013

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Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Mental Disorders; Mood Disorders; Depression; Depressive Disorder; Depressive Disorder, Major; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Neurotransmitter Agents; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Central Nervous System Depressants; Antipsychotic Agents; Tranquilizing Agents; Psychotropic Drugs; Serotonin Agents; Dopamine Agonists; Dopamine Agents; Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Agonists; Serotonin Receptor Agonists; Serotonin 5-HT2 Receptor Antagonists; Serotonin Antagonists; Dopamine D2 Receptor Antagonists; Dopamine Antagonists; Aripiprazole; Antidepressive Agents
• Other Study ID Numbers: CN138-139