Addition of Quetiapine in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - Westenberg Study

January 20, 2011 updated by: AstraZeneca

Quetiapine Augmentation to SRIs for Patients With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, a Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study

Quetiapine (Seroquel ®), an atypical antipsychotic registered for use in schizophrenia, which has a very low propensity of extrapyramidal and endocrine side-effects, has also been studied as an adjunct in OCD. In an open trial, ten patients with OCD who had not responded to at least three previous treatments with a SRI at maximum dose and duration were assigned to receive quetiapine in addition to a SRI for 8 weeks. Given the efficacy of quetiapine in treatment resistant patients, and given its rapid onset of action (4-6 weeks), it is postulated that the combination of a low dose atypical antipsychotic and a standard dosage of an SRI as a treatment for patients with OCD might increase the number of responders as well as the effect size.

PLEASE NOTE: Seroquel SR and Seroquel XR refer to the same formulation. The SR designation was changed to XR after consultation with FDA.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

90

Phase

  • 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

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 to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All patients meet the DSM IV criteria for obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Y-BOCS score > 16 if obsessions and compulsions
  • Y-BOCS score > 10 if only obsessions
  • Y-BOCS score > 10 if only compulsions
  • Male and female, aged between 18-70 years
  • Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test and use a reliable method of contraception.
  • Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of any of the following DSM IV conditions; major depression (with a HDRS>15, [17 item]), bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or any other psychotic condition, tic disorder, substance related disorder during the past 6 months, epilepsy, or any structural CNS disorder or stroke within the last year.
  • Evidence of clinically significant and unstable cardiovascular, gastro-intestinal, pulmonary, renal, hepatic, endocrine or haematological disorders, glaucoma, myocardial infarction within the past year, or micturition abnormalities
  • Patients at risk for suicide
  • Multiple serious drug allergies or known allergy for the trial compounds
  • Use of antipsychotics during 6 months before the screening visit
  • Use of any other psychotropic drug during 6 months before the screening visit
  • Cognitive and behavioural treatment 3 months prior to the screening visit
  • Any known contra-indication against citalopram or quetiapine

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
The change in Yale Brown obsessive compulsive scale (Y-BOCS) from baseline to week 10 and the number of responders are the primary efficacy parameters.
Criteria for response will be a 25% or greater change from baseline on the Y-BOCS and a final CGI rating of "much improved or "very much improved".

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
The onset of response to treatment, using the time to a sustained response as criterion
Side effect profiles, Quality of life, Cognitive functioning

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

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

December 1, 2003

Primary Completion

December 7, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 25, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 25, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

April 27, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 21, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 20, 2011

Last Verified

January 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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