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- Clinical Trial NCT00621270
Safety and Effectiveness Study of BCI-540 Versus Placebo in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder With Concomitant Anxiety
October 20, 2011 updated by: BrainCells Inc.
A 6-Week Randomised Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of BCI-540 80 mg q.d. and 80 mg t.i.d. in the Treatment of Adults With Major Depressive Disorder and Concomitant Anxiety
The purpose of this study is to determine whether BCI-540 80 mg given once daily (q.d.) or three times daily (t.i.d.) is effective in the treatment of major depression with concomitant anxiety.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
BCI-540 has been shown to be neurogenic in the Sponsor's in vitro neural stem cell analyses and in vivo animal models of depression and anxiety.
These observations and the recent findings linking hippocampal function and neurogenesis to mood disorders support the evaluation of the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of BCI-540 in patients with major depressive disorder with concomitant anxiety.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
115
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
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Alberta
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6L 5X8
- Grey Nuns Hospital, Clinical Research
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British Columbia
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Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, V1Y 2H4
- Okanagan Clinical Trials
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Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, V2A 4M4
- Dr. Alexander McIntyre, Inc
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6Z 2L4
- Dr. D. McIntosh & Dr. K. Kjernisted Clinical Research Inc.
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 2A1
- University of British Columbia Mood Disorders Centre
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Manitoba
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Winkler, Manitoba, Canada, R6W 1T4
- Eden Mental Health Centre
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New Brunswick
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Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada, E1V 3G5
- Sanjay Siddhartha, MD
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Nova Scotia
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 2E2
- Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
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Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, B1S 2E8
- Autar K. Munshi, MD
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Ontario
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Chatham, Ontario, Canada, N7M 5L9
- Robert Fairbairn, MD
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Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 4X3
- Providence Care Mental Health Services
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London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5R9
- Robert G. Luton, MD
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Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5M 4N4
- Anxiety and Mood Disorder Center
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1G 4G3
- Ottawa Psychopharmacology Clinic
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2C4
- University Health Network, Dept. of Psychiatry
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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
21 years to 60 years (ADULT)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- The patient meets the DSM IV-TR criteria for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) as determined by the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) and psychiatric evaluation.
- The patient has a score of 20 or more on the HAM D17 scale, a score of 30 or more on the IDS-C30 and a score of 15 or more on the HAM-A scale at the Screening and Baseline visits.
- The patient has a score of at least 2 on items 1 and 2 of the HAM-A scale at the Screening and Baseline visits.
- The patient has a Clinical Global Impression of Severity (CGI S) rating of 4 or higher at the Screening and Baseline visits.
- The patient has recurrent MDD.
- The patient did not respond to at least one but no more than five adequate antidepressant trials during the current MDD episode.
- The patient is living with another adult or has daily contact with an adult and contact information for the patient and this adult is available to the investigator.
- Female patients of childbearing potential must be using a reliable, medically acceptable form of contraception for at least 30 days prior to the screening visit and must agree to continue such use throughout the duration of the study and for 30 days after the final dose of study drug.
Exclusion Criteria:
- The patient has a decrease of 20% or more in HAM D17 total score or HAM-A total score from the screening visit to the Baseline visit.
- The patient represents significant risk of suicide in the opinion of the investigator at the screening or Baseline visit.
- The patient has any other psychiatric Axis-I disorder (except GAD) as a principal diagnosis within 6 months of Screening.
- The patient has a history of obsessive compulsive disorder, psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, mental retardation.
- The patient has a history of alcohol or substance (excluding nicotine or caffeine) abuse within 3 months of the screening visit, alcohol or substance dependence within 6 months of Screening.
- The patient shows current evidence of substance abuse confirmed by results of a urine drug screen.
- The patient has used an antidepressant medication (SSRI/SNRI or any other antidepressant medication, including MAOIs), within 1 week of Baseline(fluoxetine within 5 weeks).
- The patient has a history of low RBC count, low hemoglobin, low WBC count, low platelets, or low reticulocyte counts of any aetiology other than that known to be related to blood loss, iron deficiency, or pregnancy.
- The patient shows current evidence of macrocytosis, low RBC count, low haemoglobin, low WBC count, or low platelet count of any aetiology.
- The patient will use drugs during the study (including follow-up) that are known to be related to agranulocytosis and/or aplastic anaemia.
- The patient will receive interpersonal therapy and/or short-term (brief) dynamic therapy during the study.
- The patient received ECT within 3 months of Screening.
- The patient received depot antipsychotic therapy at any time.
- The patient has used any antipsychotic or anxiolytic medications within 1 week of Screening.
- The patient has used any drugs with known psychotropic properties or any non-psychotropic drugs with potential CNS effects within one week or 5-half lives (whichever is longer) of Screening.
- The patient has a clinically significant cardiovascular, endocrine, hepatic, renal, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, neurological, malignancy, metabolic, psychiatric or other condition that might be detrimental to the patient if he or she participates in the study.
- The patient has a known hypersensitivity to any cholinesterase inhibitors or cholinergic agonist drugs.
- The patient is a pregnant or lactating woman.
- The patient has a history of seizures.
- The patient has clinically significant abnormalities on screening physical examination, ECG, serum chemistry, urinalysis tests, including thyroid stimulating hormone levels, as judged by the investigator.
- The patient has a known positivity for human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B surface-antigen, or hepatitis C virus antibody.
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
- Masking: QUADRUPLE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: 3
Placebo
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BCI-540 80 mg once (q.d.) or three times (t.i.d.) a day versus placebo
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EXPERIMENTAL: 1
BCI-540 80 mg once a day (q.d.)
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BCI-540 80 mg once (q.d.) or three times (t.i.d.) a day versus placebo
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EXPERIMENTAL: 2
BCI-540 80 mg three times a day (t.i.d.)
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BCI-540 80 mg once (q.d.) or three times (t.i.d.) a day versus placebo
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Co-primary outcome measures will be the change from Baseline to Week 6 on the total score of the Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Clinician Version (IDS-C30) and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HAM-A).
Time Frame: Week 6
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Week 6
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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The safety, tolerability and side effect profile of BCI-540 will also be measured by adverse events, clinical laboratory values, electrocardiograms, vital signs, and the Physician Withdrawal Checklist (PWC).
Time Frame: Weeks 2, 4, 6, 7 and 12
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Weeks 2, 4, 6, 7 and 12
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Study Chair: Allan H. Young, MB ChB, MPhil, PhD, FRCPsych, Institute of Mental Health, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia
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
January 1, 2008
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
October 1, 2009
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
October 1, 2009
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
February 11, 2008
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
February 21, 2008
First Posted (ESTIMATE)
February 22, 2008
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)
October 24, 2011
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
October 20, 2011
Last Verified
October 1, 2011
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- BCI-540-CL-001
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