Open-label Safety Extension Study of 15 and 20 mg of Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004) in Long-term Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in Adults

A Long-term, Open-label, Flexible-dose, Extension Study Evaluating the Safety and Tolerability of [Vortioxetine] Lu AA21004 (15 and 20 mg/Day) in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

To evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of flexible doses, 15 and 20 mg/day, of Vortioxetine over a period of 52 weeks in patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Major Depressive Disorder
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004)

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 71
• Phase: Phase 3

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients who completed 8-week short-term treatment study, 13267A (NCT01140906), for Major Depressive Episode immediately prior to enrolment in this extension study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any current psychiatric disorder other than MDD as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV TR)
• Female patients of childbearing potential who are not using effective contraception
• Use of any psychoactive medication
• The patient, in the investigator's clinical judgment, has a significant risk of suicide.

Other protocol-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria applied.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Vortioxetine	Drug: Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004); 15 or 20 mg/day; tablets; orally; Other Names: Brintellix

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Percentage of Patients Who Withdrew Due to Intolerance to Treatment	Baseline to Week 52
Number of Patients With Adverse Events (AEs)	Baseline to end of the 4-week safety follow-up period

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change From Baseline in MADRS Total Score After 52 Weeks of Treatment	The Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a depression rating scale consisting of 10 items, each rated 0 (no symptom) to 6 (severe symptom). The 10 items represent the core symptoms of depressive illness. The rating should be based on a clinical interview with the patient, moving from broadly phrased questions about symptoms to more detailed ones, which allow a precise rating of severity, covering the last 7 days. Total score from 0 to 60. The higher the score, the more severe.	Baseline and Week 52
Change From Baseline in HAM-A Total Score After 52 Weeks of Treatment	The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) consists of 14 items that assess anxious mood, tension, fear, insomnia, intellectual (cognitive) symptoms, depressed mood, behaviour at interview, somatic (sensory), cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, autonomic, and somatic (muscular) symptoms. Each symptom is rated from 0 (absent) to 4 (maximum severity). Total score from 0 to 56. The higher the score, the more severe.	Baseline and Week 52
Change From Baseline in CGI-S Score After 52 Weeks of Treatment	The Clinical Global Impression - Severity of Illness (CGI-S) is a 7-point scale rated from 1 (normal, not at all ill) to 7 (among the most extremely ill patients). The investigator should use his/her total clinical experience with this patient population to judge how mentally ill the patient is at the time of rating.	Baseline and Week 52
Proportion of Responders at Week 52 (Response Defined as a >=50% Decrease in MADRS Total Score)		Baseline from lead-in study 13267A (NCT01140906) and Week 52
Proportion of Remitters at Week 52 (Remission Defined as a MADRS Total Score <=10)		Baseline and Week 52
SDS Total Score After 52 Weeks of Treatment	The Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) comprises self-rated items designed to measure impairment. The patient rates the extent to which his or her (1) work, (2) social life or leisure activities and (3) home life or family responsibilities are impaired on a 10-point visual analogue scales, on which 0 = normal functioning and 10 = severe functional impairment. The three items may be summed into a single dimensional measure of global functional impairment that ranges from 0 (unimpaired) to 30 (highly impaired). The higher the score, the more severe.	Week 52
ASEX Total Score After 52 Weeks of Treatment	The Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) is a 5-item, patient selfrated scale that evaluates a patient's recent sexual experience. Patients are asked to assess their own experience over the last week (for example, "How strong is your sex drive?", "Are your orgasms satisfying?") and respond on a 6-point scale for each item. The ASEX is used to identify individuals with sexual dysfunction. Possible total score ranges from 5 to 30, with the higher score indicating more patient sexual dysfunction.	Week 52
Risk of Suicidality Using C-SSRS Scores	The Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) was developed by researchers at Columbia University as a tool to systematically assess suicidal ideation and behaviour in patients during participation in a clinical study. The C-SSRS is composed of questions that address suicidal behaviour and questions that address suicidal ideation, with subquestions that assess severity. The tool was administered via an interview with the patient. Different versions of the C-SSRS are available. In this study, the Since Last Visit Version was used at all visits. In order to assess the potential relationship between Vortioxetine and suicidality more accurately and systematically, C-SSRS data were collected during the Entire Study Period.	Up to 52 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: H. Lundbeck A/S

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: April 1, 2011
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 1, 2012
• Study Completion (Actual): October 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 24, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 24, 2011
• First Posted (Estimate): March 25, 2011

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): February 11, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 23, 2013
• Last Verified: December 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Depression; Mood Disorders; Depressive Disorder; Mental Disorders; Depressive Disorder, Major; Behavioural Symptoms
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Mental Disorders; Pathologic Processes; Mood Disorders; Depression; Depressive Disorder; Disease; Depressive Disorder, Major; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Neurotransmitter Agents; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Central Nervous System Depressants; Tranquilizing Agents; Psychotropic Drugs; Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors; Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors; Membrane Transport Modulators; Serotonin Agents; Antidepressive Agents; Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Agonists; Serotonin Receptor Agonists; Serotonin Antagonists; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Serotonin 5-HT3 Receptor Antagonists; Vortioxetine
• Other Study ID Numbers: 13267B; 2010-024198-38 (EudraCT Number)