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A Phase 3 Study of Lu AA21004 in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder
March 3, 2021 updated by: Takeda
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Phase III Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Once Daily Oral Lu AA21004 in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of two fixed doses of vortioxetine (Lu AA21004; 10 or 20 mg/day) after 8 weeks of treatment in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) in Japan.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, phase III study to assess the efficacy and safety of 8-week treatment of two fixed doses of Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004; 10 or 20 mg/day) in Japanese participants with major depressive disorder (MDD).
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
493
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
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Fukuoka, Japan
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Hiroshima, Japan
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Kumamoto, Japan
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Okayama, Japan
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Saitama, Japan
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Aichi
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Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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Chiba
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Nagareyama, Chiba, Japan
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Noda, Chiba, Japan
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Fukuoka
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Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan
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Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
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Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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Fukushima
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Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan
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Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan
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Hokkaido
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Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Hyogo
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Ashiya, Hyogo, Japan
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Ishikawa
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Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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Kanagawa
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Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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Okayama
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Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
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Osaka
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Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
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Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan
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Osakasayama, Osaka, Japan
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Sakai, Osaka, Japan
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Saga
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Karatsu, Saga, Japan
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Saitama
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Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
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Shiga
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Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan
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Tokushima
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Anan, Tokushima, Japan
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Tokyo
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Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
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Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
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Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
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Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Yamanashi
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Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan
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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
20 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- In the opinion of the investigator or sub-investigator, the participant is capable of understanding and complying with protocol requirements.
- The participant signs and dates a written, informed consent form prior to the initiation of any study procedures.
- The participant suffers from recurrent MDD as the primary diagnosis according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria (classification code 296.3x).
- The participant is a man or a woman aged 20 to 75 years (both inclusive) at the time of informed consent.
- The reported duration of the current major depressive episode is 3 to 12 months (both inclusive) at the start of screening period.
- The participant has a MADRS total score ≥26, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D17) total score ≥18, and Clinical global impression scale-Severity (CGI-S) score ≥4 at the start of screening period, at the start of placebo lead-in period and at the start of double-blind treatment period.
- A female participant of childbearing potential who is sexually active with a nonsterilized male partner agrees to use routinely adequate contraception from signing of informed consent to the end of the follow-up period.
Exclusion Criteria:
The participant has any following current or past history of psychiatric disorder and/or neurological disorder:
- Any current psychiatric disorder other than MDD as defined by DSM-IV-TR (To be assessed by Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview: MINI). A participant who exhibits symptoms of anxiety is eligible unless the participant fulfills the diagnostic criteria for a current anxiety disorder per DSM-IV-TR.
- Current diagnosis or history of manic, mixed or hypomanic episode, MDD with psychotic features, schizophrenia or any other psychotic disorder (including substance-related mental disorders, or mental disorders due to a general medical condition) as defined by DSM-IV-TR.
- Current diagnosis or history of any substance-related disorder (except nicotine and caffeine-related disorders) as defined by DSM-IV-TR.
- The participant with a positive urine drug screening result at the start of screening period or the start of placebo lead-in period. In case that a participant showed positive test result at the start of screening period because the test was conducted before washout of pretreatment drug, the participant is eligible as long as he/she shows negative result at the start of placebo lead-in period.
- Presence or history of any clinically significant neurological disorder (including epilepsy).
- Any neurodegenerative disorder (e.g. Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease).
- Any DSM-IV-TR axis II disorder.
- The participant has the current or previous major depressive episode which was considered by the investigator or sub-investigator to have been resistant to 2 or more adequate antidepressants treatments of at least 6 weeks duration each at sufficient doses.
- The participant has received any augmentation therapy (e.g. lithium, T3/T4, lamotrigine, sodium valproate, carbamazepine, additional atypical antipsychotic, or concomitant use of other antidepressant, etc.) for the current major depressive episode.
- In the opinion of the investigator or sub-investigator, the participant has experienced significant number of major depressive episodes in the past, and is suspected of disease other than MDD.
- In the opinion of the investigator or sub-investigator, the participant has experienced the first major depressive episode at his/her young age, and is suspected of disease other than MDD.
- The participant has a MADRS total score at the start of double-blind treatment period that has improved or aggravated by 25% or more from the score at the start of placebo lead-in period.
- The participant is significantly non-compliant with the study drug in the placebo lead-in period; e.g., not taking the study drug for 6 or more consecutive days.
- The participant has received electroconvulsive therapy, vagus nerve stimulation, or repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy within 6 months prior to the screening period, or plans to initiate such therapy during the study.
- The participant is receiving cognitive-behavioral therapy or psychotherapy at the time of informed consent, or plans to initiate such therapy during the study.
- The participant is at significant risk of suicide or has a score ≥5 on Item 10 (suicidal thoughts) of the MADRS at the start of screening period, at the start of placebo lead-in period or at the start of double-blind treatment period, or has attempted suicide within 6 months prior to the start of screening period.
- The participant has experienced any environmental change (e.g. temporary retirement, returnment, change of residence) considered by the investigator or sub-investigator to have the potential to impact on the efficacy evaluation, or plans such environmental changes during the study.
- The participant is currently receiving drug therapy for thyroid dysfunction.
- The participant is currently receiving hormonal therapy for gynecological disease.
- The participant has taken excluded medications during the protocol-specified period, or will require to take excluded medications during the study.
- The participant has previously received vortioxetine.
- The participant has received study drug in a previous clinical study of Lu AA21004 (including this study).
- The participant has a clinically significant chronic liver disease.
- The participant has a history of severe allergy or hypersensitivity to drugs.
- The participant has a clinically significant unstable illness, for example, liver disorder or renal insufficiency, or a cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, endocrine, neurological, rheumatologic, immunologic, infectious, neoplastic, skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders, eye disorders, or metabolic disturbance.
- The participant has clinically significant abnormal vital signs as determined by the investigator or sub-investigator at the start of screening period, placebo lead-in period, or double-blind treatment period.
- The participant has clinically significant abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) as determined by the investigator or sub-investigator, at the start of the screening period, at the start of placebo lead-in period, or at the start of double-blind treatment period.
- The participant has clinically significant abnormal findings of clinical laboratory tests as determined by the investigator or sub-investigator, or has alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) >2 × ULN at the start of screening period or at the start of placebo lead-in period.
- If female, the participant is pregnant or lactating.
- The participant has a disease or takes medications that could, in the opinion of the investigator or sub-investigator, interfere with the evaluation of the safety, tolerability, or efficacy.
- The participant is, in the opinion of the investigator or sub-investigator, unsuitable for this study for any other reason.
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: Quadruple
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo tablets, orally, once daily for up to Week 8
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Placebo tablets
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Experimental: Vortioxetine 10 mg
Vortioxetine 10 mg tablets, orally, once daily for up to Week 8
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Vortioxetine tablets
Other Names:
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Experimental: Vortioxetine 20 mg
Vortioxetine 10 mg tablets, orally, once daily for up to Week 1 followed by vortioxetine 20 mg tablets, orally, once daily for up to Week 8
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Vortioxetine tablets
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change From Baseline in Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) Total Score to Week 8
Time Frame: Baseline (At the start of double-blind treatment period), up to 8 weeks
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MADRS is a 10-item clinician rated scale to measure overall severity of depressive symptoms (such as apparent sadness, reported sadness, inner tension).
MADRS corresponds to core symptoms of depression, and rated on a 7-point Likert scale from 0 (symptoms absent) to 6 (severe depression) with a total possible score range from 0 to 60. Higher scores indicate greater severity of symptoms.
A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement.
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Baseline (At the start of double-blind treatment period), up to 8 weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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MADRS Response at Week 8 (Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF))
Time Frame: Week 8
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Reported data was percentage of participants who met MADRS response criteria (defined as a ≥50% decrease in the MADRS total score from Baseline) at Week 8 for each group.
MADRS is a 10-item clinician rated scale to measure overall severity of depressive symptoms (such as apparent sadness, reported sadness, inner tension).
MADRS corresponds to core symptoms of depression, and rated on a 7-point Likert scale from 0 (symptoms absent) to 6 (severe depression) with a total possible score range from 0 to 60. Higher scores indicate greater severity of symptoms.
A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement.
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Week 8
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MADRS Remission at Week 8 (LOCF)
Time Frame: Week 8
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Reported data was percentage of participants who met MADRS remission criteria (defined as a MADRS total score ≤10) at Week 8 for each group.
MADRS is a 10-item clinician rated scale to measure overall severity of depressive symptoms (such as apparent sadness, reported sadness, inner tension).
MADRS corresponds to core symptoms of depression, and rated on a 7-point Likert scale from 0 (symptoms absent) to 6 (severe depression) with a total possible score range from 0 to 60. Higher scores indicate greater severity of symptoms.
A negative change from Baseline indicates improvement.
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Week 8
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Change From Baseline in Hamilton Depression Scale (HAM-D17) Total Score to Week 8 (LOCF)
Time Frame: Baseline (At the start of double-blind treatment period), up to 8 weeks
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The HAM-D17 is a clinician-rated scale for assessing the severity of depression symptoms.
The scores for each item range from 0 to 4 or 0 to 2, where 0 represents no symptoms.
The rating is based on the past 7 days prior to the time of assessment.
The total score ranges from 0 to 52 where a higher score indicates a greater depressive state.
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Baseline (At the start of double-blind treatment period), up to 8 weeks
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Clinical Global Impressions-Improvement (CGI-I) Score at Week 8 (LOCF)
Time Frame: Week 8
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The CGI-I assesses the participant's state of mental illness improvement.
The participant's condition compared to baseline is rated on a seven-point scale (1=very much improved ~ 7=very much worse).
Higher scores indicate greater worsening of illness.
Values closest to 1 for this outcome measure indicate the greatest improvement of symptoms.
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Week 8
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Change From Baseline in Clinical Global Impressions-Severity (CGI-S) Score to Week 8 (LOCF)
Time Frame: Baseline (At the start of double-blind treatment period), up to 8 weeks
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The CGI-S assesses the impression of the participant's current state of mental illness.
The current severity of mental illness is rated on a seven-point scale (1=normal, not ill at all ~ 7=most extremely ill) based on a total clinical experience.
Higher scores indicate greater severity of mental illness.
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Baseline (At the start of double-blind treatment period), up to 8 weeks
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Change From Baseline in Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) Total Score to Week 8 (LOCF)
Time Frame: Baseline (At the start of double-blind treatment period), up to 8 weeks
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The SDS assesses functional impairment in 3 domains: work/school, social life or leisure activities, and home life or family responsibilities.
The participant rates the extent to which each aspect is impaired on a 10-point visual analog scale, from 0 (not at all) to 10 (extremely).
The 3 scores are added together to calculate the total score, which ranges from 0 to 30, with higher scores indicating more impairment.
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Baseline (At the start of double-blind treatment period), up to 8 weeks
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Change From Baseline in Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) Total Score to Week 8 (LOCF)
Time Frame: Baseline (At the start of double-blind treatment period), up to 8 weeks
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The DSST is a neuropsychological test to assess cognitive function.
Participants are required to copy symbols that are paired with simple geometric shapes or numbers within a specific time for a total possible score of 0 to 133.
Higher scores-correct number of symbols reflects greater objective cognitive functioning.
An increase in score represents an improvement in an integrated measure of cognitive function.
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Baseline (At the start of double-blind treatment period), up to 8 weeks
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Change From Baseline in Perceived Deficits Questionnaire (PDQ-5) Total Score to Week 8 (LOCF)
Time Frame: Baseline (At the start of double-blind treatment period), up to 8 weeks
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PDQ-5 is a self-administered 5-item questionnaire to assess cognition function, including subscales of attention/concentration, retrospective memory, prospective memory, and planning/organization.
PDQ-5 total score ranges from 0 to 20 with smaller scores indicate greater cognitive function.
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Baseline (At the start of double-blind treatment period), up to 8 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
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
- Watanabe K, Fujimoto S, Marumoto T, Kitagawa T, Ishida K, Nakajima T, Moriguchi Y, Fujikawa K, Inoue T. Therapeutic Potential of Vortioxetine for Anhedonia-Like Symptoms in Depression: A Post Hoc Analysis of Data from a Clinical Trial Conducted in Japan. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2022 Feb 19;18:363-373. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S340281. eCollection 2022.
- Inoue T, Fujimoto S, Marumoto T, Kitagawa T, Ishida K, Nakajima T, Moriguchi Y, Fujikawa K, Watanabe K. Therapeutic Potential of Vortioxetine for Anxious Depression: A Post Hoc Analysis of Data from a Clinical Trial Conducted in Japan. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2021 Dec 21;17:3781-3790. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S335028. eCollection 2021.
- Inoue T, Fujimoto S, Marumoto T, Kitagawa T, Ishida K, Nakajima T, Moriguchi Y, Fujikawa K, Watanabe K. Early Improvement with Vortioxetine Predicts Response and Remission: A Post Hoc Analysis of Data from a Clinical Trial Conducted in Japan. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2021 Dec 18;17:3735-3741. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S340309. eCollection 2021.
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 (Actual)
April 10, 2015
Primary Completion (Actual)
March 16, 2018
Study Completion (Actual)
March 16, 2018
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
March 10, 2015
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
March 10, 2015
First Posted (Estimate)
March 17, 2015
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
March 24, 2021
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
March 3, 2021
Last Verified
March 1, 2021
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
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
- 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
- LuAA21004/CCT-004
- U1111-1167-1520 (Registry Identifier: WHO)
- JapicCTI-152831 (Registry Identifier: JapicCTI)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
YES
IPD Plan Description
Takeda provides access to the de-identified individual participant data (IPD) for eligible studies to aid qualified researchers in addressing legitimate scientific objectives (Takeda's data sharing commitment is available on https://clinicaltrials.takeda.com/takedas-commitment?commitment=5).
These IPDs will be provided in a secure research environment following approval of a data sharing request, and under the terms of a data sharing agreement.
IPD Sharing Access Criteria
IPD from eligible studies will be shared with qualified researchers according to the criteria and process described on https://vivli.org/ourmember/takeda/.
For approved requests, the researchers will be provided access to anonymized data (to respect patient privacy in line with applicable laws and regulations) and with information necessary to address the research objectives under the terms of a data sharing agreement.
IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type
- STUDY_PROTOCOL
- SAP
- ICF
- CSR
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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