- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02969876
Pattern Separation, Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factors, and Mechanisms of Vortioxetine (VOR-IISR)
September 23, 2019 updated by: Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
The study is a 6-week, proof-of-concept, open trial of vortioxetine for 20 patients with major depressive disorder.
Study Overview
Status
Terminated
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved vortioxetine to treat major depressive disorder in 2013.
Researchers believe vortioxetine may improve pattern separation and pattern completion (i.e., a neurological function) in people with major depressive disorder; thus, this research study aims to determine how vortioxetine increases a person's ability to think.
The current study is an open label trial, therefore, all participants will receive vortioxetine.
Furthermore, participants receive the vortioxetine at no cost.
It will take participants 6 weeks to complete this study.
Participants are asked to come to the Mass General Hospital campus for 1 screening visit which includes a full psychiatric evaluation, and 5 additional study visits.
During study visits, participants will meet with a clinician and then complete computer based cognitive tests.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
2
Phase
- Phase 4
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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Massachusetts
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
- The Massachusetts General Hospital
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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
18 years to 65 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Meets Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Versions 4 and 5) criteria for and Major Depressive Disorder.
- Hamilton Depression Rating Scale-17 score greater than 18.
- Men and women between ages >=18 and 65.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Meets Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (versions 4 and 5) criteria for schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder.
- Unable to follow instructions or otherwise unable to participate in the trial.
- Pregnant women or women of child bearing potential who are not using a medically accepted means of contraception (defined as oral contraceptive pill or implant, condom, diaphragm, spermicide, intrauterine device, tubal ligation, partner with vasectomy)
- Patients who, in the investigator's judgment, pose a current, serious suicidal or homicidal risk.
- Serious or unstable medical illness including cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, respiratory, endocrine, neurologic, or hematologic disease.
- History of seizure disorder.
The following Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Version 4) diagnoses (any current or past history, except substance abuse disorders):
Organic mental disorders, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, psychotic disorders not elsewhere classified.
- History of multiple adverse drug reactions or allergy to the study drugs.
- Patients with mood congruent or mood incongruent psychotic features
- Current use of other psychotropic drugs.
- Clinical or laboratory evidence of hypothyroidism.
- Patients who have failed to respond during the course of their current major depressive episode to at least one adequate antidepressant trial, defined as six weeks or more of treatment with citalopram 40 mg/day (or its antidepressant equivalent)
- Patients who have had electroconvulsive therapy within the 6 months preceding baseline.
- Concomitant use of serotonergic agents
- Meets Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (versions 4 and 5) criteria for bipolar disorder
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: BASIC_SCIENCE
- Allocation: NA
- Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
- Masking: NONE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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OTHER: Study Phase
During this phase participants receive open label vortioxetine for 6 weeks.
Participants come to the Depression Clinical & Research Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital for visits once a week.
During these visits the participants meet with clinicians and complete cognitive tasks.
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Vortioxetine is a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI), a common form of treatment for major depressive disorder.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology - Clinician Version (QIDS-C)
Time Frame: 6 weeks
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This scale is designed to assess the severity of depressive symptoms.
The minimum score is a 0 (zero) and the maximum score is a 27, and a higher score means a worse outcome.
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6 weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Digital Symbol Substitution Test
Time Frame: 6 weeks
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A cognitive measure sensitive to learning and memory.
Participants are given 90 seconds to match as many symbols to numbers according to a key located on the top of the page.
A higher score means a better outcome.
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6 weeks
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Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test
Time Frame: 6 weeks
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A cognitive measure sensitive to learning and memory.
Minimum score is a zero.
Maximum score is a 75.
A higher score means a better outcome
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6 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Andrew Nierenberg, M.D., Depression Clinical and Research Program/ Bipolar Clinical and Research Program
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)
August 24, 2017
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
August 6, 2018
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
August 6, 2018
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
November 18, 2016
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
November 18, 2016
First Posted (ESTIMATE)
November 21, 2016
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
October 14, 2019
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
September 23, 2019
Last Verified
September 1, 2019
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Behavioral Symptoms
- Mental Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Depression
- Depressive Disorder
- 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
- 2016P001243
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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