Luteal Phase Administration of Paroxetine for the Treatment of PMDD

Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

Treatments: Drug: Paroxetine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00620581

BRL29060/621

Details and patient eligibility

About

The efficacy of SSRI use to relieve the symptoms associated with premenstrual dysphoric disorder has been established. We proposed to test the hypothesis that intermittent treatment with paroxetine administered during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle only is more effective than placebo in improving symptoms of PMDD. This was a double-blind, placebo-controlled, three-arm parallel group study of patients with PMDD. Menstruating women 18 years of age or older who met criteria for inclusion in the study were randomized to one of three arms: paroxetine 10mg/day during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle; paroxetine 20mg/day during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle; placebo daily during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. The objective was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intermittent treatment of paroxetine in women with PMDD.

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• PMDD according to DSM-IV criteria

Exclusion criteria

• Women were excluded if they were taking oral contraception, breast-feeding, pregnant, or planning to become pregnant during the study period.
• Women were also excluded if they met DSM-IV criteria for any Axis I disorder, were deemed a suicidal risk, had a history of SSRI use for premenstrual symptoms, were taking ongoing medication that could affect PMDD symptoms, had a clinically significant abnormality on screening blood tests, or had a baseline Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale score of equal to or greater than 10 during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle.

Trial design

0 participants in 1 patient group, including a placebo group

Paroxetine 10mg;paroxetine 20mg; Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Drug: Paroxetine