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Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Fixed-dose Brexpiprazole (OPC-34712) as Adjunctive Therapy in the Treatment of Adults With Major Depressive Disorder With and Without Anxious Distress

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Otsuka

Status and phase

Completed
Phase 3

Conditions

Mental Disorders
Depressive Disorder, Major
Depression
Mood Disorders
Depressive Disorder

Treatments

Drug: Placebo + ADT
Drug: Brexpiprazole +ADT

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT02196506
331-13-214

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the tolerability, safety, and efficacy of brexpiprazole (2.0 mg/day) as adjunctive therapy in adult subjects with a diagnosis of MDD with and without anxious distress

Full description

The introduction of atypical antipsychotics has created a renewed interest in adjunctive therapy for MDD, particularly for treatment-resistant MDD. Several atypical antipsychotics have been shown to enhance the response to ADT. This is a phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, fixed-dose trial designed to assess the safety and efficacy of brexpiprazole (2.0 mg/day) as adjunctive therapy to an assigned open-label ADT in depressed subjects with and without anxious distress.

Enrollment

837 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Male and Female subjects between 18-65 years of age, with diagnosis of major depressive disorder with or without anxious distress
  • Current depressive episode must be at least 8 weeks in duration

Exclusion criteria

  • Subjects with a history of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome or Serotonin Syndrome
  • Subjects who report an inadequate response to more than 3 antidepressant treatments in the current episode
  • Subjects with a current Axis I diagnosis of: Delirium, dementia, amnestic or other cognitive disorder, Schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or other psychotic disorder, Bipolar I or II disorder

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Quadruple Blind

837 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Brexpiprazole + ADT
Experimental group
Description:
Brexpiprazole + ADT
Treatment:
Drug: Brexpiprazole +ADT
Placebo + ADT
Placebo Comparator group
Description:
Placebo + ADT
Treatment:
Drug: Placebo + ADT

Trial contacts and locations

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