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Study Comparing Discontinuation Symptoms Of DVS SR In Subjects With Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Pfizer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01056289
First received: January 22, 2010
Last updated: February 25, 2012
Last verified: October 2011
History of Changes
  Purpose

Study Comparing Discontinuation Symptoms in subjects with Major Depressive Disorder treated for 24 Weeks with Open-label 50 mg Desvenlafaxine Succinate Sustained-Release Formulation (DVS SR)


Condition Intervention Phase
Major Depressive Disorder
 Drug: Desvenlafaxine Succinate Sustained-Release Formulation 50 mg
Drug: Desvenlafaxine Succinate Sustained-Release Formulation 25 mg
Drug: Placebo
 Phase 4

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group Study To Compare Discontinuation Symptoms In Abrupt Discontinuation Versus A 1-Week Tapering Regimen In Subjects With MDD Treated For 24 Weeks With Open-Label 50 mg DVS SR Formulation

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Depression
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Pfizer:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Total Discontinuation - Emergent Signs and Symptoms (DESS) Score Over the First 2 Weeks of the Double-blind Phase [ Time Frame: Double-blind phase: Week 1 (Study Day 175), Week 2 (Study Day 182) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Clinician-administered 43-item assessment to evaluate discontinuation-emergent symptoms resulting from withdrawal from study treatment. Total score=sum of number of new symptoms and old (but worse) symptoms (score=1) and old and unchanged symptom, absent, or old symptom but improved (score=0); total possible range 0 to 43. Higher score=more symptoms. New symptom=any symptom that appeared within 7 days before DESS administration; old symptom=any symptom that appeared 7 days before DESS administration and continued into 7-day period. DESS calculated as 2*mean(of DESSDB Week 1, DESSDB Week 2).


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Percentage of Participants With Taper Adverse Events (AEs) in the Double-blind Phase [ Time Frame: Double-blind phase: Baseline (Study Day 168) up to Week 4 (Study Day 196) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Any untoward medical occurrence in a patient who received study drug was considered an AE without regard to possibility of causal relationship. Taper-emergent AEs (TPAEs) are those events which occurred during the double-blind period but did not occur during the last 7 days of the on-therapy period or existed during the last 7 days and worsened in the double-blind period.

  • Percentage of Participants Who Were Unable to Successfully Complete Tapering of the Study Drug Because of the Number and/or Severity of Their Discontinuation Symptoms [ Time Frame: Double-blind phase: Baseline (Study Day 168) up to Week 4 (Study Day 196) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Discontinuation symptoms may occur following abrupt cessation of serotonergic antidepressants in a minority of participants following short-term treatment of an episode of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). The symptoms include emotional and somatic symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, and paresthesia and typically appear within 2 to 3 days of reducing the dose or stopping the antidepressant medication. Discontinuation symptoms are usually mild and resolve spontaneously within a week in the majority of patients, though a minority can have intense and prolonged symptoms.


Enrollment: 480
Study Start Date: March 2010
Study Completion Date: February 2011
Primary Completion Date: February 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Desvenlafaxine Succinate Sustained-Release Formulation 50 mg Drug: Desvenlafaxine Succinate Sustained-Release Formulation 50 mg
DVS SR 50 mg Reference Group/Arm, oral tablet, 2 tablets/day during the first week and 1 tablet/day during weeks 2 through 4 of the double-blind treatment phase.
Active Comparator: Desvenlafaxine Succinate Sustained-Release Formulation 25 mg Drug: Desvenlafaxine Succinate Sustained-Release Formulation 25 mg
DVS SR 25 mg Taper Group/Arm, oral tablet, 2 tablets/day during the first week and 1 tablet/day during weeks 2 through 4 of the double-blind treatment phase.
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Drug: Placebo
DVS SR Placebo Abrupt Discontinuation Group/Arm, oral tablet, 2 tablets/day during the first week and 1 tablet/day during weeks 2 through 4 of the double-blind treatment phase.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Primary Diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder
  • Hamilton Psychiatric Rating Scale for Depression-17-Item score of greater than or equal to 14 at baseline

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current psychoactive substance abuse or dependence, manic episode, or a lifetime diagnosis of bipolar or psychotic disorder
  • Potentially violent to others or is at significant risk for suicide
  • History or current evidence of gastrointestinal disease or history of surgery known to interfere with absorption or excretion
  • Known presence of raised intraocular pressure or history of narrow angle glaucoma
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01056289

Sponsors and Collaborators
Pfizer
Investigators
Study Director: Pfizer CT.gov Call Center Pfizer
  More Information

Additional Information:
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No publications provided

Responsible Party: Pfizer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01056289     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 3151A1-4437, B2061010
Study First Received: January 22, 2010
Results First Received: January 31, 2012
Last Updated: February 25, 2012
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Depressive Disorder
Depression
Depressive Disorder, Major
Mood Disorders
Mental Disorders
Behavioral Symptoms
O-desmethylvenlafaxine
Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors
 Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Pharmacologic Actions
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antidepressive Agents
Psychotropic Drugs
Central Nervous System Agents
Therapeutic Uses

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