An Efficacy and Safety Study of Escitalopram Long-Term Treatment in Major Depressive Disorder With Associated Anxiety Symptoms (Lexapro)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01814098 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : March 19, 2013
Last Update Posted : October 2, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Depressive Disorder, Major | Drug: Escitalopram | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 318 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Escitalopram in the Long-term Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder With Associated Anxiety Symptom |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 7, 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 31, 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | November 30, 2011 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Escitalopram
Escitalopram tablets will be administered orally at 10 milligram per day (mg/day). The dose may be increased to maximum of 20 mg/day depending on Investigators discretion for 24 weeks
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Drug: Escitalopram
Escitalopram tablets will be administered orally at 10 milligram per day (mg/day). The dose may be increased to maximum of 20 mg/day depending on Investigators discretion for 24 weeks
Other Name: Lexapro |
- Percentage of Participants With Remission According to Montgomery-Asbery Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) and Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAM-A) [ Time Frame: Week 24 ]Remission is defined as MADRS total score =<10 and HAM-A score =<7. MADRS measures depression severity and detects changes due to antidepressant treatment. It consists of 10 items, each scoring from 0 (not present) to 6 (severe). Total score= 0-60. Higher scores indicate more severe condition. HAM-A is 14-item scale measuring anxiety in individuals. Each question reflects a symptom of anxiety (physical and mental symptoms). The answers range from 0 (complete lack of symptom) to 4 (very severe show of anxiety with that symptom). Total score= 0-56. Higher scores indicate a more severe condition.
- Percentage of Participants Showing Response [ Time Frame: Week 24 ]Response is defined as having more than or equal to 50 percent decrease from baseline of MADRS total score. The MADRS is a scale designed to measure depression severity and detects changes due to antidepressant treatment. The test consists of 10 items, each of which is scored from 0 (item not present or normal) to 6 (severe or continuous presence of the symptoms), for a total score of 60. Higher scores represent a more severe condition.
- Change From Baseline in MADRS Total Score at Week 24 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 24 ]The MADRS is a scale designed to measure depression severity and detects changes due to antidepressant treatment. The test consists of 10 items, each of which is scored from 0 (item not present or normal) to 6 (severe or continuous presence of the symptoms), for a total score of 60. Higher scores represent a more severe condition.
- Change From Baseline of Single Rating Item in MADRS Total Score at Week 24 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 24 ]The MADRS is a scale designed to measure depression severity and detects changes due to antidepressant treatment. The test consists of 10 items, each of which is scored from 0 (item not present or normal) to 6 (severe or continuous presence of the symptoms), for a total score of 60. Higher scores represent a more severe condition.
- Change From Baseline in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD)-17 Score at Week 24 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 24 ]The depressive symptoms will be assessed using the 17-item HAMD scale, which provides a total score (0-52) (sum of the scores of all 17 items ). For total score of each item, higher score indicates severity of depressive symptom.
- Change From Baseline in Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAM-A) Score at Week 24 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 24 ]The HAM-A is a 14-item scale designed to measure anxiety in individuals,which provide a total score of 0-56. Higher scores indicate a more severe condition. Each question reflects a symptom of anxiety and physical as well as mental symptoms are represented. The answers range from 0 which signifies a complete lack of that symptom to 4, which indicates a very severe show of anxiety with that symptom.
- Change From Baseline of Single Rating Item in HAM-A at Week 24 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 24 ]The HAM-A is a 14-item scale designed to measure anxiety in individuals,which provide a total score of 0-56. Higher scores indicate a more severe condition. Each question reflects a symptom of anxiety and physical as well as mental symptoms are represented. The answers range from 0 which signifies a complete lack of that symptom to 4, which indicates a very severe show of anxiety with that symptom.
- Change From Baseline in Clinical Global Impression Score (CGI-S) at Week 24 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 24 ]The CGI-S rating scale is a 7 point global assessment that measures the clinician's impression of the severity of illness exhibited by a participant. A rating of 1 is equivalent to "Normal, not at all ill" and a rating of 7 is equivalent to "Among the most extremely ill participants". Higher scores indicate worsening.
- Change From Baseline in Short Form-12 (SF-12) Score at Week 24 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 24 ]The SF-12 consists of eight scaled scores, which are the weighted sums of the questions in their section. The eight sections are: vitality, physical functioning, bodily pain, general health perceptions, physical role functioning, emotional role functioning, social role functioning, and mental health Each item is scored into on a 0-100 range. All items are scored so that a high score defines a more favorable health state.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participant must be willing and able to give written informed consent
- Participant currently suffering from Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) with anxious symptoms including participant with first MDD episode, and relapsed participant with new episode
- Participant with minimum score at baseline of 22 on the Montgomery-Asbery Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) and minimum score at baseline of 14 on Hamilton Anxiety Rating (HAM-A) scales
- Female participant must be surgically sterile, or practicing an effective method of birth control before entry and throughout the study
Exclusion Criteria:
Participant who has continuously taken psychoactive substances, antidepressants, anxiolytics, monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), psychoactive herbal remedies, lithium, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) carbamazepine in the past 2 weeks before the baseline visit - Participants with MDD, requiring treatment systematically within past 2 months from baseline - Participants who has contraindication to escitalopram - Participant has primary or comorbid diagnoses of schizophrenia (psychiatric disorder with symptoms of emotional instability, detachment from reality, often with delusions and hallucinations [imagining things], and withdrawal into the self), schizoaffective disorder (a mixed psychiatric disorder relating to a complex psychotic state that has features of both schizophrenia and a mood disorder such as bipolar disorder), bipolar disorder, or dementia (mental decline) - Participant who has a significant risk of suicide on clinical assessment or has made a serious suicide attempt within the past 6-month

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01814098
China | |
Beijng, China | |
Changsha, China | |
Hangzhou, China | |
Nanjing, China | |
Shanghai, China | |
Shenyang, China | |
Shijiazhuang, China | |
Tianjin, China | |
Wenzhou, China | |
Wuhan, China |
Study Director: | Xian-Janssen Pharmaceutical Ltd., China Clinical Trial | Xian-Janssen Pharmaceutical Ltd. |
Additional Information:

Responsible Party: | Xian-Janssen Pharmaceutical Ltd. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01814098 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CR016381 ESCITALDEP4002 |
First Posted: | March 19, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 2, 2017 |
Last Verified: | September 2017 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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