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CompletedNCT00035282Updated Feb 9, 2015

Treatment of Patients With Major Depressive Disorder With MK0869 (0869-060)(COMPLETED)

A Phase 3 interventional study of aprepitant and Comparator: placebo (unspecified) in Major Depressive Disorder, sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-02-09.

Sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
450
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

A clinical study to determine the efficacy and safety of an investigational medication (MK0869) in the treatment of depression.

Read the detailed description

The duration of treatment is 8 weeks.

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Conditions studied

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In context

Depressive Disorder

4,845 studies on the registry are indexed under Depressive Disorder; 514 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 450 is above the median of 80 across 3,999 interventional studies indexed under Depressive Disorder.

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Lead sponsor

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC is the lead sponsor of 2,114 studies on the registry; 133 are open to participants now.

Of its 489 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 362 (74%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Patients with Major Depressive Disorder

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
450 participants (actual)

Interventions

  • Drugaprepitant

    Also known as: MK0869

  • DrugComparator: placebo (unspecified)
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. HAMD-17 total score at week 8. Tolerability.

    Time frame: at week 8

Secondary outcomes

  1. CGI-I score at week 8, at least 50% reduction in the HAMD-17 total score, and Sheehan Disability Score at Week 8

    Time frame: at week 8

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Publications

  • Liu KS, Snavely DB, Ball WA, Lines CR, Reines SA, Potter WZ. Is bigger better for depression trials? J Psychiatr Res. 2008 Jul;42(8):622-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2007.07.003. Epub 2007 Sep 7. PubMed 17825841 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 9, 2015, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00035282
Lead sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 3, 2002
Start date
Sep 2001
Primary completion
Dec 2003
Completion
Dec 2003
Last update
Feb 9, 2015

Study contacts

Medical Monitor
study director · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
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