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CompletedNCT00361491LENAUpdated Jan 16, 2009

An Eight-Week Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Two Fixed Doses (250 mg Twice Daily and 100 mg Twice Daily) of SSR149415 in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

A Phase 2 interventional study of SSR149415 in Depressive Disorder, sponsored by Sanofi. Completed at 7 sites in 7 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 64 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2009-01-16.

Sponsored by Sanofi · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
324
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 64 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of SSR149415 in the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder, defined as a change from baseline to visit 7 in the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.

To evaluate the tolerability, safety and efficacy on disability and quality of life in patients with major depressive disorder.To evaluate plasma concentrations of SSR149415.

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Conditions studied

  • Depressive Disorder

Keywords

  • Depression
  • antidepressive disorders
  • controlled clinical trial
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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 324 is above the median of 80 across 3,999 interventional studies indexed under Depressive Disorder.

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Lead sponsor

Sanofi is the lead sponsor of 1,508 studies on the registry; 90 are open to participants now.

Of its 198 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 118 (60%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 64 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of major depressive disorder, recurrent, as defined by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria (296.3) and confirmed by the semi-structured Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Total score of less than 24 on the MADRS.
  • HAM-D total score less than 18.
  • Duration of the current depressive episode less than 1 month or greater than 2 years.
  • Patients with a history or presence of bipolar disorders or psychotic disorders.
  • Patients with alcohol dependence or abuse or substance dependence or abuse in the past 12 months except nicotine or caffeine dependence.
  • Patients who have used the following prior to entry into Acute Phase: antipsychotics within 3 months, fluoxetine within 1 month, MAOIs within 2 weeks, other antidepressants, or mood-stabilizer (lithium, anticonvulsants) within 1 week.

The investigator will evaluate whether there are other reasons why a patient may not participate

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
324 participants (actual)

Interventions

  • DrugSSR149415
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The primary efficacy endpoint is the change from baseline to Day 56 in the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) total score

Secondary outcomes

  1. The main secondary endpoints are the changes from baseline to Day 56 in the HAM-D depressed mood item, Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total, and Clinical Global Impression (CGI) Severity of Illness scores.

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Study locations

7 sites
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Laval, Canada
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Santiago de Chile, Chile
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Zagreb, Croatia
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Mexico, Mexico
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Moscow, Russian Federation
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References and documents

Publications

  • Griebel G, Beeske S, Stahl SM. The vasopressin V(1b) receptor antagonist SSR149415 in the treatment of major depressive and generalized anxiety disorders: results from 4 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies. J Clin Psychiatry. 2012 Nov;73(11):1403-11. doi: 10.4088/JCP.12m07804. Epub 2012 Oct 16. PubMed 23146246 ↗

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 16, 2009, 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
NCT00361491
Lead sponsor
Sanofi
First posted
Aug 8, 2006
Start date
Aug 2006
Primary completion
Sep 2007
Completion
Sep 2007
Last update
Jan 16, 2009

Study contacts

ICD CSD
study director · Sanofi
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