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Study of Safety & Tolerability of OPC-34712 as Adjunctive Therapy in Treatment of Adult Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

A Phase 2 interventional study of ADT and OPC-34712 in Major Depressive Disorder, sponsored by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.. Completed at 32 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-11-06.

Sponsored by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1,036
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of oral OPC-34712 as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of adult patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).

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Conditions studied

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In context

Depressive Disorder

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Lead sponsor

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 289 studies on the registry; 18 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female subjects between 18 and 65 years of age, with a diagnosis of a single or recurrent, non-psychotic episode of major depressive disorder, as defined by DSM-IV-TR criteria and confirmed by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.) which is equal to or greater than 8 weeks in duration.
  • Subjects must currently be taking allowable antidepressant therapy at an adequate dose for a minimum of six weeks by the end of the screening period (ie at the time of the Baseline visit).
  • Subjects must report a history for the current depressive episode of an inadequate response to at least one and no more than four adequate antidepressant treatments.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Females who are breast-feeding and/or who have a positive pregnancy test result prior to receiving study drug.
  • Subjects who report an inadequate response to more than three adequate trials of antidepressant treatments during current depressive episode at a therapeutic dose for an adequate duration.
  • Subjects with a current Axis I (DSM-IV-TR) diagnosis of: Delirium, dementia,amnestic or other cognitive disorder Schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or other psychotic disorder Bipolar I or II disorder, eating disorder (including anorexia nervosa or bulimia), obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder.
  • Subjects with a clinically significant current Axis II (DSM-IV-TR) diagnosis of borderline, antisocial, paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal or histrionic personality disorder.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
1,036 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    OPC-34712 + ADT

    Experimental: OPC-34712, Oral Tablets, 0.25 - 3 mg; Antidepressant drug treatment

    Drug: ADT · Drug: OPC-34712

Interventions

  • DrugADT

    Once daily dosing during the duration of the study.

    Also known as: Anti-depressant Drug Therapy

  • DrugOPC-34712

    OPC-34712, Oral Tablets, 0.25 - 3 mg

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Participants With Adverse Events (AEs).

    An AE was defined as any new medical problem, or exacerbation of an existing problem, experienced by a participant while enrolled in the trial, whether or not it was considered drug-related by the physician. The severity was assessed as mild, moderate, or severe. A treament-emergent AE (TEAE) was defined as any AE that started after start of open-label brexpiprazole; or if the event was continuous from baseline and was worsening, serious, study drug-related, or resulted in death, discontinuation, interruption, or reduction of study drug.

    Time frame: After the Informed Consent Form (ICF) was signed, through Follow up 30 (+2) days after last visit

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change From Baseline in Clinical Global Impression - Severity of Illness (CGI-S) Scale Score.

    The CGI-S is a 7-point scale from 1 through 7. The items on CGI-S scale are: 0 = not assessed, 1 = normal, not at all ill, 2 = borderline mentally ill, 3 = mildly ill, 4 = moderately ill, 5 = markedly ill, 6 = severely ill, 7 = among the most extremely ill participants. The score 0 (= not assessed) was set to missing.

    Time frame: Week 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 14, 20, 26, 32, 38, 44, 52 and 52 (last-observation-carried-forward [LOCF])

  2. Mean Clinical Global Impression - Improvement (CGI-I) Scale Score.

    The items on CGI-I scale are 0 = not assessed, 1 = very much improved, 2 = much improved, 3 = minimally improved, 4 = no change, 5 = minimally worse, 6 = much worse, 7 = very much worse. The score of 0 (= not assessed) was set to missing. The CGI-I is therefore a 7-point scale from 1 through 7. CGI improvement was compared to the participants condition at Baseline.

    Time frame: Week 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 14, 20, 26, 32, 38, 44, 52 and 52 (LOCF)

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Results

Posted Nov 6, 2015

Participant flow

1036 participants entered trial, including 792 who had rolled over from previous studies and 244 de novo participants. Of the 792 rollovers, 337 were 6-week enrollers and the 52-week enrollers consisted of 699 enrolled participants (455 rollover and 244 de novo). This was a single arm study and all participants received the same treatment.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneBrexpiprazole +ADT
Started1036
Completed560
Not completed476
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up52
Withdrew: Adverse event127
Withdrew: Participant met withdrawal criteria40
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject100
Withdrew: Protocol deviation83
Withdrew: Lack of efficacy68
Withdrew: Physician decision6

Outcome measures

PrimaryParticipants With Adverse Events (AEs).

An AE was defined as any new medical problem, or exacerbation of an existing problem, experienced by a participant while enrolled in the trial, whether or not it was considered drug-related by the physician. The severity was assessed as mild, moderate, or severe. A treament-emergent AE (TEAE) was defined as any AE that started after start of open-label brexpiprazole; or if the event was continuous from baseline and was worsening, serious, study drug-related, or resulted in death, discontinuation, interruption, or reduction of study drug.

Time frame:
After the Informed Consent Form (ICF) was signed, through Follow up 30 (+2) days after last visit
Reported as:
Number · Participants
Participants With Adverse Events (AEs).
ParticipantsBrexpiprazole+ADT
Participants with TEAEs851
Participants with serious TEAEs30
SecondaryChange From Baseline in Clinical Global Impression - Severity of Illness (CGI-S) Scale Score.

The CGI-S is a 7-point scale from 1 through 7. The items on CGI-S scale are: 0 = not assessed, 1 = normal, not at all ill, 2 = borderline mentally ill, 3 = mildly ill, 4 = moderately ill, 5 = markedly ill, 6 = severely ill, 7 = among the most extremely ill participants. The score 0 (= not assessed) was set to missing.

Time frame:
Week 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 14, 20, 26, 32, 38, 44, 52 and 52 (last-observation-carried-forward [LOCF])
Reported as:
Mean · Units on a scale
Change From Baseline in Clinical Global Impression - Severity of Illness (CGI-S) Scale Score.
Units on a scaleBrexpiprazole+ADT
Week 1-0.09 ± 0.60
Week 2-0.35 ± 0.82
Week 4-0.63 ± 0.96
Week 6-0.79 ± 1.03
Week 8-0.92 ± 1.12
Week 14-0.93 ± 1.14
Week 20-1.08 ± 1.17
Week 26-1.13 ± 1.24
Week 32-1.24 ± 1.24
Week 38-1.37 ± 1.28
Week 44-1.46 ± 1.27
Week 52-1.52 ± 1.34
Week 52-LOCF-0.81 ± 1.24
SecondaryMean Clinical Global Impression - Improvement (CGI-I) Scale Score.

The items on CGI-I scale are 0 = not assessed, 1 = very much improved, 2 = much improved, 3 = minimally improved, 4 = no change, 5 = minimally worse, 6 = much worse, 7 = very much worse. The score of 0 (= not assessed) was set to missing. The CGI-I is therefore a 7-point scale from 1 through 7. CGI improvement was compared to the participants condition at Baseline.

Time frame:
Week 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 14, 20, 26, 32, 38, 44, 52 and 52 (LOCF)
Reported as:
Mean · Units on a scale
Mean Clinical Global Impression - Improvement (CGI-I) Scale Score.
Units on a scaleBrexpiprazole+ADT
Week 13.38 ± 0.94
Week 23.04 ± 1.06
Week 42.67 ± 1.09
Week 62.46 ± 1.10
Week 82.36 ± 1.10
Week 142.36 ± 1.23
Week 202.22 ± 1.17
Week 262.16 ± 1.12
Week 322.08 ± 1.13
Week 381.97 ± 1.11
Week 441.91 ± 1.14
Week 521.92 ± 1.15
Week 52-LOCF2.57 ± 1.31

Adverse events

Collected over After the ICF was signed, through the treatment period and through Follow-up (telephone contact or in-clinic visit) 30 (+ 2) days after the last visit.. Non-serious events are listed at a 2% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Brexpiprazole+ADT—29/697 (4.2%)684/1,034 (66.2%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventBrexpiprazole+ADT
DepressionPsychiatric disorders3/697
Suicidal ideationPsychiatric disorders3/697
Suicide attemptPsychiatric disorders3/697
Intentional overdoseInjury, poisoning and procedural complications2/697
AnxietyPsychiatric disorders2/697
PancreatitisGastrointestinal disorders1/697
Non-cardiac chest painGeneral disorders1/697
CholecystitisHepatobiliary disorders1/697
CholelithiasisHepatobiliary disorders1/697
PneumoniaInfections and infestations1/697
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventBrexpiprazole+ADT
Weight increasedInvestigations217/1034
AkathisiaNervous system disorders102/1034
FatigueGeneral disorders95/1034
SomnolenceNervous system disorders94/1034
InsomniaPsychiatric disorders91/1034
Increased appetiteMetabolism and nutrition disorders87/1034
HeadacheNervous system disorders87/1034
Upper respiratory tract infectionInfections and infestations67/1034
AnxietyPsychiatric disorders67/1034
DizzinessNervous system disorders60/1034

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(Years)Brexpiprazole+ADT
Mean44.0 ± 11.0
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Brexpiprazole+ADT
Female702
Male334
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Study locations

32 sites
  • Pacific Clinical Research Medical Group
    Arcadia, California 91007, United States
  • Artemis Institute for Clinical Research
    San Diego, California 92123, United States
  • California Neuroscience Research Medical Group, Inc.
    Sherman Oaks, California 91403, United States
  • Gulfcoast Clinical Research Center
    Fort Myers, Florida 33912, United States
  • Clinical Neuroscience Solutions
    Jacksonville, Florida 32216, United States
  • Florida Clinical Research Center
    Maitland, Florida 32751, United States
  • Clinical Neurosciences Solutions
    Orlando, Florida 32806, United States
  • Stedman Clinical Trials
    Tampa, Florida 33613, United States
  • Carman Research
    Smyrna, Georgia 30080, United States
  • Goldpoint Clinical Research, LLC
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46240, United States
  • Pharmasite Research
    Baltimore, Maryland 91208, United States
  • Clinical Insights
    Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061, United States
  • Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine
    Rochester Hills, Michigan 48307, United States
  • Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Inc.
    Las Vegas, Nevada 89128, United States
  • Center for Emotional Fitness
    Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08002, United States
  • Brooklyn Medical Institute
    Brooklyn, New York 11214, United States
  • Medical & Behavioral Health Research
    New York, New York 10023, United States
  • The Medical Research Network, LLC
    New York, New York 10128, United States
  • Finger Lakes Clinical Research
    Rochester, New York 14618, United States
  • Midwest Clinical Research Center
    Dayton, Ohio 45417, United States
  • Oregon Center for Clinical Investigations, Inc.
    Portland, Oregon 97210, United States
  • Oregon Center for Clinical Investigations
    Salem, Oregon 97301, United States
  • Carolina Clinical Research Services
    Columbia, South Carolina 29201, United States
  • FutureSearch Trials of Dallas
    Dallas, Texas 75231, United States
  • Bayou City Research, Ltd.
    Houston, Texas 77007, United States
  • Radiant Research
    Murray, Utah 84123, United States
  • Psychiatric Alliance of the Blue Ridge
    Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States
  • Neuroscience, Inc.
    Herndon, Virginia 20170, United States
  • Northwest Clinical Research Center
    Bellevue, Washington 98007, United States
  • Summit Research Network
    Seattle, Washington 98104, United States
  • Northbrooke Research Center
    Brown Deer, Wisconsin 53223, United States
  • Dean Foundation
    Middleton, Wisconsin 53562, United States
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Updates

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01447576
Lead sponsor
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 6, 2011
Start date
Sep 2009
Primary completion
Dec 2012
Completion
Dec 2012
Results posted
Nov 6, 2015
Last update
Nov 6, 2015

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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