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ARTDeCo Study: A Study of RO4995819 in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder And Inadequate Response to Ongoing Antidepressant Treatment

A Phase 2 interventional study of Placebo and RO4995819 in Major Depressive Disorder, sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche. Completed at 92 sites in 8 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-11-02.

Sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
357
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study will investigate the efficacy and safety of RO4995819 as adjunctive therapy in patients with major depressive disorder having inadequate response to ongoing antidepressant treatment. Patients will be randomized to receive once daily doses of 5 mg, 15 or 30 mg of RO4995819 or matching placebo. The anticipated time on study treatment is 6 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.

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Lead sponsor

Hoffmann-La Roche is the lead sponsor of 2,061 studies on the registry; 85 are open to participants now.

Of its 319 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 239 (75%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult patients, 18-65 years of age
  • Major depression disorder without psychotic features
  • Inadequate response to current, ongoing antidepressant treatment as defined by protocol
  • Having at least one but no more than 2 antidepressant treatment trial failures
  • Body mass index (BMI) 18.0-35.0 kg/m2 inclusive

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient currently receives treatment with a combination of 3 or more antidepressants
  • Significant ongoing use of high doses of barbiturates, benzodiazepines or other anxiolytic drugs
  • Patient previously received RO4995819
  • Patient participated in an investigational drug or device trial within 6 months of screening
  • History of non-response to, or current use of non-pharmacological treatment including Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS), or Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (RTMS)
  • Past or present psychotic symptoms
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Drug: Placebo

  • Experimental
    RO4995819 15 mg

    Drug: RO4995819

  • Experimental
    RO4995819 30 mg

    Drug: RO4995819

  • Experimental
    RO4995819 5 mg

    Drug: RO4995819

Interventions

  • DrugPlacebo

    matching placebo to RO4995819 oral once daily for 6 weeks

  • DrugRO4995819

    5 mg oral once daily for 6 weeks

  • DrugRO4995819

    15 mg oral once daily for 6 weeks

  • DrugRO4995819

    30 mg oral once daily for 6 weeks

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Mean change in Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) scores

    Time frame: 6 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Safety (incidence of a adverse events)

    Time frame: 6 weeks

  2. Proportion of patients exhibiting remission based on the Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) (score of </=10)

    Time frame: 6 weeks

  3. Proportion of patients exhibiting response based on the Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) (reduction in score of >/= 50% of the baseline score)

    Time frame: 6 weeks

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Study locations

92 sites
  • Phoenix, Arizona 85381, United States
  • Oakland, California 94607, United States
  • Redlands, California 92374, United States
  • San Diego, California 92103, United States
  • Stanford, California 94305, United States
  • Torrance, California 90502, United States
  • Victorville, California 92295, United States
  • Denver, Colorado 80239, United States
  • Coral Springs, Florida 33067, United States
  • Gainsville, Florida 32607, United States
  • Jacksonville, Florida 32216, United States
  • Lauderhill, Florida 33319, United States
  • North Miami, Florida 33161, United States
  • Ocala, Florida 34471, United States
  • Atlanta, Georgia 30308, United States
  • Roswell, Georgia 30076, United States
  • Smyrna, Georgia 30080, United States
  • Chicago, Illinois 60612-3244, United States
  • Prairie Village, Kansas 66206, United States
  • Wichita, Kansas 67214, United States
  • Baltimore, Maryland 21208, United States
  • Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
  • Watertown, Massachusetts 02472, United States
  • Flowood, Mississippi 39232, United States
  • O'Fallon, Missouri 63368, United States
  • Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
  • New York, New York 10021, United States
  • New York, New York 10029, United States
  • New York, New York 10032, United States
  • Rochester, New York 14618, United States
  • Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
  • Beachwood, Ohio 44122, United States
  • Canton, Ohio 44718, United States
  • Cincinnati, Ohio 45215, United States
  • Cincinnati, Ohio 45227, United States
  • Jenkintown, Pennsylvania 19046, United States
  • Media, Pennsylvania 19063, United States
  • Columbia, South Carolina 29201, United States
  • Arlington, Texas 76012, United States
  • Houston, Texas 77030, United States
  • Salt Lake City, Utah 84106, United States
  • Richmond, Virginia 23298, United States
  • Roanoke, Virginia 24014, United States
  • Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
  • Wien, Vienna, 1090, Austria
  • Wien, 1090, Austria
  • Kentville,, Nova Scotia B4N 4K9, Canada
  • Kingston, Ontario K7L 4X3, Canada
  • Ottowa, Ontario K1Z 7K4, Canada
  • Gatineau, Quebec J9A 1k7, Canada
  • Sherbrooke, Quebec J1H 4J6, Canada
  • Verdun, Quebec H4H 1R3, Canada
  • Ellwangen, 73479, Germany
  • Leipzig, 04275, Germany
  • Mannheim, 68159, Germany
  • Nürnberg, 90402, Germany
  • Oranienburg, 16515, Germany
  • Ostfildern, 73760, Germany
  • Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 19053, Germany
  • Ekaterinburg, 620030, Russian Federation
  • Ekaterinburg, 620036, Russian Federation
  • Lipetsk, 399083, Russian Federation
  • Moscow, 117105, Russian Federation
  • Moscow, 117995, Russian Federation
  • Novosibirsk, 630091, Russian Federation
  • Saint Petersburg, 191119, Russian Federation
  • Samara, 443016, Russian Federation
  • Smolensk, 214019, Russian Federation
  • St Petersburg, 192019, Russian Federation
  • St. Petersburg, 190121, Russian Federation
  • St. Petersburg, 199004, Russian Federation
  • Talagi, 163530, Russian Federation
  • Tomsk, 634014, Russian Federation
  • Yaroslavl, 150003, Russian Federation
  • Bratislava, 811 07, Slovakia
  • Bratislava, 813 69, Slovakia
  • Bratislava, 851 01, Slovakia
  • Rimavska Sobota, 979 01, Slovakia
  • Trencin, 911 01, Slovakia
  • Bellville, Cape Town, 7530, South Africa
  • Cape Town, Western Cape, 7130, South Africa
  • Cape Town, WESTERN CAPE, 7925, South Africa
  • Centurion, Pretoria, 0046, South Africa
  • Nieu Muckleneuk, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa
  • Dnipropetrovsk, 49005, Ukraine
  • Donetsk, 83008, Ukraine
  • Kharkiv, 61068, Ukraine
  • Kherson,Vil. Stepanivka, 73488, Ukraine
  • Kiev, 02660, Ukraine
  • Odessa, 65006, Ukraine
  • Simferopol, Crimea, 95006, Ukraine
  • Vinnytsya, 21005, Ukraine
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References and documents

Publications

  • Dean RL, Hurducas C, Hawton K, Spyridi S, Cowen PJ, Hollingsworth S, Marquardt T, Barnes A, Smith R, McShane R, Turner EH, Cipriani A. Ketamine and other glutamate receptor modulators for depression in adults with unipolar major depressive disorder. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Sep 12;9(9):CD011612. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011612.pub3. PubMed 34510411 ↗
  • Umbricht D, Niggli M, Sanwald-Ducray P, Deptula D, Moore R, Grunbauer W, Boak L, Fontoura P. Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of the mGlu2/3 Negative Allosteric Modulator Decoglurant in Partially Refractory Major Depressive Disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2020 Jul 14;81(4):18m12470. doi: 10.4088/JCP.18m12470. PubMed 32663909 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 2, 2016, 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
NCT01457677
Lead sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 24, 2011
Start date
Dec 2011
Primary completion
Jun 2014
Completion
Jun 2014
Last update
Nov 2, 2016

Study contacts

Clinical Trials
study director · Hoffmann-La Roche
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