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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02372799
Date of registration: 21/02/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Forest Laboratories
Public title: Safety and Efficacy of Vilazodone in Pediatric Patients With Major Depressive Disorder (VLZ-MD-22) VLZ-MD-22
Scientific title: A Multicenter, Double-blind, Placebo- and Active-Controlled Parallel-Group Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of Vilazodone in Pediatric Patients With Major Depressive Disorder
Date of first enrolment: February 28, 2015
Target sample size: 473
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02372799
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Canada United States
Contacts
Name:     Emily McCusker, PhD
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Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Forest Research Institute, an affiliate of Allergan plc.
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Male or Female outpatients between 7-17 years of age

- Primary diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

- Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R) score of 40 or greater

- Clinical Global Impressions-Severity (CGI-S) score of 4 or greater

Exclusion Criteria:

- Current (past 3 months) principal Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, 4th edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) based diagnosis of an axis disorder
other than major depressive disorder (MDD) that is the primary focus of treatment.

- History of suicidal behavior, or requires precaution against suicide

- Not generally healthy medical condition

- Seizure disorder



Age minimum: 7 Years
Age maximum: 17 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Major Depressive Disorder
Intervention(s)
Drug: Vilazodone
Drug: Fluoxetine
Drug: Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R) Total Score [Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 8]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in Clinical Global Impressions-Severity (CGI-S) Score [Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 8]
Secondary ID(s)
VLZ-MD-22
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 01/10/2019
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT02372799
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