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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 4 May 2020
Main ID:  ISRCTN96725312
Date of registration: 08/05/2009
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier (France)
Public title: Evaluation of efficacy and clinical benefit of agomelatine in patients with major depressive disorder compared to serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI)
Scientific title: Evaluation of efficacy and clinical benefit of agomelatine (25 to 50 mg/day) over a 6-month treatment period in patients with Major Depressive Disorder.A randomised, double-blind, international multicentre study with parallel groups versus duloxetine (60 mg/day).Twenty-four weeks of treatment.
Date of first enrolment: 29/04/2009
Target sample size: 400
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN96725312
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomised double-blind parallel-group international multicentre active-controlled phase III study (Treatment)  
Phase:  Phase III
Countries of recruitment
Australia Brazil Canada Greece Hungary Italy Portugal South Africa
Spain United Kingdom
Contacts
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Name: Christine    Marey
Address:  50 rue Carnot 92284 Suresnes France
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
1. Aged between 18 and 65 years, either sex
2. Out-patients fulfilling Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for major depressive disorder

Exclusion criteria: Women of childbearing potential without effective contraception

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Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Major depressive disorder
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Depressive episode
Intervention(s)
Agomelatine 25 or 50 mg versus SNRI over a 6-month period.
Primary Outcome(s)
Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) total score, from baseline to week 24.
Secondary Outcome(s)

1. HAM-D items, from baseline to week 24
2. Clinical Global Impression scale, from baseline to week 24
3. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, from baseline to week 24
4. Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire, from week 1 to week W2
5. Sheehan Disability Scale, from baseline to week 24
6. Safety from baseline to week 24
Secondary ID(s)
CL3-20098-062
2008-004642-92
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier (France)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
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Ethics approval was obtained before recruitment of the first participants
Results
Results available: Yes
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Date Completed: 31/10/2010
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