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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT00406640
Date of registration: 29/11/2006
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Public title: Study Evaluating Desvenlafaxine Succinate Sustained Release (DVS SR) vs. Escitalopram in Postmenopausal Women
Scientific title: A Multicenter, Randomized, 8-Week Double-Blind Acute Phase Followed By a 6-Month Continuation Phase (Open-Label Or Double-Blind) Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of DVS SR Versus Escitalopram in Postmenopausal Women With Major Depressive Disorder
Date of first enrolment: December 2006
Target sample size: 595
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00406640
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Argentina Chile Colombia Mexico Peru United States
Contacts
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Affiliation:  For Mexico: gomezzlj@wyeth.com
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Affiliation:  For Chile: scheima@wyeth.com
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Affiliation:  For Argentina: Scheima@wyeth.com
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Affiliation:  Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Postmenopausal women between the ages of 40 and 70 years, inclusive.

- A primary diagnosis of MDD, single or recurrent episode, without psychotic features
using the modified MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI).

- Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score > or = 22 at the
screening and baseline visit.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Use of oral estrogen-, progestin-, androgen-, or Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator
(SERM)-containing drug products 8 weeks before baseline.

- Current (within 12 months) psychoactive substance abuse or dependence (including
alcohol), manic episode, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive
disorder, or a lifetime diagnosis of bipolar or psychotic disorder.

- A history or active presence of clinically important medical disease.

Additional criteria apply.



Age minimum: 40 Years
Age maximum: 70 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Depressive Disorder
Depression
Depressive Disorder, Major
Intervention(s)
Drug: Desvenlafaxine succinate sustained-release (DVS SR)
Drug: Escitalopram
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in Hamilton Psychiatric Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D17) Score From Baseline to Week 8 [Time Frame: Baseline and 8 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Clinical Global Impression Improvement (CGI-I) Score at 8 Weeks [Time Frame: 8 weeks]
Percentage of Patients Achieving Remission at Final On-therapy Evaluation (Acute Phase) [Time Frame: 8 weeks]
Change in Clinical Global Impression Severity (CGI-S) Score From Baseline to Week [Time Frame: Baseline and 8 weeks]
Change in Dimension Health State EuroQol (EQ-5D) Score From Baseline to Week 8 [Time Frame: Baseline and week 8]
Percentage of Responders Maintaining Response to Treatment at Final On-therapy Evaluation (Double Blind Continuation Phase) [Time Frame: 6 months]
Change in Hamilton Psychiatric Rating Scale for Anxiety From Baseline to Week 8 (HAM-A) Score [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 8]
Discontinuation-Emergent Signs and Symptoms (DESS) Total Score [Time Frame: 6 months]
Percentage of Non-Responders Achieving Remission at Final Evaluation of 6-month Open-Label Extension Phase [Time Frame: 6 months]
Percentage of Patients Achieving Response to Treatment at Final On-therapy Evaluation (Acute Phase) [Time Frame: 8 weeks]
Percentage of Responders Improving Response to Remission During 6-month Double Blind Continuation Phase [Time Frame: 6 months]
Percentage of Non-Responders Achieving Response at Final Evaluation of 6-month Open-Label (OL)Extension Phase [Time Frame: 6 months]
Percentage of Responders Achieving Remission at Final On-therapy Evaluation (Double Blind Continuation Phase) [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary ID(s)
3151A1-402
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 29/06/2010
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00406640
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