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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 4 February 2013
Main ID:  NCT01360632
Date of registration: 24/05/2011
Primary sponsor: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Public title: Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Two Fixed Doses of OPC-34712 as Adjunctive Therapy in the Treatment of Adults With Major Depressive Disorder (the Polaris Trial) Polaris
Scientific title: A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of Two Fixed Doses of OPDC-34712 as Adjunctive Therapy in the Treatment of Adults With Major Depressive Disorder, the Polaris Trial
Date of first enrolment: June 2011
Target sample size: 1650
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01360632
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Canada Germany Hungary Romania Russian Federation Ukraine United States
Contacts
Name:   INC Research
Address: 
Telephone:
Email: sm_opdc.ctgov@incresearch.com
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Male or female subjects between 18 and 65 years of age, with diagnosis of major
depressive disorder, as defined by DSM-IV-TR criteria

- The current depressive episode must be equal to or greater than 8 weeks in duration

- Subjects must report a history for the current depressive episode of an inadequate
response to no more than three adequate antidepressant treatments

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

- Subjects with a clinically significant current Axis II (DSM-IV-TR) diagnosis of
borderline, antisocial, paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal or histrionic personality
disorder



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Depression
Depressive Disorder
Depressive Disorder, Major
Mental Disorders
Mood Disorders
Intervention(s)
Drug: OPC-34712 + ADT
Drug: Placebo + ADT
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) Total Score from randomization to the end of treatment [Time Frame: Week 14]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) from randomization to end of treatment [Time Frame: Week 14]
Secondary ID(s)
331-10-227
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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