NCT01043367

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to assess the efficacy of DEPREXIL administration in combination with relaxation psychotherapy in the treatment of patients with signs and symptoms of depression. The duration of this double-blind placebo controlled phase 3 clinical trial will be 24 weeks. The estimated number of persons to be recruited and randomized for the study is 200.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
200

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_3 depression

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2010

Shorter than P25 for phase_3 depression

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2010

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 5, 2010

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 6, 2010

Completed
12 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2011

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 1, 2011

Completed
Last Updated

March 8, 2011

Status Verified

March 1, 2011

Enrollment Period

1 year

First QC Date

January 5, 2010

Last Update Submit

March 6, 2011

Conditions

Keywords

DepressionDietary supplementDeprexil

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

  • Functional capabilities at week 24 (end of the treatment)

    24 weeks

  • Social capabilities at week 24 (end of the treatment)

    24 weeks

  • Psycho-affective capabilities at week 24 (end of the treatment)

    24 weeks

  • Behavioral capabilities at week 24 (end of the treatment)

    24 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Tolerability to Deprexil at week 24 (end of the treatment)

    24 weeks

  • Symptoms of depression at week 24 (end of the treatment)

    24 weeks

  • Signs of depression at week 24 (end of the treatment)

    24 weeks

  • Clinical symptoms of baseline disease at 24 weeks (end of the treatment)

    24 weeks

Study Arms (2)

A

EXPERIMENTAL

Deprexil

Dietary Supplement: Deprexil

B

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Placebo

Dietary Supplement: Placebo

Interventions

DeprexilDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

One 600 mg Deprexil tablet (Orally administered) half an hour after each meal (breakfast, lunch and dinner), for 24 weeks. A 20 minutes relaxation psychotherapy will also be provided once a week.

A
PlaceboDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

One Placebo tablet (Orally administered) half an hour after each meal (breakfast, lunch and dinner), for 24 weeks. A 20 minutes relaxation psychotherapy will also be provided once a week.

B

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 59 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Mild or moderate symptoms and signs of depression for more than 3 months and less than 3 years of duration.
  • Signed informed consent

You may not qualify if:

  • Severe symptoms and signs of depression or Suicide proneness.
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Receiving other experimental drug
  • Use of anti-depressive medication within 15 days

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

"Heroes del Moncada" Polyclinic

Havana, La Habana, 10400, Cuba

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral SymptomsBehavior

Study Officials

  • Maria de la Concepción Valdivia Alarcón, MD

    "Heroes del Moncada" Polyclinic

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 5, 2010

First Posted

January 6, 2010

Study Start

January 1, 2010

Primary Completion

January 1, 2011

Study Completion

January 1, 2011

Last Updated

March 8, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-03

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