Quetiapine in Melancholic Depression

NCT01200901 | Completed Phase 4

• 1 other identifier: Nelson AZ-IIT
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In summary, the investigators propose to integrate fMRI assessments within a clinical trial of quetiapine XR in patients with melancholic depression in order to test the predictions that:

1. 1.quetiapine XR treatment will be effective and safe for patients with major depression with melancholic features
2. 2.successful treatment with quetiapine XR will be associated with normalization of limbic areas associated with increased salivary cortisol response to a stressful task as well as normalization on the emotional faces task differences in the melancholic group compared with healthy volunteers.
3. 3.successful treatment with quetiapine XR will be associated with normalization of the salivary cortisol response to the stressful math task (i.e. there will be a diminished post-treatment mean AUC for cortisol secretion after the stress task compared to the pre-treatment AUC values in the patient group)

Conditions

Depression; Healthy

Keywords

depression; healthy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• quetiapine XR treatment will be effective and safe for patients with major depression with melancholic features

  Patients with major depression (N=20) will be recruited for the 8-week clinical trial of quetiapine XR 100 - 300 mg (flexible dosing). Patients who consent to participate will be referred for an initial fMRI scanning session prior to the initiation of quetiapine XR. Baseline fMRI will be obtained during the index assessment prior to initiating quetiapine XR therapy and then will be re-acquired at the final study visit at 8 weeks (the time of scheduled visits).

  8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• normalization of limbic areas associated with increased salivary cortisol response to a stressful task

  8 Weeks

• successful treatment with quetiapine XR will be associated with normalization of the salivary cortisol response to the stressful math task

  8 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Melancolic depression patients

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients with major depression will be recruited for the 8-week clinical trial of quetiapine XR 100 - 300 mg (flexible dosing).

Drug: Quetiapine

Interventions

Quetiapine DRUG

quetiapine XR 100 - 300 mg (flexible dosing)

Also known as: Open Label Quetiapine

Melancolic depression patients

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Provision of written informed consent
• A diagnosis of major depression with melancholic features by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders- Fourth Edition (DSM-IV)
• Females and males aged 18-65 years
• Female patients of childbearing potential must be using a reliable method of contraception and have a negative urine human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) test at enrollment
• Able to understand and comply with the requirements of the study
• Subjects will have a Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, 28-item version (HDRS-28) score of at least 20 at the baseline visit.

You may not qualify if:

• Pregnancy or lactation
• Patients who, in the opinion of the investigator, pose an imminent risk of suicide or a danger to self or others
• Known intolerance or lack of response to quetiapine fumarate, as judged by the investigator
• Use of any of the following cytochrome P450 3a4 inhibitors in the 14 days preceding enrolment including but not limited to: ketoconazole, itraconazole, fluconazole, erythromycin, clarithromycin, troleandomycin, indinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, fluvoxamine and saquinavir
• Use of any of the following cytochrome P450 inducers in the 14 days preceding enrolment including, but not limited to: phenytoin, carbamazepine, barbiturates, rifampin, and St. John's Wort.
• Administration of a depot antipsychotic injection within one dosing interval (for the depot) before randomisation Women using oral contraceptives or other medications that directly affect estrogen or progesterone system in the body.
• Subjects taking corticosteroids or other medications that directly influence HPA axis function
• Subjects with certain lifestyle habits (i.e. working night shift) that could affect the function of the HPA axis
• History of substance dependence in the past year or meets criteria for a substance abuse disorder in the past three months.
• Medical conditions that would affect absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of study treatment
• Unstable or inadequately treated medical illness (e.g. diabetes, angina pectoris, hypertension) as judged by the investigator
• Participation in another drug trial within 4 weeks prior to enrollment into this study
• An absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of 1.5 x 109 per liter
• Patients who have initiated a new psychotherapy or behavioral therapy from a mental health professional in the past 3 months
• A lifetime DSM-IV history of a psychotic disorder, a bipolar disorder, or dementia.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Cincinnati: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression

Interventions

Quetiapine Fumarate

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Dibenzothiazepines; Thiazepines; Thiepins; Sulfur Compounds; Organic Chemicals; Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds

Study Officials

• Erik Nelson, MD

  University of Cincinnati

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 4
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Adjunct Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 7, 2010
• First Posted: September 14, 2010
• Study Start: September 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2012
• Study Completion: September 1, 2012
• Last Updated: January 18, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-01

Locations

US (1)