NCT02669030

Brief Summary

Depression with ongoing insomnia is a common clinical presentation with patients. Clinical data suggests that patients with insomnia that receive concomitant treatment with a sleep aid experience a more robust antidepressant response along with a quicker response. The purpose of this clinical study is to compare the effectiveness of the FDA-approved insomnia medication suvorexant, also known as Belsomra®, as add-on treatment to an antidepressant to that of placebo plus antidepressant treatment in patients with depression and residual or ongoing insomnia.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
74

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_4 depression

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2017

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 27, 2016

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 29, 2016

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2017

Completed
2.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2019

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

February 27, 2019

Status Verified

February 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

2.8 years

First QC Date

January 27, 2016

Last Update Submit

February 25, 2019

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Total Sleep Time

    assessment of total amount of time spent sleeping

    Six weeks ( baseline to end of treatment)

Secondary Outcomes (6)

  • Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)

    Six weeks ( baseline to end of treatment)

  • Hamilton Depression Rating Scale

    Six weeks ( baseline to end of treatment)

  • Sheehan Disability Scale

    Six weeks ( baseline to end of treatment)

  • Wake After Sleep Onset (WASO)

    Six weeks ( baseline to end of treatment)

  • Sleep Latency (SL)

    Six weeks ( baseline to end of treatment)

  • +1 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Suvorexant

EXPERIMENTAL

suvorexant 10mg/day, 15mg/day or 20mg/day augmentation of FDA-approved antidepressant treatment

Drug: suvorexant

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

no augmentation of FDA-approved antidepressant treatment

Drug: Placebo

Interventions

an FDA-approved sleep aid

Also known as: Belsomra®
Suvorexant

control group

Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 70 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Provide written Informed Consent
  • Diagnosis of depression (MDD)
  • Currently on antidepressant
  • Healthy and/or stable medically

You may not qualify if:

  • unwilling to discontinue current use of sedative hypnotics/sleep aids/benzodiazepines or over the counter sleep aids/supplements
  • currently using other psychotropics other than antidepressants
  • at risk of self harm or a suicide attempt within the past 12 months
  • history or presence of psychotic disorders
  • known hypersensitivity to suvorexant
  • presence of any other sleep disorder other than residual insomnia of depression

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Institute for Advanced Medical Research @ Mercer Univeristy

Atlanta, Georgia, 30341, United States

RECRUITING

Medical College of GA at Augusta Univeristy

Augusta, Georgia, 30912, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

DepressionDepressive Disorder, MajorSleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Interventions

suvorexant

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral SymptomsBehaviorDepressive DisorderMood DisordersMental DisordersSleep Disorders, IntrinsicDyssomniasSleep Wake DisordersNervous System Diseases

Study Officials

  • Angelo Sambunaris, MD

    Institute for Advanced Medical Research

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Brandon Lenfest, BS

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 27, 2016

First Posted

January 29, 2016

Study Start

March 1, 2017

Primary Completion

December 1, 2019

Study Completion

December 1, 2019

Last Updated

February 27, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-02

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