A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, active reference study of Lu AA21004 in patients with major depressive disorder

Autor: Marianne Dragheim, Enric Álvarez, Henrik Loft, Francesc Artigas, Víctor Pérez
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
r-IIB SANT PAU. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Sant Pau
Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
ISSN: 1469-5111
1461-1457
Popis: The efficacy, safety, and tolerability of Lu AA21004 vs. placebo using venlafaxine XR as active reference in patients with DSM-IV-TR major depressive disorder (MDD) were evaluated. Lu AA21004 is a novel antidepressant that is a 5-HT3 and 5-HT7 receptor antagonist, 5-HT1A receptor agonist, 5-HT1B receptor partial agonist and inhibitor of the 5-HT transporter in recombinant cell lines. In this 6-wk, multi-site study, 429 patients were randomly assigned (1:1:1:1) to 5 or 10 mg Lu AA21004, placebo or 225 mg venlafaxine XR. All patients had a baseline Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score ≥30. The primary efficacy analysis was based on the MADRS total score adjusting for multiplicity using a hierarchical testing procedure starting with the highest dose vs. placebo. Lu AA21004 was statistically significantly superior to placebo (n=105) in mean change from baseline in MADRS total score at week 6 (p
This study was sponsored by H. Lundbeck A/S.
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