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Paxil Japanese post marketing paediatric study in depression (double-blind, placebo controlled study)
EudraCT ID
Not applicable
EU CT Number
Not applicable
Trial status
Terminated (halted prematurely)
Terminated (halted prematurely)
Trial overview
Official title: A randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled, parallel group , flexible dose study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Paxil® Tablets in children and adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder<Post-marketing clinical study>
Trial description: This study is designed to compare the efficacy of oral paroxetine 10 to 40 mg/day (initial dose:10 mg/day) versus placebo administered once daily (after evening meal) for 8 weeks in children and adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD) based on the change from baseline to Week 8/end-of-study in the CDRS-R total score in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel-group study.
Primary purpose:
Treatment
Trial design:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Allocation:
Randomized
Primary outcomes:
Change from Baseline in the Children's Depression Rating Scale -Revised (CDRS-R) Total Score at Week 8
Timeframe: Baseline and Week 8
Secondary outcomes:
Change from Baseline in the CDRS-R Total Score at Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6
Timeframe: Baseline and Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6
Number of Clinical Global Impression - Global Improvement (CGI-GI) Responders at Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8
Timeframe: Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8
Change from Baseline in the Clinical Global Impression - Severity of Illness (CGI-SI) Score at Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8
Timeframe: Baseline and Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8
Plasma paroxetine concentrations at 12 hours and 24 hours after administration of study drug at Week 8 or Withdrawal
Timeframe: Week 8 or Withdrawal (up to Week 8)
Interventions:
Drug: paroxetine 10mg tablet
Drug: paroxetine 20mg tablet
Drug: matched placebo to paroxetine 10mg
Drug: matched placebo to paroxetine 20mg
Enrollment:
56
Observational study model:
Not applicable
Primary completion date:
2011-21-02
Time perspective:
Not applicable
Clinical publications:
GSK has concluded that it is not feasible to publish this study in a peer-reviewed scientific journal because the nature of the study is unlikely to be of interest to a journal. GSK is providing the attached study results summary with a conclusion.
Medical condition
Depressive Disorder
Product
paroxetine
Collaborators
Not applicable
Study date(s)
March 2009 to February 2011
Type
Interventional
Phase
4
Participation criteria
Sex
Female & Male
Age
7 - 17 years
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
- Inclusion Criteria:
- run-in period:
Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
- Inclusion Criteria: run-in period: A subject will be considered eligible for the study only if all of the following criteria apply at start of placebo run-in period.
- Patients who are diagnosed with the following depressive disorders according to the DSM-IV-TR criteria, and currently presents with a depressive episodes. Depressive disorders: MDD, single episode (296.2), MDD, recurrent (296.3)
- 7 years and older and under 18 years old (at the time of consent obtained)
- Patients with a total raw summary score on the CDRS-R of 45 or greater at the Week -2 visit.
- Patients whose legally acceptable representative (e.g., caretaker, custodian) is able to give written consent to participation to this study. Patients aged 12 and above at the time of consent obtained should be able to sign the informed consent on one's own. Efforts should be exerted in obtaining the informed assent in writing from patients aged less than 12.
- Patients with ideal body weight +/- 2SD
- Gender: Male or female treatment period: Subjects who meet the following criteria at Week 0 (Baseline) may be progressed to the Treatment period:
- Patients with a total raw summary score on the CDRS-R at Week 0 visit of 45 or greater. Exclusion Criteria run-in period: A subject will not be eligible for inclusion to this study if any of the following criteria applies at start of run-in period:
- Patients who in the investigator’s judgment presented with a clinically predominant Axis I disorder other than MDD (e.g. dysthymic disorder, eating disorders, Specific phobia, PTSD, OCD, Panic disorder, etc)
- Patients with any history of a psychotic episode or psychotic disorder (including schizophrenia ), or complication of these diseases.
- Patients with a history of a bipolar disorder, or complication of these diseases.
- Patients with Attention-Deficit, or Hyperactivity Disorder
- Patients with Mental Retardation or Pervasive Development Disorder
- Patients diagnosed with Substance Abuse or Dependence within 12 weeks prior to the Screening visit
- Patients with past treatment experience with the investigational drug (i.e. paroxetine)
- Patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy in the immediate 12 weeks prior to the Screening visit
- Patients with past history of serotonin syndrome and neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
- Patients with CDRS-R score of "suicidal ideation" of 3 or greater. Or patients whose C-SSRS assessment suggests that they are or have been at significant risk for harming themselves or have actually harmed themselves, or who, in the opinion of the chief investigator (subinvestigator), are at significant risk for harming self.
- Patients with past history of suicide attempt, self harm(excluding “no suicidal intent ” ), or an intentional overdose (excluding obviously unintentional overdose)
- Patients who have been treated with other clinical trial investigational drug (including post-marketing clinical trial) in the immediate past 3 months of the Week -2 visit.
- Patients who have taken antidepressant medication 1 week prior to screening.
- Patients with complicated disease of glaucoma.
- Patients with convulsive disorders such as epilepsy or past history of these diseases.
- Patients regularly using drugs (e.g. NSAIDs) that would increase the risk of haemorrhage, or patients with bleeding tendency or haemorrhagic diathesis.
- Patients with severe renal and hepatic disorder.
- Patients with serious organic disorder in the brain.
- Patients with chronic hepatitis type B and/or C which is positive of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and/or hepatitis C antibody.
- Patients with a current history of carcinoma or malignant tumor, or complication of these diseases.
- Female patients who are pregnant, lactating, or who might be pregnant, or who wish to be pregnant during the study period
- Patients in the opinion of the chief investigator (subinvestigator) judged as not eligible for the study.
- Patients with clinical significant comorbid impulsivity symptoms.(e.g. Personality Disorder, Conduct Disorder) treatment period: Subjects for whom any of the following categories apply at Week 0 (start of the treatment period) will not be progressed to the treatment phase.
- Patients with CDRS-R score of "suicidal ideation" of 3 or greater, or patients who, in the opinion of the chief investigator (sub investigator), are at significant risk for harming self
- Patients with variation of the CDRS-R total raw summary score at Week 0 of +/-25% or greater compared to that of Week -2.
- Patients with drug compliance of Drug 1 (run-in placebo) from Week -2 to Week 0 less than 80%.
- Patients, in the opinion of the chief investigator (sub investigator) judged as not appropriate for the study.
Trial location(s)
Study documents
Scientific result summary
Available language(s): English
If you wish to request for full study report, please contact - [email protected]
Results overview
Results posted on ClinicalTrials.gov
Recruitment status
Terminated (halted prematurely)
Actual primary completion date
2011-21-02
Actual study completion date
2011-21-02
Plain language summaries
Plain language summaries of clinical trial results for Phase 2-4 clinical trials that were initiated on or after January 2022 will be posted by GSK within one year following study completion.
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