Efficacy and safety of agomelatine for 12 weeks in non-depressed out-patients with Generalised Anxiety Disorder

ISRCTN ISRCTN03554974
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN03554974
EudraCT/CTIS number 2009-013789-17
Secondary identifying numbers CL3-20098-071
Submission date
02/06/2010
Registration date
05/07/2010
Last edited
18/04/2018
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration and not expected to be available in the future

Contact information

Prof Antti Ahokas
Scientific

Mehilainen Clinic
Runeberginkatu 47 A
Helsinki
00260
Finland

Study information

Study design12-week randomised double blind placebo controlled with escitalopram as validator 3-arm parallel group international multicentre study
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Other
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleEfficacy and safety of agomelatine (25 mg/day with potential blinded adjustment to 50 mg/day) for 12 weeks in non-depressed out-patients with Generalised Anxiety Disorder
Study objectivesTo confirm the superiority of agomelatine compared to placebo in treatment of non-depressed out-patients suffering from Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD).
Ethics approval(s)Committee I. of Ethics in Clinical Trials (Comite I. de Etica para Ensayos en Farmacologia Clinica) of the University of Medicine at Buenos Aires approved on 26/11/2009
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedGeneralised Anxiety Disorder
InterventionAgomelatine 25 or 50 mg versus placebo and escitalopram 10 or 20 mg
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureHamilton Anxiety (HAM-A) total score, in the W0-W12 period (baseline to 12 weeks)
Secondary outcome measures1. Hamilton Anxiety (HAM-A) items from baseline to W12 (week 12)
2. Clinical Global Impression Severity (CGI-S) and Clinical Global Impression Improvement (CGI-I) scores from baseline to W13
3. Hospital Anxiety Depression (HAD) sub-scores from baseline to W12
4. Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) scores from baseline to W12
5. Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire (LSEQ) scores from W2 to W12
6. Safety from baseline to Wend (final visit)
Overall study start date27/04/2010
Completion date31/08/2011

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants390
Key inclusion criteria1. Out-patients of both genders aged between 18 (or legal majority) and 65 years of age (inclusive)
2. Fulfilling American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition-Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria for GAD
Key exclusion criteria1. Patients meeting DSM-IV-TR current diagnosis of psychiatric disorder other than GAD within 6 months prior to selection
2. Women of childbearing potential without effective contraception as well as pregnant or breastfeeding women
3. Any relevant clinical abnormality detected during physical examinations, ECG or laboratory tests likely to interfere with the study conduct or evaluations
Date of first enrolment27/04/2010
Date of final enrolment31/08/2011

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Argentina
  • Czech Republic
  • Finland
  • Korea, South
  • Poland
  • Russian Federation
  • Slovakia

Study participating centre

Mehilainen Clinic
Helsinki
00260
Finland

Sponsor information

Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier (France)
Industry

50 rue Carnot
Suresnes
92284
France

Website http://www.servier.com/
ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/034e7c066

Funders

Funder type

Industry

Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier (France)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareYes
IPD sharing plan summaryAvailable on request
Publication and dissemination planSummary results are published in https://clinicaltrials.servier.com.
For interventional Phase III studies ending after the 1st January 2014, the results are/will be published in scientific literature.
IPD sharing planThe datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study will be available upon request from https://clinicaltrials.servier.com if a Marketing Authorisation has been granted after 1st January 2014.

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Basic results No No
Results article results 01/04/2014 Yes No

Editorial Notes

18/04/2018: Internal review.
28/03/2018: Publication plan and IPD sharing statement updated.
25/01/2018: Publication plan and IPD sharing statement added.
19/12/2017: results summary added.