An Eight-Week Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of SR58611A in Patients With Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Anxiety Disorders Clinical Trial

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Official title:

An Eight-Week,Dble-Blind,Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study With Paroxetine (20 mg q24) as Positive Control, Evaluating the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of a Fixed Dose of SR58611A (350 mg q12) in Outpatients With Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00266747
• Other study ID #: EFC5893
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• First received: December 16, 2005
• Last updated: March 10, 2009
• Start date: December 2005
• Est. completion date: January 2007

Study information

• Verified date: March 2009
• Source: Sanofi
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: South Africa: Medicines Control CouncilFrance: Afssaps - Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé (Saint-Denis)Sweden: Medical Products Agency
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SR58611A in patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. The primary objective is to evaluate the efficacy of a 700 mg dose of SR58611A compared to placebo in patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).The secondary objectives are to evaluate the efficacy of SR58611A on disability and quality of life in patients with GAD and to evaluate safety of SR58611A.

Description:

The study is a multicenter, multicountry, randomized, parallel-group, double blind, placebo and paroxetine-controlled study consisting of three segments (A, B, and C). Segment A is a 1-week, placebo, single-blind period and Segment B is an 8-week, double blind period. All randomized patients must complete a post-study visit 1 week after intake of the last dose of study medication.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 366
• Est. completion date: January 2007
• Est. primary completion date: January 2007
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Out-patients, 18 to 65 years of age.

• Patients suffering from generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) as defined by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria and confirmed by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) plus GAD Module.

• With a total score on the 14-item Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) ³ 20.

• Having given voluntarily their written informed consent to participate in the study.

• Able to comply with the protocol and follow written and verbal instructions.

• For inclusion into Segment B of the study, patients must fulfill the following criteria:

• All Segment A inclusion criteria.

• Completion of a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 9 days of treatment in Segment A.

• Not "placebo responders" (i.e., improvement £ 20 % on HAM-A total score between V1 and V2)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder as defined by DSM-IV-TR within 6 months of study entry.

• Patients with a Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score of 18 or higher at screening or baseline visits.

• Patients having a moderate to high current risk for suicide.

• Patients with other current anxiety disorder assessed with the MINI: agoraphobia, social phobia, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder.

• Patients with a lifetime history according to the MINI of: bipolar disorders, psychotic disorders, antisocial personality disorder.

• Patients with severe or unstable concomitant medical conditions according to the Investigator's judgment.

• Females who are pregnant or lactating.

• Female patients of childbearing potential must use an effective method of birth control during the entire study period.

• Patients with positive test for any illicit drug included in the urine drug screen.

• Participation in a clinical trial of an experimental therapy within 3 months prior to screening

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety Disorders

Intervention

Drug:
• SR58611A

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Argentina	Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office	Buenos Aires
Austria	Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office	Vienna
Estonia	Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office	Tallinn
France	Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office	Paris
Russian Federation	Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office	Moscow
South Africa	Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office	Midrand
Sweden	Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office	Bromma

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Sanofi

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

Argentina,  Austria,  Estonia,  France,  Russian Federation,  South Africa,  Sweden, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The primary outcome of the study is the change from baseline to Day 56 of treatment in the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) total score.
Secondary	The main secondary outcomes are the changes from baseline to Day 56 of treatment in the CGI Severity of Illness Score, percentage of patients with HAM-A treatment response and change from baseline in the HAM-A somatic and psychic anxiety factor scores.

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