The Serotonin Transporter Availability for Prognosing Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) Treatment and Detecting MDD — STAPMDDTDM  

Major Depressive Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title: An I-123-ADAM SPECT Imaging Study to Evaluate the Serotonin Transporter (SERT) Availability for Prognosing Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) Treatment and Assisting in Detecting MDD

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Objectives:

1. To evaluate the relationship between improvement of Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) score and basal SERT availability (binding potential) for the prognosis of MDD subjects being treated with Sertraline HCl

2. To evaluate the SERT availability by means of I-123-ADAM SPECT imaging study for assisting in detecting MDD

3. To evaluate the relationship between basal HAMD score and basal SERT availability for MDD subjects

4. To evaluate the relationship between basal HAMD somatic subscale score and basal SERT availability for MDD subjects

5. To evaluate the relationship between change of SERT availability and change of HAMD score for MDD patients being treated with Sertraline HCl

Clinical Trial Description

Background:

Serotonin transporter (SERT) plays an important role in the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders such as anxiety and depression and is the primary target of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) which are posited to exert their effect in treating psychiatric disorders aforementioned by this mechanism. I-123-ADAM is a selective radioligand for imaging SERT using SPECT. Research showed that it displayed an extremely high binding affinity to SERT sites. Previous literature also suggested the potential role of I-123-ADAM SPECT as useful in understanding how serotonin system affected depression. This study aims to evaluate the SERT availability by means of I-123-ADAM SPECT imaging study in drug-free subjects for prognosing MDD treatment and assisting in detecting MDD.

Methods:

We enrolled patients who had major depressive disorder but was free from prior antidepressant medication for at least 5 times of elimination half-lives and healthy controls. The patients with major depressive disorder (N=20) received I-123-ADAM SPECT before and after the pharmacological intervention with Sertraline HCl for a treatment period of six weeks. All healthy subjects (N=17) had only basal I-123-ADAM SPECT. The relationship between improvement of depressive symptoms and basal SERT availability for the prognosis of MDD subjects being treated with Sertraline HCl will be analyzed. In addition, the association between the efficacy of treatment with Sertraline HCl and the change of SERT availability will also be investigated. The control group were selected in order to distinguish the difference of basal SERT binding potential of I-123-ADAM between healthy and MDD subjects. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Depression
• Depressive Disorder
• Depressive Disorder, Major
• Disease
• Major Depressive Disorder

• NCT number: NCT02473783
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Tri-Service General Hospital
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: October 2011
• Completion date: November 2012