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A randomized clinical study of Lu AA21004 in the prevention of relapse in patients with major depressive disorder

Boulenger, Jean-Philippe, Loft, Henrik, Florea, Ioana·2012·Journal of Psychopharmacology

Abstract

The efficacy and tolerability of Lu AA21004 in the prevention of relapse of major depressive disorder (MDD) in patients in remission after acute treatment was evaluated. Patients ( n=639) aged 18–75 years with a primary diagnosis of MDD with a current major depressive episode (MDE) ≥4 weeks’ duration, at least one prior MDE and a MADRS total score ≥26 received 12-week, open-label Lu AA21004 at 5 or 10mg/day. Patients in remission (MADRS ≤10) at both weeks 10 and 12 were assigned to double-blind treatment with either placebo or Lu AA21004 (fixed dose from Week 8).Patients (n=396) were treated, after random assignment to placebo (n=192) or Lu AA21004 (n=204). The primary analysis of time to relapse (full-analysis set, Cox proportional hazard model) showed a statistically significant difference in favour of Lu AA21004 versus placebo with a hazard ratio of 2.01 (95% confidence interval: 1.26–3.21; p=0.0035). The proportion of patients who relapsed was 13% in the Lu AA21004 group ( n=27) and 26% in the placebo group ( n=50). The withdrawal rates due to adverse events were 8% (open-label), and 3% (placebo) and 8% (Lu AA21004) (double-blind). Thus, Lu AA21004 was effective in preventing relapse of MDD and was well tolerated as maintenance treatment.

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Authors
Boulenger, J.-P., Loft, H., & Florea, I.
Affiliations
  • Université Montpellier 1 (FR)
  • Lundbeck (Denmark) (DK)
Venue
Journal of Psychopharmacology
Published
2012-04-09
Volume
26
Issue
11
Pages
1408-1416
ISSN
  • 0269-8811 (ISSN-L)
  • 1461-7285
OpenAlex
W2066283885
Cited by
127
References
22
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FWCI
12.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Psychopharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
H. Lundbeck A/S
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Keywords
vortioxetine, major depressive disorder, relapse prevention, maintenance therapy, antidepressant efficacy, drug tolerability, time to relapse, remission, adverse events
MeSH terms
Vortioxetine, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Antidepressive Agents, Major Depressive Disorder, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Piperazines, Sulfides, Proportional Hazards Models, Treatment Outcome, Secondary Prevention, Young Adult

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