UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000004144
Receipt number R000004891
Scientific Title Efficacy of mirtazapine for sleep disturbance and anxiety symptoms compared with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in patients with major depressive disorder: a multicenter open-label randomized controlled trial.
Date of disclosure of the study information 2010/09/02
Last modified on 2017/09/07 09:17:03

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Basic information

Public title

Efficacy of mirtazapine for sleep disturbance and anxiety symptoms compared with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in patients with major depressive disorder: a multicenter open-label randomized controlled trial.

Acronym

Efficacy of mirtazapine for sleep disturbance and anxiety symptoms compared with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in patients with major depressive disorder: a multicenter, open-label, randomized, controlled trial.

Scientific Title

Efficacy of mirtazapine for sleep disturbance and anxiety symptoms compared with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in patients with major depressive disorder: a multicenter open-label randomized controlled trial.

Scientific Title:Acronym

Efficacy of mirtazapine for sleep disturbance and anxiety symptoms compared with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in patients with major depressive disorder: a multicenter, open-label, randomized, controlled trial.

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Major depressive disorder

Classification by specialty

Psychiatry

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To examine the efficacy of mirtazapine for sleep disturbance and anxiety symptoms compared with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in patients with major depressive disorder.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Rate of patients taking benzodiazepines at 6, 12, and 24 weeks

Key secondary outcomes

1) Response rate by Hamilton Depression Rating Scale(HDRS17) 2) Athene Insomnia Scale (AIS)
3) Zung Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS)
4) Incidence rate of activation syndrome
5) Incidence rate of discontinuation symptoms
6) Clinical Global Inventory (CGI)
7) Serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) at baseline, 6, 12, and 24 weeks
8) five year follow-up of patients


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

Active

Stratification

YES

Dynamic allocation

YES

Institution consideration

Institution is not considered as adjustment factor.

Blocking

NO

Concealment

Central registration


Intervention

No. of arms

3

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Medicine

Interventions/Control_1

Mirtazapine (15-45 mg/day) will be continued continued for 6 weeks. Follow-up period is 24 weeks.

Interventions/Control_2

Paroxetine (20-40 mg/day) or Paroxetine controlled-release (25-50 mg/day) will be continued continued for 6 weeks. Follow-up period is 24 weeks.

Interventions/Control_3

Sertraline (25-100 mg/day) will be continued continued for 6 weeks. Follow-up period is 24 weeks.

Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

20 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

75 years-old >=

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1. Patients with current major depressive episode
2. Major depessive diorder by DSM-IV-TR
3. Patients with 12 or over in HDRS-17
4. Patients thought to need antidepressant treatments in the judgment of the consulting psychiatrist
5. Patients with 20-75 years of age at study entry
6. Written informed consent by patients

Key exclusion criteria

1. Patients without 20-75 years of age at study entry
2. Patients treated to current major depressive episode with the antidepressants as the trial intervention
3. Allergy against mirtazapine, paroxetine, and sertraline
4. Patients treated with pimozide
5. Patients treating with or discontinued within 14 days with selegiline, monoamine oxidase inhibitors
6. Patients with severe hormone diseases
7. Significant risk of suicide (HDRS-17 suicide score 3 or over)
8. Pregnant women or women, who may be pregnant
9. Breast-feeding women
10. Patients with substance abuse/dependence
11. Patients with alcohol abuse/dependence
12. Patients with dementia, bipolar or psychotic disorders, those with a primary diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder or an eating disorder
13. Patient whom examination doctor judge improper as a trial subject

Target sample size

120


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name
Middle name
Last name Masaomi Iyo

Organization

Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine

Division name

Department of Psychiatry

Zip code


Address

1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan

TEL

+81-43-226-2148

Email

iyom@faculty.chiba-u.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name
Middle name
Last name Tasuku Hashimoto

Organization

Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine

Division name

Department of Psychiatry

Zip code


Address

1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan

TEL

+81-43-226-2148

Homepage URL


Email

t-hashimoto@faculty.chiba-u.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Department of Psychiatry, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Self funding

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization


Address


Tel


Email



Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

YES

Study ID_1

G22005

Org. issuing International ID_1

IRB committee in Chiba University Hospital

Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions

旭中央病院 Asahi Hospital(千葉県, Chiba Pref)、千葉医療センター National Hospital Organization Chiba Medical Center(千葉県, Chiba Pref)、藤田病院 Fujita Hospital(千葉県, Chiba Pref)、亀田総合病院 Kameda Medical Center(千葉県, Chiba Pref)、袖ヶ浦さつき台病院 Sodegaura Satsukidai Hospital(千葉県, Chiba Pref)、木更津病院 Kisarazu Hospital(千葉県, Chiba Pref)、木村病院 Kimura Hospital(千葉県, Chiba Pref)、こころの健康クリニック津田沼 Kokoronokenko Tsudanuma Clinic(千葉県, Chiba Pref)、心の風クリニック Kokoronokaze Clinic(千葉県, Chiba Pref)、そが西口クリニック Soganishiguchi Clinic(千葉県, Chiba Pref)、木更津メンタルクリニック Kisarazu Mental Clinic(千葉県, Chiba Pref)、銚子こころクリニック Choshikokoro Clinic(千葉県, Chiba Pref)、


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2010 Year 09 Month 02 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Published


Result

URL related to results and publications

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27777607

Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Main results already published

Date of protocol fixation

2010 Year 03 Month 31 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2010 Year 08 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date


Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2010 Year 09 Month 02 Day

Last modified on

2017 Year 09 Month 07 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000004891


Research Plan
Registered date File name
2017/09/07 Hashimoto_et_al-2016-Annals_of_General_Psychiatry.pdf

Research case data specifications
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Research case data
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