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Registration number
NCT00789854
Ethics application status
Date submitted
11/11/2008
Date registered
13/11/2008
Date last updated
23/05/2012

Titles & IDs
Public title
Comparing Quetiapine XR Monotherapy and Augmentation With Lithium Augmentation in TRD Patients
Scientific title
A Randomised, 6-week, Multicentre, Open-label, Rater-blinded Parallel Group Study Comparing Quetiapine Extended Release Monotherapy and Augmentation With Lithium Augmentation in Patients With Treatment Resistant Depression
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
D1443L00044
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
RUBY
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Major Depressive Disorder 0 0
Treatment Resistant Depression 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Mental Health 0 0 0 0
Depression

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Quetiapine XR
Treatment: Drugs - Lithium carbonate
Treatment: Drugs - SSRI/Venlafaxine

Active comparator: Add-on Quetiapine XR+SSRI/Venlafaxine - Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) or Venlafaxine from previous therapy + add-on treatment with quetiapine XR, 300mg tablet once daily (od).

From previous anti-depressant treatment 64% of the patients had SSRI and 35% had Venlafaxine at baseline.

Active comparator: Add-on Lithium+SSRI/Venlafaxine - Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) or venlafaxine from previous therapy + add-on treatment with lithium, approximately 900mg tablet once daily (od).

From previous anti-depressant treatment 67% of the patients had SSRI and 33% had Venlafaxine at baseline.

Active comparator: Monotherapy Quetiapine XR - Switch from previous treatment with SSRI or venlafaxine to quetiapine XR monotherapy, 300mg tablet once daily (od)


Treatment: Drugs: Quetiapine XR
300 mg once daily (od)

Treatment: Drugs: Lithium carbonate
900 mg once daily (od)

Treatment: Drugs: SSRI/Venlafaxine
SSRI - doses within label, Venlafaxine dose up to 225 mg/day
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Change in Depressive Symptoms Between Randomisation and Week 6 Measured by Change in Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) Total Score (Per Protocol Analysis Set)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
6 weeks treatment
Primary outcome [2] 0 0
Change in Depressive Symptoms Between Randomisation and Week 6 Measured by Change in Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) Total Score (Modified Intention to Treat Analysis Set)
Timepoint [2] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Depression Remission; Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale MADRS =10, All Patients
Timepoint [1] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Depression Remission; Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) =10, Patients With One Previous Treatment Failure
Timepoint [2] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Depression Remission; Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) =10, Patients With Two Previous Treatment Failure
Timepoint [3] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Depression Remission; Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) =8
Timepoint [4] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Depression Remission; Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) =12
Timepoint [5] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
Response Rate; Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) Score Reduced = 50%, All Patients
Timepoint [6] 0 0
6 week of treatments
Secondary outcome [7] 0 0
Response Rate; Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) Score Reduced = 50%, Patients With One Previous Treatment Failure
Timepoint [7] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [8] 0 0
Response Rate; Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) Score Reduced = 50%, Patients With Two Previous Treatment Failure
Timepoint [8] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [9] 0 0
Responder: Clinical Global Impression Improvement (CGI-I) Item 2, All Patients
Timepoint [9] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [10] 0 0
Responder: Clinical Global Impression Improvement (CGI)-I Item 2, Patients With One Previous Treatment Failure
Timepoint [10] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [11] 0 0
Responder: Clinical Global Impression Improvement (CGI-I) Item 2, Patients With Two Previous Treatment Failure
Timepoint [11] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [12] 0 0
Change in Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI-S), All Patients
Timepoint [12] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [13] 0 0
Change in Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI-S), Patients With One Previous Treatment Failure
Timepoint [13] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [14] 0 0
Change in Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI-S), Patients With Two Previous Treatment Failure
Timepoint [14] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [15] 0 0
Change in Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
Timepoint [15] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [16] 0 0
Change in Pain, Measured by Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
Timepoint [16] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [17] 0 0
Change in Anxiety Measured by Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
Timepoint [17] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [18] 0 0
Change in Anxiety Measured by State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), State Anxiety Inventory
Timepoint [18] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [19] 0 0
Change in Anxiety Measured by STAI, Trait Anxiety Inventory
Timepoint [19] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [20] 0 0
Change in Sleep Quality Measured by Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), Item 4
Timepoint [20] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [21] 0 0
Change in Sleep Quality Measured by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Timepoint [21] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [22] 0 0
Change in Quality of Life Measured by Short-form Health Survey (SF-36), Mental Component
Timepoint [22] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [23] 0 0
Change in Quality of Life Measured by Short-form Health Survey (SF-36), Physical Component
Timepoint [23] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [24] 0 0
Change in Quality of Life Measured by Health Questionnaire EQ-5D as Utility
Timepoint [24] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [25] 0 0
Change in Work Productivity and Activity Impairment: General Health (WPAI:GH)
Timepoint [25] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [26] 0 0
Change in Clinical Global Impression (CGI) Item 4 Efficacy and Safety Combined, All Patients
Timepoint [26] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [27] 0 0
Change in Clinical Global Impression (CGI) Item 4 Efficacy and Safety Combined, Patients With One Previous Treatment Failure
Timepoint [27] 0 0
6 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcome [28] 0 0
Change in Clinical Global Impression (CGI) Item 4 Efficacy and Safety Combined, Patients With Two Previous Treatment Failures
Timepoint [28] 0 0
6 week of treatments

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Documented clinical diagnosis as confirmed by the M.I.N.I. meeting criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) for any of the following:296.2x MDD, Single Episode296.3x MDD, Recurrent Episode
* Current episode of depression present, at least 42 days prior to enrolment but not more than 18 months
* MADRS-Score = 25 at enrolment and randomisation
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
65 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Patients with a DSM-IV Axis I disorder other than MDD within 6 months of randomisation
* Patients with a diagnosis of DSM-IV Axis II disorder which has a major impact on the patient's current psychiatric status
* Patients who, in the investigator's judgment pose a current serious suicidal or homicidal risk, or have made a suicide attempt within the past 6 months

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/11/2008
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/08/2009
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
688
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
ACT,QLD,SA,VIC
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Research Site - Garran
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Graz
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Klagenfurt
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
AstraZeneca
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of Quetiapine extended release (XR) in combination with an selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) or Venlafaxine versus Lithium in combination with an selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor or Venlafaxine versus Quetiapine extended release monotherapy in subjects with treatment resistant depression as assessed by the changes from randomisation to week 6 in the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score. As an independent objective, the primary objective will also be evaluated in two subgroups of patients: (1) patients who were resistant to two previous antidepressant therapies and (2) in the subgroup of patients with one previous failure.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00789854
Trial related presentations / publications
Bauer M, Dell'osso L, Kasper S, Pitchot W, Dencker Vansvik E, Kohler J, Jorgensen L, Montgomery SA. Extended-release quetiapine fumarate (quetiapine XR) monotherapy and quetiapine XR or lithium as add-on to antidepressants in patients with treatment-resistant major depressive disorder. J Affect Disord. 2013 Oct;151(1):209-19. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.05.079. Epub 2013 Jun 27.
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Michael Bauer, professor
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Germany
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Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00789854