Study Evaluating Desvenlafaxine Succinate Sustained Release (DVS SR) vs. Escitalopram in Postmenopausal Women

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2008-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Desvenlafaxine succinate (DVS) is a potent and selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). This study will investigate the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of DVS SR versus escitalopram in women with major depressive disorder (MDD) who are postmenopausal.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
• Treatments: Citalopram; Desvenlafaxine Succinate; Dexetimide

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Postmenopausal women between the ages of 40 and 70 years, inclusive.

• A primary diagnosis of MDD, single or recurrent episode, without psychotic features using the modified MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI).

• Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score > or = 22 at the screening and baseline visit.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Use of oral estrogen-, progestin-, androgen-, or Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM)-containing drug products 8 weeks before baseline.

• Current (within 12 months) psychoactive substance abuse or dependence (including alcohol), manic episode, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or a lifetime diagnosis of bipolar or psychotic disorder.

• A history or active presence of clinically important medical disease.

Additional criteria apply.