TC-5214 as add-on the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2009-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This is a multi-center, double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel group, flexible dose titration study conducted in centers in the USA and India. Following a washout period, subject will be treated with citalopram 20 mg once daily for 4 weeks, then with 40 mg once daily for 4 weeks. Subjects who tolerate 40 mg citalopram, but whose MADRS score is < 50% from baseline, but no lower than 17, will be considered partial or non-responders and will be randomized to receive either placebo or TC-5214 as add-on therapy. TC-5214 or placebo will be started at 2 mg daily (BID dosing), and be titrated based on tolerability and therapeutic response up to 8 mg daily. Approximately 560 subjects will enter the Open Label Phase and approximately 220 will enter the double blind phase of the study.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Targacept Inc.
• Treatments: Citalopram; Dexetimide; Mecamylamine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD) according to DSM-IV and confirmed via MINI diagnostic scale

2. No more than 1 prior antidepressant course of treatment before trial entry.

3. Able to give written informed consent.

4. MADRS score greater than 27.

5. CGI-S score greater than or equal to 4.

6. No clinically significant abnormality on physical examination, vital signs, ECG or laboratory tests at screening.

7. Women of child bearing potential must: a) have a negative urine pregnancy test, b) not be nursing, and c) be willing to use acceptable methods of contraception throughout the study period.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Any co morbid psychiatric illness confirmed by MINI diagnostic scale, especially bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, dementia, or PTSD

2. Subjects with significant suicidal risk upon clinical assessment utilizing the M.I.N.I.

3. History of alcohol or drug abuse over the last 6 months

4. History of seizures or seizure disorders

5. Any other severe progressive and uncontrolled medical condition

6. For other controlled medical conditions, medication to be unchanged over the 2 months preceding screening, or else the subject will be excluded

7. Subjects with Glaucoma, Kidney Disease or Heart Disease

8. Known hypersensitivity to mecamylamine

9. Other investigational drug in previous 30 days

10. Screening QTcB or QTcF > 450 msec

11. Current or prior citalopram treatment