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Completed Phase 3 Interventional

Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Agomelatine in the Prevention of Relapse of Major Depressive Disorder

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00467402

Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00467402. Field values are reproduced from the official study page; the official ClinicalTrials.gov record remains the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.

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Official title

A 52-week, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multi-center, Parallel-group Study of the Long-term Efficacy, Tolerability and Safety of Agomelatine 25 and 50 mg in the Prevention of Relapse of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) Following Open-label Treatment of 16-24 Weeks

Brief summary

Reproduced verbatim from the official ClinicalTrials.gov record. Not medical advice.

This study will demonstrate the efficacy of agomelatine (AGO178) 25 mg and 50 mg in the prevention of relapse in patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Eligible patients will undergo open-label treatment for 20 to 26 weeks, depending on response to treatment. Patients demonstrating stable response at the end of the open-label treatment phase will be assigned to receive agomelatine or placebo for 52 weeks.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00467402
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Lead sponsor
Novartis
Industry
Enrollment
644 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Apr 2007 (Type not available)
Primary completion
Sep 2009 (Actual)
Completion
Not listed
Last update posted
Dec 23, 2020

Started 2007

United States locations

U.S. sites
78
U.S. states
28
U.S. cities
67
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Novartis Investigative Site Birmingham Alabama 35226 —
Novartis Investigative Site Peoria Arizona 85381 —
Novartis Investigative Site Tucson Arizona 85724 —
Novartis Investigative Site Beverly Hills California 90210 —
Novartis Investigative Site Costa Mesa California 92626 —
Novartis Investigative Site Encino California 91316 —
Novartis Investigative Site Glendale California 91206 —
Novartis Investigative Site Los Angeles California 90024 —
Novartis Investigative Site Newport Beach California 92660 —
Novartis Investigative Site Oceanside California 92056 —
Novartis Investigative Site Sacramento California 95817 —
Novartis Investigative Site Sherman Oaks California 91403 —
Novartis Investigative Site Temecula California 92591 —
Novartis Investigative Site Wheat Ridge Colorado 80033 —
Novartis Investigative Site Bradenton Florida 34208 —
Novartis Investigative Site Coral Springs Florida 33065 —
Novartis Investigative Site Fort Myers Florida 33912 —
Novartis Investigative Site Gainesville Florida 32607 —
Novartis Investigative Site Jacksonville Florida 32216 —
Novartis Investigative Site St. Petersburg Florida 33702 —
Novartis Investigative Site Venice Florida 34285 —
Novartis Investigative Site West Palm Beach Florida 33407 —
Novartis Investigative Site Atlanta Georgia 30328 —
Novartis Investigative Site Chicago Illinois 60611 —
Novartis Investigative Site Chicago Illinois 60640 —
Novartis Investigative Site Libertyville Illinois 60048 —
Novartis Investigative Site Overland Park Kansas 66211 —
Novartis Investigative Site Topeka Kansas 66606 —
Novartis Investigative Site New Orleans Louisiana 70114 —
Novartis Investigative Site Rockville Maryland 20852 —
Novartis Investigative Site Towson Maryland 21204 —
Novartis Investigative Site Towson Maryland 85724 —
Novartis Investigative Site Boston Massachusetts 02135 —
Novartis Investigative Site Braintree Massachusetts 02184 —
Novartis Investigative Site Worcester Massachusetts 01605 —
Novartis Investigative Site Farmington Hills Michigan 48336 —
Novartis Investigative Site Minneapolis Minnesota 55454 —
Novartis Investigative Site Kansas City Missouri 64111 —
Novartis Investigative Site Kansas City Missouri 66160 —
Novartis Investigative Site St Louis Missouri 63033 —
Novartis Investigative Site St Louis Missouri 63044 —
Novartis Investigative Site St Louis Missouri 63118 —
Novartis Investigative Site Omaha Nebraska 68198 —
Novartis Investigative Site Newark New Jersey 07103 —
Novartis Investigative Site Albuquerque New Mexico 87102 —
Novartis Investigative Site Buffalo New York 14215 —
Novartis Investigative Site New York New York 10021 —
Novartis Investigative Site New York New York 10029 —
Novartis Investigative Site The Bronx New York 10467 —
Novartis Investigative Site Chapel Hill North Carolina 27599 —
Novartis Investigative Site Raleigh North Carolina 27609 —
Novartis Investigative Site Cleveland Ohio 44195 —
Novartis Investigative Site Columbus Ohio 43210 —
Novartis Investigative Site Toledo Ohio 43623 —
Novartis Investigative Site Portland Oregon 97210 —
Novartis Investigative Site Portland Oregon 97239 —
Novartis Investigative Site Rhododendron Oregon 97049 —
Novartis Investigative Site Allentown Pennsylvania 18104 —
Novartis Investigative Site Lansdale Pennsylvania 19446 —
Novartis Investigative Site Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19139 —
Novartis Investigative Site Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15213 —
Novartis Investigative Site Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15238 —
Novartis Investigative Site Charleston South Carolina 29412 —
Novartis Investigative Site Memphis Tennessee 38119 —
Novartis Investigative Site Nashville Tennessee 37212 —
Novartis Investigative Site Austin Texas 78754 —
Novartis Investigative Site Austin Texas 78756 —
Novartis Investigative Site DeSoto Texas 75115 —
Novartis Investigative Site Houston Texas 77007 —
Novartis Investigative Site Houston Texas 77030 —
Novartis Investigative Site Houston Texas 77042 —
Novartis Investigative Site Lake Jackson Texas 77566 —
Novartis Investigative Site Richmond Virginia 23230 —
Novartis Investigative Site Virginia Beach Virginia 23230 —
Novartis Investigative Site Edmonds Washington 98026 —
Novartis Investigative Site Seattle Washington 98104 —
Novartis Investigative Site Milwaukee Wisconsin 53226 —
Novartis Investigative Site West Allis Wisconsin 53227 —

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