E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Major Depressive Disorder |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Psychiatry and Psychology [F] - Mental Disorders [F03] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
1) To investigate the safety and tolerability of single ascending doses of DVS SR in children and adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
2) To characterize the PK profile of single ascending doses of DVS SR in children and adolescents with MDD.
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
1) To characterize population PK in children and adolescents with MDD.
2) To evaluate the efficacy of DVS SR in children and adolescents with MDD in an exploratory manner.
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Male or female outpatient.
2. Ages greater than equal to (≥) 7 or less than (<)18 years at baseline (study day -1).
3. Meets Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria for MDD as assessed by the KIDDIE Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia–Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL) and clinical interview.
4. Children’s Depression Rating Scale—Revised (CDRS-R) score >40 at the screening and study day -1 (baseline) visits.
5. Clinical Global Impressions Scale—Severity (CGI-S) score of ≥4 at the screening and study day -1 (baseline) visits.
6. Depression of at least moderate severity with symptoms for at least 1 month before screening.
7. Depression that could, in the investigator's opinion, respond to therapy with antidepressant(s) alone (without concomitant psychotherapy).
8. Able to participate as an inpatient for the first 3.5 days of the study.
9. Able to swallow a placebo tablet or placebo tablets of size equal to the largest-sized DVS SR tablet studied in the subject’s respective age stratum.
10. All subjects who are not surgically sterile or postmenopausal must agree and commit to the use of a reliable method of birth control for the duration of the study and for 15 days after the last dose of test article.
11. For sexually active subjects, the signed and dated informed consent and assent forms should reflect an awareness of the stipulations concerning the use of contraception. For sexually active subjects, condoms should be used in addition to other contraceptive methods for the duration of study participation and for 15 days after the last dose of test article in order to provide protection against sexually transmitted diseases and to provide additional protection against accidental pregnancy. It is important that subjects not become pregnant or impregnate others while they are in the study.
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. History or current evidence of a medical condition known to interfere with the absorption or excretion of drugs or a history of surgery known to interfere with the absorption or excretion of drugs.
2. History or presence of any other medical condition that might confound the study or put the subject at greater risk during participation.
3. Major acute illness within 90 days before the screening visit.
4. History of suicide attempt or gesture in which the intent was suicide or serious self-harm.
5. Acute suicidality to such a degree that precaution against suicide must be exercised.
6. Screening or baseline (study day -1) score ≥5 on question 13 (Suicidal Ideation) of the CDRS-R.
7. Screening or baseline (study day -1) score ≥3 on Item 3 (Suicide) of the HAM-D 17 .
8. Screening or baseline (study day -1) determination of “yes” on question 4 (Active Suicidal Ideation with Some Intent to Act, Without Specific Plan) for theSuicidal Ideation section of the Columbia Suicide-Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS).
9. Screening or baseline (study day -1) determination of “yes” on question 5 (Active Suicidal Ideation with Specific Plan and Intent) for the Suicidal Ideation section.of the C-SSRS.
10. Screening or baseline (study day -1) determination of “yes” on the question of Actual Attempt for the Suicidal Behavior section of the C-SSRS
11. First-degree relative who has completed suicide.
12. Weight below the 10 th percentile for age based on the National Center for Health Statistics growth charts (2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] growth charts).
13. Clinically important abnormalities, as determined by the investigator, on screening physical examination, electrocardiogram (ECG), laboratory tests, or urine drug screen (UDS). The investigator and medical monitor will evaluate a positive UDS as to the potential impact and continued participation of the subject in the study.
14. History of seizure disorder other than a single childhood febrile seizure.
15. History or presence of Gilbert’s syndrome or a total bilirubin level of U ≥2.0 mmol/dL at screening.
16. Known hypersensitivity to venlafaxine.
17. History or presence of MDD with psychotic features.
18. Current (within 12 months before baseline) psychoactive substance abuse or dependence (including alcohol), manic episode, posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or a diagnosis of bipolar disorder or psychotic disorder.
19. Current (within 12 months before baseline) generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) if considered by the investigator to be primary (causing a higher degree of distress or impairment than MDD).
20. Presence (within 12 months before baseline) of a clinically important personality disorder (such as antisocial, schizotypal, histrionic, borderline, or narcissistic) as assessed during the psychiatric evaluations.
21. Presence of a mental disorder due to a general medical condition.
22. History or presence of anorexia or bulimia.
23. A first-degree relative with bipolar disorder (based on family history by the subject’s legally authorized representative [parent]).
24. Sexually active male or female subjects who will not use medically accepted forms of contraception during study participation. Refer to the Screening section in the body of the protocol for a list of medically acceptable methods of contraception.
25. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, lactation, or plans to become pregnant during the study.
26. Positive serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (-HCG) test result during screening.
27. Received any investigational drugs or devices within 30 days before administration of the first dose of test article.
28. Use of prohibited treatments. Refer to the Prohibited Treatment, Table of Prohibited Treatments, and Permitted Treatments sections for treatments and associated time frames.
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Baseline to Follow-up (up to Day 77):
-Number of Subjects With Adverse Events AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
Pre-dose (0 hour) and Post-dose (0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, and 72 hours) on Days 28 and 56:
-Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax)
-Time to Reach Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Tmax)
-Plasma Decay Half-Life (t1/2)
-Area Under the Curve From Time Zero to Infinity (AUC0-∞) |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Baseline to Follow-up (up to Day 77)
Pre-dose (0 hour) and Post-dose (0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, and 72 hours) on Days 28 and 56
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Population Pharmacokinetics Dose Normalized AUC (AUC/D): First Method, Second Method
Population Pharmacokinetics Dose Normalized AUC (AUC/D): Third Method |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Day 1, Day 28, and Day 56 |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 8 |
E.8.3 |
Will this trial be conducted at a single site globally?
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E.8.4 | Will this trial be conducted at multiple sites globally? | Yes |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.3 | Specify the countries outside of the EEA in which trial sites are planned |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 8 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 26 |