E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Major Depression Associated With Bipolar I Disorder |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Major Depression Associated With Bipolar I Disorder |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Psychiatry and Psychology [F] - Mental Disorders [F03] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10004911 |
E.1.2 | Term | Bipolar affective disorder, depressed |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004873 |
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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 |
The primary objective of the study is to determine whether armodafinil treatment, at a dosage of 150 mg/day, is more effective than placebo treatment as adjunctive therapy to mood stabilizers for treatment of adults with major depression associated with bipolar I disorder. Efficacy will be assessed by the mean change from baseline in the total score from the 30-Item Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology–Clinician-Rated (IDS-C30). |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
• To evaluate the efficacy of armodafinil treatment compared with placebo treatment as adjunctive therapy for adults who are experiencing a major depressive episode
associated with bipolar I disorder.
• To evaluate the change from baseline in the CGI-S rating for depression at weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, or last postbaseline observation.
• To evaluate the efficacy of armodafinil treatment compared with placebo treatment on patient functioning as assessed by the GAF Scale scores at weeks 4 and 8, or last postbaseline observation.
• To evaluate the safety and tolerability of armodafinil treatment. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Patients are included in the study if all of the following criteria are met:
(a) The patient has a diagnosis of bipolar I disorder according to the DSM-IV-TR criteria as determined by the SCID-CT and is currently experiencing a major depressive episode.
(b) The investigator has established, by medical record documentation or by history from the patient and at least 1 reliable informant, that the patient has had at least 1 previous manic or mixed episode, which resulted in functional impairment and was treated (or should have been treated) with a mood stabilizer or antipsychotic medication.
(c) The patient has had no more than 6 mood episodes in the last year.
(d) The patient’s current major depressive episode must have started no less than 2 weeks and no more than 12 months prior to the screening visit. The current depressive episode must have begun after the patient’s current mood stabilizer regime began. Date of onset of the current depressive episode must be at least 8 weeks after resolution of any previous mood episode.
(e) Inclusion criterion (e) was replaced by (e1)
(e1) The patient must have been taking 1 (or 2) of the following protocol-allowed mood stabilizers:
• lithium
• valproic acid
• lamotrigine
• aripiprazole
• olanzapine
• quetiapine
• risperidone
• ziprasidone (only if taken in combination with lithium or valproic acid or lamotrigine)
The following criteria must also be met:
• The mood stabilizer(s) must have been taken a minimum 4 weeks before the onset of the major depressive episode and still be taken at the time of the screening visit at dose or blood level considered appropriate for maintenance therapy by the patient’s physician.
• The patient must continue to take the same mood stabilizer(s) during the screening period; no mood stabilizer may be added during the screening period.
• The mood stabilizer(s) must be taken for a minimum of at least 8 weeks prior to the baseline visit.
• The dosage of the mood stabilizer(s) must be stable for a minimum of 4 weeks prior to the baseline visit. Minimum required dosages and plasma concentrations, if applicable, and the lengths of time for these minimum requirements (4 or 8 weeks depending on the medication) are provided in Table 2.
• The mood stabilizer(s) must be taken in an oral formulation, with the exception of risperidone, which can be either in an oral or long-acting injection formulation.
• The patient may be taking 2 protocol-allowed mood stabilizers only if 1 of the drugs is lithium or valproic acid or lamotrigine.
(f) The patient has been on a stable dosage of all other permitted medications (with the exception of medication to be used on an as-needed basis) for 2 weeks prior to the baseline visit.
(g) The patient has a score of 13 or more on the QIDS-C16 at the screening and baseline visits.
(h) The patient has a CGI-S rating (for depression) of 4 (moderately ill) or higher at the screening visit and at the baseline visit.
(i) The patient has a YMRS total score of 10 or less at the screening and baseline visits.
(j) The patient has a YMRS score of 0 or 1 on items 1 through 3 at the screening and baseline visits.
(k) Written informed consent obtained.
(l) The patient is a man or woman 18 through 65 years of age.
(m) The patient is in good health (except for diagnosis of bipolar I disorder) as judged by the investigator, on the basis of medical and psychiatric history, medical examination, ECG, serum chemistry, hematology, and urinalysis.
(n) Women of childbearing potential (women who have not reached menopause, women who are less than 2 years postmenopausal, and women who are not surgically sterile) who are sexually active must use a medically accepted method of contraception and must agree to continue use of this method for the duration of the study and for 30 days after participation in the study. Acceptable methods of contraception include barrier method with spermicide, intrauterine device, and steroidal contraceptive in conjunction with a barrier method.
(o) The patient is willing and able to comply with study restrictions and to attend regularly scheduled clinic visits as specified in this protocol.
(p) The patient has permanent accommodations and means of being contacted by the study center.
(q) The patient understands that they may enroll in this clinical study only once and may not enroll in any other clinical study while participating in this study.
(r) The patient may temporarily reside in a clinic or hospital, or may currently be treated in an over-night medical facility at the beginning of and throughout the study, in a manner consistent with medical practices as related to the treatment of depression associated with bipolar I disorder. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
(a) The patient has any Axis I disorder apart from bipolar I disorder that was the primary focus of treatment within 6 months of the screening visit or during the screening period.
(b) The patient has psychotic symptoms or has had psychosis within 4 weeks of the screening visit or during the screening period.
(c) The patient has current active suicidal ideation, is at imminent risk of self-harm, or has a history of significant suicidal ideation or suicide attempt at any time in the past that causes concern at present; or, at any time during the screening period or at baseline has a score of 2 or more for item 18 on the IDS-C30.
(d) The patient has any history of homicidal ideation or significant aggression or currently has homicidal or significant aggressive ideation.
(e) The patient has a history of an eating disorder or obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) within 6 months of the screening visit or during the screening period.
(f) The patient has a history of alcohol or substance abuse or dependence (with the exception of nicotine dependence) within 3 months of the screening visit or during the screening period.
(g) The patient has borderline personality disorder or antisocial personality disorder.
(h) The patient has any other Axis II disorder that could interfere with the conduct of the study.
(i) The patient has a HAM-A score of 17 or more at the baseline visit.
(j) Exclusion criterion (j) was replaced by (j1)
(j1) The patient has a history of any clinically significant cutaneous drug reaction or a history of clinically significant drug hypersensitivity reaction, significant hypersensitivity reaction, including multiple allergies.
(k) The patient has a past or present seizure disorder (except history of a single febrile seizure), or a history of clinically significant head trauma (eg, brain damage) or of brain surgery.
(l) The patient has left ventricular hypertrophy or the patient has mitral valve prolapse and has experienced mitral valve prolapse syndrome.
(m) The patient has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
(n) The patient has any clinically significant uncontrolled medical condition, treated or untreated.
(o) In the judgment of the investigator, the patient has any clinically significant deviation from normal in the physical examination.
(p) The patient has 1 or more clinical laboratory test values outside the ranges specified in the protocol
(q) The patient has any other clinically significant laboratory abnormality, without prior written approval by the medical monitor
(r) The patient has a positive urine drug screen (UDS) for anything other than cannabis unless the investigator and medical monitor agree that there is an adequate medical (therapeutic) explanation and the patient has a negative UDS prior to randomization.
Patients with a positive result for cannabis may be enrolled at the discretion of the medical monitor if the investigator determines that there is no cannabis abuse (according to DSM-IV-TR criteria). The investigator will also determine that there is no regular use of cannabis and that, after counseling, the patient agrees not to use cannabis during the study. In that case the patient does not have to have a second UDS negative for cannabis before randomization.
(s) The patient has received modafinil or armodafinil within the past 5 years, or the patient has a known sensitivity to any ingredients in the study drug tablets.
(t) The patient has previously participated in a clinical study with armodafinil or has used any investigational product within 90 days of screening. The patient may not enroll in any other clinical study while participating in this study.
(u) The patient has used any medication known to induce metabolism via CYP3A4/5 within 14 days prior to the baseline visit.
(v) The patient is using any exclusionary medication, or has used exclusionary medication within 14 days or 5 half-lives of the drug and its active metabolites, whichever is longer, of the baseline visit.
(w) The patient has ever been treated with vagus nerve stimulation or deep brain stimulation, or has been treated with electroconvulsive therapy or repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation within 3 months of the screening visit.
(x) The patient is a pregnant or lactating woman. (Any woman becoming pregnant during the study will be withdrawn from the study.)
(y) The patient has any disorder that may interfere with drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion (including gastrointestinal surgery).
(z) The patient is unlikely to comply with the study protocol or is unsuitable for any other reason, as judged by the investigator or medical monitor.
(aa) The patient is unable to read well enough to complete the interactive computerized depressive symptom interview without assistance.
(bb) The patient is an inpatient without consent or is institutionalized for reasons other than the conditions stipulated in inclusion criterion (a). |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The primary efficacy measure and endpoint for this study is the IDS-C30 assessed at all postbaseline visits. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
The secondary efficacy measures and endpoints are as follows:
• the IDS-C30
• CGI-S for depression
• GAF Scale |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
• the IDS-C30 assessed at weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, or last postbaseline observation
• CGI-S for depression assessed at weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, or last postbaseline observation
• GAF Scale assessed at weeks 4 and 8, or last postbaseline observation
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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 | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
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 | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
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 | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| No |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 5 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 50 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
Brazil |
Croatia |
Czech Republic |
Finland |
Germany |
Hungary |
India |
Italy |
Slovakia |
South Africa |
United States |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
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.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 18 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 18 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |