E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Bipolar disorder, current episode depressed |
Bipolare affektive Störung, gegenwärtig depressive Episode |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Bipolar disorder, current episode depressed |
aktuelle depressive Episode bei einer Bipolaren Störung |
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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 | 19.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10004936 |
E.1.2 | Term | Bipolar depression |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10037175 - Psychiatric disorders |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 19.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10057667 |
E.1.2 | Term | Bipolar disorder |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10037175 - Psychiatric disorders |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 19.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10026756 |
E.1.2 | Term | Manic depressive illness |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10037175 - Psychiatric disorders |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 19.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10026755 |
E.1.2 | Term | Manic depressive |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10037175 - Psychiatric disorders |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 19.0 |
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 | 10037175 - Psychiatric disorders |
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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 |
Efficacy of CBD compared to placebo as add-on treatment to mood-stabilizers in the treatment of patients with an acute episode of bipolar depression in the reduction of depressive symptoms after 8 week of treatment. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Efficacy of CBD add-on treatment compared to placebo in: - reduction of symptoms of anxiety after 8 week of treatment. - in improvement of quality of life after 8 week of treatment. - in reduction of self-rated depressive symptoms after 8 week of treatment. - in the overall clinical improvement (CGI-BP) of depression after 8 week of treatment. - Number of patients in early improvement, response or remission (wk 2, wk 4, wk 8). - Improvement of depressive symptoms and symptoms of anxiety to any timepoint Safety: manic symptoms and mania requiring treatment; adverse events |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
- male and female in- and outpatients between 18 – 65 years with a Bipolar Disorder (DSM-V) and a current acute depressive episode (HDRS-17 > 17) with no current manic symptoms (YMRS < 12) - no treatment with any antidepressant agent (i.e. any medication which is licensed as monotherapy for the treatment of unipolar depression) within the last 2 weeks - written informed consent - ability to understand and comply with the requirements of the study - capability to give informed consent - Women: negative serum human chorionic gonadotropin - highly effective method of contraception |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
- pregnant or nursing women - a clinically significant medical illness - a current psychiatric disorder which is the primary focus of treatment other than Bipolar Disorder - current treatment with quetiapine - current diagnosis or history of schizophrenia/ schizoaffective disorder, mental retardation, organic mental disorder, or mental disorder due to a general medical condition - current diagnosis or history of alcohol or other substance abuse/ dependency (excluding nicotine or caffeine) that has not been in full and sustained remission for at least 3 month - any Axis II disorder that might compromise the study - serious suicidal risk or harm for others; - a current bipolar disorder with psychotic features - a current history of rapid cycling - any medical condition which will be defines as “unstable”, which means that a clinical relevant change within the next 8 weeks has to be considered - any medical diagnostic intervention which results will give reasons for the beginning of a pharmacological or surgical therapy which have to start within the next 8 weeks - planed krankenhausaufenthalt within the study period - non-compensated hypo- or hyperthyreosis - inpatient treatment by legal order - known hepatitis type B or C, a known HIV infection or known maligne disorder - any patients which will not agree to the given birth control method - cannabinoide intolerance |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
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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) |
- mean scores in HDRS-6, MADRS, STAI, HAMA, BDI-II, WHOQOL-BREF - early improvement (30% reduction), response (50% reduction), remitters (HDRS-17 < 8 or MADRS < 11) - Safety: manic symptoms (YMRS, AMI); mania requiring treatment; Antidepressant Side-Effect Checklist; Hematology tests and Clinical chemistry; ECG; Blood pressure; Heart rate; Body weight |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
- mean scores: week 8 and any time point - early improvement week 2, response week 4 or 8, remitters week 4 or week 8 - Safety: any time point |
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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) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
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
| Yes |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
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 | 4 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |