Drugs / Vortioxetine
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Vortioxetine

Developed for
major depressive disorder · depressive disorder · generalized anxiety disorder · bipolar depression · cognitive disorder · anxiety disorder · cognitive impairment with or without cerebellar ataxia · type 2 diabetes mellitus
+18 more · attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder · behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia · binge eating disorder · burning mouth syndrome · dementia · glioblastoma · panic disorder · post-COVID-19 disorder · radiation-induced disorder · social phobia · subjective cognitive decline · traumatic brain injury · alcohol dependence · anxiety · cannabis dependence · parkinsonian disorder · post-traumatic stress disorder · schizophrenia
Investigated by
H. Lundbeck A/S · Takeda · Brain and Cognition Discovery Foundation · Johns Hopkins University · Massachusetts General Hospital · Seasons Biotechnology (Taizhou) Co., Ltd.
+48 more · Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. · Washington University School of Medicine · Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University · Alen Greš · Andalusian Public Foundation for Health Research in Seville · Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona · Brain Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University · Cantonal Hospital of Lucerne, Switzerland · Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen · Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · ElMindA Ltd · Federico II University · First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · Future University in Egypt · Huazhong University of Science and Technology · ICON plc · IRCCS San Raffaele Roma · Kantonsspital Aarau · Lundbeck Canada Inc. · Lundbeck LLC · Marianna Amboni · Mayo Clinic · National Institute on Aging (NIA) · Noam Soreni · Queen's University · Rawalpindi Medical College · Rush University Medical Center · Scotmann Pharmaceuticals · Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University · Seoul National University Hospital · Shenzhen Mental Health Center · Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital · Siyan Clinical Corporation · Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University · Sun Yat-sen University · The Medical Research Network · The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · Thomas Jefferson University · Todd Doyle · Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco · University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland · University Hospital, Zürich · University of Catania · University of Chicago · University of Miami · University of Zurich · Zhejiang University

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 8 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Label expansions (6) US (FDA) TRINTELLIX 2017-03-10 – 2023-08-23 fda.gov
Approved EU (EMA) Brintellix 2013-12-18 europa.eu
Approved US (FDA) TRINTELLIX 2013-09-30 fda.gov

Trials 94 · started per year

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PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 02 trials
Phase 0 NCT04456777 Jul 2020 → Jul 2022 cognitive disorder Alen Greš Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT02454426 Apr → Jun 2016 coronary artery disorder, major depressive disorder Thomas Jefferson University Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 110 trials
Phase 1 NCT05416762 Sep → Nov 2022 major depressive disorder Seasons Biotechnology (Taizhou) Co., Ltd. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05416957 Sep → Oct 2022 major depressive disorder Seasons Biotechnology (Taizhou) Co., Ltd. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03884491 Mar → Jun 2019 H. Lundbeck A/S Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02386488 Mar → May 2015 H. Lundbeck A/S Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02170220 Jul → Nov 2014 Takeda Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02112903 Apr → Sep 2014 H. Lundbeck A/S Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02072278 Feb → Nov 2014 H. Lundbeck A/S Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01676571 Oct → Nov 2012 H. Lundbeck A/S Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01607125 Jul 2012 → Sep 2013 depressive disorder H. Lundbeck A/S Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01299805 Mar → Jun 2011 Takeda Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/21 trial
Phase 1/2 NCT05814640 Feb 2023 → Dec 2026 expected major depressive disorder, splenic sequestration First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 213 trials
Phase 2 NCT07284628 Jun 2026 → Jun 2029 expected glioblastoma University of Zurich Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT07000734 Jul 2025 → Apr 2026 cardiovascular disorder, cognitive disorder Washington University School of Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06604520 Mar 2025 → May 2029 expected behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia Johns Hopkins University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05047952 Sep 2021 → Feb 2023 cognitive disorder, post-COVID-19 disorder Brain and Cognition Discovery Foundation Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03766867 Dec 2018 → Jul 2019 major depressive disorder H. Lundbeck A/S Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03598868 Aug 2018 → Sep 2021 bipolar depression Seoul National University Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02919501 Sep 2016 → Apr 2017 major depressive disorder H. Lundbeck A/S Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02528409 Jun 2016 → Nov 2018 binge eating disorder University of Chicago Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02327013 Dec 2014 → Sep 2016 attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder H. Lundbeck A/S Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01491035 Apr 2012 → Dec 2014 anxiety disorder, depressive disorder H. Lundbeck A/S Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/33 trials
Phase 2/3 NCT04895488 Jan 2022 → Dec 2024 cognitive impairment with or without cerebellar ataxia Andalusian Public Foundation for Health Research in Seville Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT03053362 May 2017 → Aug 2018 major depressive disorder Brain and Cognition Discovery Foundation Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT01255787 Nov 2010 → Mar 2012 major depressive disorder Takeda Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 341 trials
Phase 3 NCT07204314 Oct 2025 → Sep 2029 expected major depressive disorder Takeda Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06561438 Aug 2024 → Jun 2025 Future University in Egypt Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06025474 Jan → Oct 2023 burning mouth syndrome Federico II University Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05104918 Feb → Apr 2022 major depressive disorder Scotmann Pharmaceuticals Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05014919 Aug 2021 → Mar 2022 depressive disorder H. Lundbeck A/S Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04818099 Oct 2020 → Oct 2023 radiation-induced disorder Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04035850 Aug 2019 → Aug 2021 Noam Soreni Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT03108625 Mar 2017 → Apr 2020 major depressive disorder H. Lundbeck A/S Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02845349 Oct 2016 → Oct 2018 major depressive disorder, traumatic brain injury Johns Hopkins University Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02871297 Aug 2016 → Mar 2022 major depressive disorder H. Lundbeck A/S Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 424 trials
Phase 4 NCT07266545 Feb 2026 → Dec 2028 expected bipolar depression, major depressive disorder Mayo Clinic Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06805266 Feb 2025 → Dec 2026 expected Parkinson disease, depressive disorder Marianna Amboni Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05481957 Mar 2022 → Jun 2023 bipolar depression First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03830827 Sep 2020 → Apr 2021 cognitive impairment with or without cerebellar ataxia, depressive disorder Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04448431 Jun 2020 → Jan 2022 major depressive disorder H. Lundbeck A/S Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04294654 Feb 2020 → Jul 2022 dementia, major depressive disorder H. Lundbeck A/S Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04288895 Feb 2020 → Feb 2022 major depressive disorder H. Lundbeck A/S Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04220996 Dec 2019 → Mar 2021 anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder H. Lundbeck A/S Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04301492 Nov 2019 → Jul 2023 depressive disorder IRCCS San Raffaele Roma Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03580967 Jul 2019 → Jul 2021 major depressive disorder, type 2 diabetes mellitus Todd Doyle Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Also used as a comparator or background therapy in 7 trials
PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 22 trials
Phase 2 NCT04498897 Comparator Jan 2019 → Apr 2021 alcohol dependence, major depressive disorder Hanyang University Seoul Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03321526 Background Dec 2017 → Jun 2019 major depressive disorder Janssen Research & Development, LLC Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/31 trial
Phase 2/3 NCT03485274 Comparator Jul 2018 → Feb 2023 anxiety, cannabis dependence, depressive disorder The University of Hong Kong Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 31 trial
Phase 3 NCT03855865 Comparator Jul 2019 → Dec 2020 major depressive disorder Naurex, Inc Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 43 trials
Phase 4 NCT02637895 Comparator Dec 2016 → Jan 2020 post-traumatic stress disorder University of Miami Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03187093 Comparator Oct 2016 → Apr 2019 major depressive disorder Oleg Levada Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02357797 Comparator Feb 2016 → Oct 2023 schizophrenia Northwell Health Unknown No outcome recorded

Press releases naming this drug 13 releases

DateIssuerRelease
2019-09-20 Takeda Takeda and Lundbeck announce Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) approval of Trintellix ® in Japan takeda.com
2018-09-28 Takeda Takeda and Lundbeck Submit New Drug Application (NDA) for Vortioxetine in Japan for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) takeda.com
2018-06-08 Takeda Positive clinical phase III results of vortioxetine in Japanese patients takeda.com
2018-05-02 Takeda TRINTELLIX ® (vortioxetine) Prescribing Information Now Includes New Data Showing Improvement in Processing Speed, an Important Aspect of Cognitive Function in Acute Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) takeda.com
2017-06-23 Takeda Lundbeck and Takeda receive Complete Response Letter from the FDA for Trintellix® (vortioxetine) sNDA takeda.com
2016-06-02 Takeda Trintellix (vortioxetine) Now Available in U.S. Pharmacies takeda.com
2016-05-03 Takeda Brintellix (vortioxetine) Renamed Trintellix (vortioxetine) in U.S. to Avoid Name Confusion takeda.com
2016-03-29 Takeda Takeda and Lundbeck Receive Complete Response Letter for Brintellix® (vortioxetine) sNDA takeda.com
2016-02-04 Takeda FDA Psychopharmacologic Drug Advisory Committee Supports the Effectiveness of Brintellix® (vortioxetine) in Treating Certain Aspects of Cognitive Dysfunction in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) takeda.com
2015-08-11 Takeda FDA Accepts a Supplemental New Drug Application for Review of Brintellix ® (vortioxetine) Clinical Trial Data That Assessed Cognitive Function in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder takeda.com
2014-06-18 Takeda Results of a New Study of Brintellix ® (vortioxetine) vs. Escitalopram on Sexual Functioning in Well Treated MDD Patients Experiencing Treatment-Emergent Sexual Dysfunction takeda.com
2014-06-17 Takeda New CONNECT Study Presents data on Measures of Cognitive Performance in Adult Patients Treated with Brintellix ® (vortioxetine) for Major Depressive Disorder takeda.com

Evidence & citations 7 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 103 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as Vortioxetine “Participants will receive SSRI antidepressant (such as, citalopram, escitalopram, fluvoxamine, fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, vilazodone or vortioxetine) as a part of...” NCT03321526
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“Efficacy of Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004) in the Prevention of Relapse of Major Depressive Episodes” NCT00596817

NCT02386488

NCT02371980

NCT07204314

NCT02845349

NCT03187093

NCT02709746

NCT03779789

NCT05416957

NCT01607125

NCT01255787

NCT05416762

NCT03108625

NCT02709655

NCT04456777

NCT03598868

NCT01564862

NCT02234362

NCT01364649

NCT00707980

NCT03766867

NCT01163266

NCT02454426

NCT03580967

NCT02327013

NCT04301492

NCT02294305

NCT04294654

NCT04288895

NCT02919501

NCT02932904

NCT02528409

NCT02272517

NCT02871297

NCT02279966

NCT01140906

NCT03485274

NCT05814640

NCT05481957

NCT02279953

NCT04220996

NCT07284628

NCT03884491

NCT07000734

NCT00839423

NCT00811252

NCT04895488

NCT01491035

NCT05104918

NCT02637895

NCT03855865

NCT06805266

NCT00761306

NCT00694304

NCT05047952

NCT02972632

NCT01355081

NCT01179516

NCT04448431

NCT01153009

NCT06604520

NCT02389816

NCT04498897

NCT06561438

NCT00672958

NCT00672620

NCT01323478

NCT03978286

NCT02637466

NCT02749721

NCT04818099

NCT06025474

NCT03272711

NCT07266545

NCT03053362

NCT02170220

NCT02357797

NCT01152996

NCT00731120

NCT00730691

NCT03835715

NCT05014919

NCT02332954

NCT00744627

NCT02969876

NCT01571453

NCT03830827

NCT02395510

NCT02072278

NCT04035850

NCT00735709

NCT01299805

NCT00734071

NCT00635219

NCT02112903

NCT01422213

NCT01488071

Known as Brintellix “Vortioxetine (Brintellix®), a novel antidepressant for the treatment of adult with major depressive disorder, has been approved by the Chinese Food and Drug Administration in...” NCT03830827
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“Vortioxetine is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a treatment for depression, and also goes by the name Trintellix (formerly known as Brintellix).” NCT03272711

“to receive study drug (Brintellix drops 20 mg/ml).” NCT04301492

Known as Lu AA21004 “Interventional, Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Active Comparator, Four-way Crossover Electroencephalography Study Investigating the Effects of Vortioxetine (Lu...” NCT02072278
15

“A Study of Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004) in Comparison to Agomelatine in Adults Suffering From Major Depression With Inadequate Response to Previous Medication” NCT01488071

“Efficacy and safety of vortioxetine (Lu AA21004), 15 and 20 mg/day: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, duloxetine-referenced study” PMID 24257717 May 2014

“Pharmacokinetics and Tolerability of Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004) in Child and Adolescent Patients With Depressive or Anxiety Disorder” NCT01491035

“Efficacy of Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004) in the Prevention of Relapse of Major Depressive Episodes” NCT00596817

“Drug: Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004)” NCT01422213

“Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004)” NCT00694304

“Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004)” NCT00761306

“Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004)” NCT01607125

“Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004)” NCT01323478

“Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004)” NCT00635219

“Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004)” NCT00811252

“vortioxetine (Lu AA21004)” NCT01564862

NCT00788034

NCT01395147

NCT01676571

Known as Trintellix “This study will look at an anti-depressant medication called vortioxetine (Trintellix).” NCT03580967
Known as Vortioxetine Hemihydrobromide Vortioxetine Hemihydrobromide Orally Disintegrating Tablets 5mg” NCT05416762
Action Inhibit inhibitor of the 5-HT transporter” PMID 23252878 Jan 2013
Route Oral “encapsulated tablets, daily, orally” NCT00596817