A Study of Aripiprazole in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

Summary

The purpose of this 14 week, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study is to assess the safety and efficacy of aripiprazole to placebo as adjunctive treatment to an assigned open-label marketed antidepressant therapy (ADT) in patients with Major Depressive Disorder who demonstrate an incomplete response to a prospective eight week trial of the same assigned open-label marketed antidepressant therapy.

Timeline

Start

2005-03

Primary completion

2008-03

Completion

2008-03

Publications

• Background Berman RM, Fava M, Thase ME, Trivedi MH, Swanink R, McQuade RD, Carson WH, Adson D, Taylor L, Hazel J, Marcus RN. Aripiprazole augmentation in major depressive disorder: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study in patients with inadequate response to antidepressants. CNS Spectr. 2009 Apr;14(4):197-206. doi: 10.1017/s1092852900020216.
• Stewart TD, Hatch A, Largay K, Sheehan JJ, Marler SV, Berman RM, Nelson JC. Effect of symptom severity on efficacy and safety of aripiprazole adjunctive to antidepressant monotherapy in major depressive disorder: a pooled analysis. J Affect Disord. 2014 Jun;162:20-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.03.017. Epub 2014 Mar 24.
• Fabian TJ, Cain ZJ, Ammerman D, Eudicone JM, Tang Y, Rollin LM, Forbes RA, Berman RM, Baker RA. Improvement in functional outcomes with adjunctive aripiprazole versus placebo in major depressive disorder: a pooled post hoc analysis of 3 short-term studies. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2012;14(6):PCC.12m01394. doi: 10.4088/PCC.12m01394. Epub 2012 Dec 20.
• Dunner DL, Laubmeier KK, Manos G, Forbes RA, Baker RA, Berman RM. Beneficial effects of adjunctive aripiprazole in major depressive disorder are not dependent on antidepressant therapy history: a post hoc analysis of 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2012;14(6):PCC.12m01380. doi: 10.4088/PCC.12m01380. Epub 2012 Nov 22.
• Casey DE, Laubmeier KK, Marler SV, Forbes RA, Baker RA. Efficacy of adjunctive aripiprazole in major depressive disorder: a pooled response quartile analysis and the predictive value of week 2 early response. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2012;14(3):PCC.11m01251. doi: 10.4088/PCC.11m01251. Epub 2012 May 31.
• Fava M, Dording CM, Baker RA, Mankoski R, Tran QV, Forbes RA, Eudicone JM, Owen R, Berman RM. Effects of adjunctive aripiprazole on sexual functioning in patients with major depressive disorder and an inadequate response to standard antidepressant monotherapy: a post hoc analysis of 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2011;13(1):PCC.10m00994. doi: 10.4088/PCC.10m00994gre.

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