A Comparison of Tolerability and Efficacy of Different Doses of Duloxetine for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the tolerability and efficacy of different doses of duloxetine in patients with major depressive disorder.

Timeline

Start

2004-10

Primary completion

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Completion

2006-01

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper The primary analysis, which combined data from both food groups, showed no significant difference in the incidence of nausea between starting doses of 30 mg q.a.m. and 60 mg q.a.m. (23% vs. 29%, respectively; p = .207). PMID 18162024 ↗

Publications

• Perlis RH, Fijal B, Dharia S, Houston JP. Pharmacogenetic investigation of response to duloxetine treatment in generalized anxiety disorder. Pharmacogenomics J. 2013 Jun;13(3):280-5. doi: 10.1038/tpj.2011.62. Epub 2012 Jan 17.
• Kornstein SG, Dunner DL, Meyers AL, Whitmyer VG, Mallinckrodt CH, Wohlreich MM, Detke MJ, Hollandbeck MS, Greist JH. A randomized, double-blind study of increasing or maintaining duloxetine dose in patients without remission of major depressive disorder after initial duloxetine therapy. J Clin Psychiatry. 2008 Sep;69(9):1383-92. doi: 10.4088/jcp.v69n0905.
• Whitmyer VG, Dunner DL, Kornstein SG, Meyers AL, Mallinckrodt CH, Wohlreich MM, Gonzales JS, Greist JH. A comparison of initial duloxetine dosing strategies in patients with major depressive disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2007 Dec;68(12):1921-30. doi: 10.4088/jcp.v68n1213.

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