Safety & Efficacy Study of Quetiapine Fumarate (SEROQUEL®) vs. Placebo and Active Control in Major Depressive Disorder

Summary

This study is to evaluate that (SEROQUEL®) quetiapine sustained-release is efficacious and safe in the treatment of patients with MDD.

Timeline

Start

2006-04

Primary completion

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Completion

2007-05

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper At week 6, both doses of quetiapine XR (p < .001) and duloxetine (p < .01) significantly reduced mean MADRS total score versus placebo. PMID 19358790 ↗

Publications

• McIntyre RS, Gorwood P, Thase ME, Liss C, Desai D, Chen J, Bauer M. Early Symptom Improvement as a Predictor of Response to Extended Release Quetiapine in Major Depressive Disorder. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2015 Dec;35(6):706-10. doi: 10.1097/JCP.0000000000000416.
• Weisler R, Montgomery SA, Earley WR, Szamosi J, Eriksson H. Extended release quetiapine fumarate in patients with major depressive disorder: suicidality data from acute and maintenance studies. J Clin Psychiatry. 2014 May;75(5):520-7. doi: 10.4088/JCP.13m08624.
• Weisler R, McIntyre RS. The role of extended-release quetiapine fumarate monotherapy in the treatment of patients with major depressive disorder. Expert Rev Neurother. 2013 Nov;13(11):1161-82. doi: 10.1586/14737175.2013.846520.
• Clayton AH, Locklear JC, Svedsater H, McIntyre RS. Sexual functioning in patients with major depressive disorder in randomized placebo-controlled studies of extended release quetiapine fumarate. CNS Spectr. 2014 Apr;19(2):182-96. doi: 10.1017/S1092852913000631. Epub 2013 Sep 25.
• Trivedi MH, Bandelow B, Demyttenaere K, Papakostas GI, Szamosi J, Earley W, Eriksson H. Evaluation of the effects of extended release quetiapine fumarate monotherapy on sleep disturbance in patients with major depressive disorder: a pooled analysis of four randomized acute studies. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2013 Sep;16(8):1733-44. doi: 10.1017/S146114571300028X. Epub 2013 May 14.
• Vieta E, Bauer M, Montgomery S, McIntyre RS, Szamosi J, Earley WR, Eriksson H. Pooled analysis of sustained response rates for extended release quetiapine fumarate as monotherapy or adjunct to antidepressant therapy in patients with major depressive disorder. J Affect Disord. 2013 Sep 5;150(2):639-43. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.01.052. Epub 2013 Mar 14.
• Thase ME, Montgomery S, Papakostas GI, Bauer M, Trivedi MH, Svedsater H, Locklear JC, Gustafsson U, Datto C, Eriksson H. Quetiapine XR monotherapy in major depressive disorder: a pooled analysis to assess the influence of baseline severity on efficacy. Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 2013 May;28(3):113-20. doi: 10.1097/YIC.0b013e32835fb971.
• Weisler RH, Montgomery SA, Earley WR, Szamosi J, Lazarus A. Efficacy of extended release quetiapine fumarate monotherapy in patients with major depressive disorder: a pooled analysis of two 6-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies. Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 2012 Jan;27(1):27-39. doi: 10.1097/YIC.0b013e32834d6f91.
• Cutler AJ, Montgomery SA, Feifel D, Lazarus A, Astrom M, Brecher M. Extended release quetiapine fumarate monotherapy in major depressive disorder: a placebo- and duloxetine-controlled study. J Clin Psychiatry. 2009 Apr;70(4):526-39. doi: 10.4088/jcp.08m04592. Epub 2009 Apr 7.

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