Ziprasidone Augmentation of SSRIs for Patients With Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) That do Not Sufficiently Respond to Treatment With SSRIs

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if adding the study drug, ziprasidone, to an antidepressant medication helps improve symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). We are studying the drug's effectiveness in treating depression, as well as its safety when it is added to another drug. Hypothesis A: There will be a difference in the percentage of responders in the two treatment conditions during phase 2; response rates will be higher for the ziprasidone group.

Timeline

Start

2008-07

Primary completion

2014-03

Completion

2014-03

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper Rates of clinical response (35.2% compared with 20.5%) and mean improvement in HAM-D total scores (-6.4 [SD=6.4] compared with -3.3 [SD=6.2]) were significantly greater PMID 26085041 ↗

Publications

• Mischoulon D, Shelton RC, Baer L, Bobo WV, Curren L, Fava M, Papakostas GI. Ziprasidone Augmentation of Escitalopram for Major Depressive Disorder: Cardiac, Endocrine, Metabolic, and Motoric Effects in a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study. J Clin Psychiatry. 2017 Apr;78(4):449-455. doi: 10.4088/JCP.15m10426.
• Ionescu DF, Shelton RC, Baer L, Meade KH, Swee MB, Fava M, Papakostas GI. Ziprasidone augmentation for anxious depression. Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 2016 Nov;31(6):341-6. doi: 10.1097/YIC.0000000000000133.
• Papakostas GI, Fava M, Baer L, Swee MB, Jaeger A, Bobo WV, Shelton RC. Ziprasidone Augmentation of Escitalopram for Major Depressive Disorder: Efficacy Results From a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study. Am J Psychiatry. 2015 Dec;172(12):1251-8. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.14101251. Epub 2015 Jun 18.

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