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Phase 4 N=151 Treatment

Study on the Tolerability of Duloxetine in Depressed Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Major Depressive Disorder · Idiopathic Parkinson Disease

Enrolled (actual)
151
Serious AEs
2.0%
Results posted
Aug 2010
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participants Reporting Serious Adverse Events or Other Adverse Events Leading Either to Discontinuation or to Death — 13 participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Interventions
Duloxetine hydrochloride (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 30+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Eli Lilly and Company
Primary completion
Jul 2009

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Number of Participants Reporting Serious Adverse Events or Other Adverse Events Leading Either to Discontinuation or to Death
13
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline to 12 Weeks on the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Total Score
32.0; -0.3 0.5553
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline to 12 Weeks on the UKU (Udvalg for Kliniske Undersogelser: Committee for Clinical Investigations) Side Effect Rating Scale
6.8; -3.5; 4.2; -1.2; 1.9; -0.6 <0.0001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
8.6; -2.8; -3.3; -3.2 <0.0001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline to 12 Weeks on the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-17) Total Score
19.2; -10.1 <0.0001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline to 12 Weeks on the Clinical Global Impression-Severity Scale
4.0; -1.5 <0.0001 sig
SECONDARY
Patient's Global Impression-Improvement at Week 12
5; 63; 38; 10; 3; 0
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline to 12 Weeks in Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Total Score
21.6; -12.0 <0.0001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline to 12 Weeks in Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
30.5; -5.1; 15.9; -5.4; 34.9; -10.2 0.0027 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline to 12 Weeks in Parkinson Disease Questionnaire - 39 Item Version (PDQ-39) Total Score
32.9; -7.7 <0.0001 sig
SECONDARY
Average Change From Baseline to 12 Weeks in Blood Pressure
-0.17; 0.12; -0.30; -0.45
SECONDARY
Average Change From Baseline to 12 Weeks in Heart Rate
1.61; 1.16
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With Abnormal Electrocardiograms (ECG) During the 12 Week Study
3
SECONDARY
Laboratory Analytes
SECONDARY
Number of Participants Who Responded to Treatment by 12 Weeks
90
SECONDARY
Number of Participants Who Reached Remission by 12 Weeks
68

Summary

This study aims to assess the tolerability of duloxetine, 60mg once daily, in open label fashion, in depressed patients with Parkinson's disease during 12 weeks treatment.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Are outpatients, male or female, 30 through 75 years of age
  • Meet diagnostic criteria for major depression episode and a clinical diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease
  • Have a clinician-rated 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD17) total score greater than or equal to 15, a Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) total score greater than or equal to 13 and a Clinical Global Impression of Severity (CGI-S) score greater than or equal to 3 at both Visit 1 and Visit 2
  • Have satisfactory cognitive function
  • Have been held on stable dosage of antiparkinsonian medications for at least 4 weeks immediately prior to Visit 1

Exclusion Criteria

  • Any current primary psychiatric diagnosis other than Major depressive episode, and any personality disorder that could interfere with the compliance with the study protocol
  • Atypical or secondary parkinsonism due to drugs or diseases with features of Parkinson's disease
  • Motor conditions for which it is to be expected to change the antiparkinsonian treatment during the course of the study
  • Clinically significant laboratory abnormalities or serious, unstable medical illness
  • Lack of response of current episode to two or more adequate courses of antidepressant therapy
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00437125). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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