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Phase 2 N=21 Randomized Triple-blind Treatment

A Study to Evaluate SAGE-547 in Participants With Severe Postpartum Depression

Severe Postpartum Depression

Enrolled (actual)
21
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Sep 2021
Primary outcome: Primary: Change From Baseline at End of Treatment Period (at 60 Hours) in Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) Total Score — -8.75; -20.97 score on a scale — p=0.008

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Interventions
SAGE-547 (Drug); Placebo (Drug)
Age
Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
Female
Sponsor
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Primary completion
Jun 2016

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline at End of Treatment Period (at 60 Hours) in Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) Total Score
-8.75; -20.97 0.008 sig
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With HAM-D Response
36.4; 70.0; 20.0; 80.0; 27.3; 70.0 0.198
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With HAM-D Remission
9.1; 70.0; 0.0; 70.0; 18.2; 70.0 0.008 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) Total Score
-12.10; -27.96; -11.60; -27.56; -11.19; -26.26 0.010 sig
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With Clinical Global Impression-Improvement (CGI-I) Response
36.4; 80.0; 20.0; 80.0; 27.3; 80.0 0.080
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in HAM-D Bech 6 Subscale
-4.89; -10.94; -3.99; -10.44; -3.34; -10.14 0.025 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline to 60 Hours in the HAM-D Individual Item Scores
-1.4; -2.5; -0.5; -1.7; -0.4; -1.1
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale (GAD-7) Total Score
-9.08; -7.21; -7.96; -9.44; -7.38; -9.48 0.457
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)
8; 4

Summary

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of SAGE-547 Injection in adult female participants diagnosed with severe postpartum depression.

Eligibility Criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria

  • Participant either must have ceased lactating at Screening; or if still lactating at Screening, must have already fully and permanently weaned their infant(s) from breastmilk; or if still actively breastfeeding at Screening, must agree to cease giving breastmilk to their infant(s) prior to receiving study drug.
  • Participant had a major depressive episode that began no earlier than the third trimester and no later than the first 4 weeks following delivery, as diagnosed by Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I).
  • Participant was less than or equal to (<=) six months postpartum.
  • Participant must be amenable to intravenous therapy.

Key Exclusion Criteria

  • Active psychosis.
  • Attempted suicide associated with index case of postpartum depression.
  • Medical history of seizures.
  • Medical history of bipolar disorder.

Note: suicidal ideation was not an exclusion. Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02614547). 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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