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Depressive DisorderPhase 3OrionNCT01360866

Safety and Tolerability of Oral OPC-34712 as Adjunctive Therapy in Adults With Major Depressive Disorder (the Orion Trial)

A Phase 3 study testing OPC-34712, Escitalopram and Fluoxetine in people with Depressive Disorder and Depression, run by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. at 142 sites in 11 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

To assess the long-term safety and tolerability of oral OPC-34712 (brexpiprazole), given in addition to an FDA approved antidepressant (ADT) for the treatment of adults with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
What is being tested?
OPC-34712, Escitalopram and Fluoxetine
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
2,944 participants
Where
142 sitesin 11 countries
Study dates
Oct 2011to 18 May 2017
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Male and Female outpatients 18-65 years of age
  • Eligible subjects from Trials 331-10-227, 331-10-228 or 331-12-282:
  • Subjects who completed participation in the Double-blind Randomization Phase (i.e. Week 14 visit) in Trial 331-10-227, Trial 331-10-228, or Trial 331-12-282 or
  • Subjects who met criteria for a response, but did not meet criteria for remission at Week 14 of either trial
  • Eligible subjects from other Phase 3, Double-blind, Brexpiprazole MDD trials:
  • Subjects who completed the last scheduled visit of the prior Double-blind Randomized Phase 3 trial.

Who cannot join

  • Females who are breast-feeding and/or who have a positive pregnancy test result prior to receiving OPC-34712.
  • Subjects with a major protocol violation during the course of their participation in the Double-blind Randomization Phase

Trial locations and contacts

142 sites in 11 countries.

142 sites in 11 countries

United States93 sites
  • Research Site

    Allentown, Pennsylvania

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    Alpharetta, Georgia

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    Arlington, Texas

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    Atlanta, Georgia

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    Austin, Texas

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    Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania

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    Baltimore, Maryland

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    Beachwood, Ohio

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    Bellevue, Washington

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    Belmont, Massachusetts

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    Beverly Hills, California

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    Birmingham, Alabama

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    Boston, Massachusetts

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    Bridgeville, Pennsylvania

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    Brooklyn, New York

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    Brown Deer, Wisconsin

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    Charlottesville, Virginia

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    Cherry Hill, New Jersey

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    Cincinnati, Ohio

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    Columbia, South Carolina

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    Columbus, Ohio

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    Coral Gables, Florida

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    Coral Springs, Florida

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    Costa Mesa, California

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    Creve Coeur, Missouri

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    Dallas, Texas

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    Dayton, Ohio

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    Decatur, Georgia

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    Fort Myers, Florida

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    Gainesville, Florida

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    Glendale, California

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    Herndon, Virginia

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    Hialeah, Florida

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    Houston, Texas

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    Indianapolis, Indiana

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    Irvine, California

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    Jacksonville, Florida

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    Jacksonville Beach, Florida

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    Jamaica, New York

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    Kirkland, Washington

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    Lafayette, Indiana

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    Lake Charles, Louisiana

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    Las Vegas, Nevada

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    Lincoln, Rhode Island

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    Little Rock, Arkansas

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    Melbourne, Florida

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    Memphis, Tennessee

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    Methuen, Massachusetts

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    Miami, Florida

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    Miami Springs, Florida

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    Middleton, Wisconsin

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    Murray, Utah

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    New Orleans, Louisiana

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    New York, New York

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    Norristown, Pennsylvania

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    Norwalk, Connecticut

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    Oak Brook, Illinois

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    Oakland Park, Florida

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    Oceanside, California

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    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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    Orlando, Florida

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    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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    Phoenix, Arizona

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    Portland, Oregon

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    Prairie Village, Kansas

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    Raleigh, North Carolina

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    Redlands, California

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    Richmond, Virginia

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    Rochester, New York

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    Rochester Hills, Michigan

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    Salem, Oregon

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    San Antonio, Texas

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    San Diego, California

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    San Francisco, California

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    Santa Ana, California

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    Seattle, Washington

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    Sherman Oaks, California

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    Shreveport, Louisiana

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    Smyrna, Georgia

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    Spokane, Washington

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    Staten Island, New York

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    Temecula, California

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    The Villages, Florida

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    Toledo, Ohio

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    Tom River, New Jersey

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    Upland, California

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    Watertown, Massachusetts

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    Weymouth, Massachusetts

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    Wichita, Kansas

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    Wichita Falls, Texas

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    Wilmington, North Carolina

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    Winter Park, Florida

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    Woodstock, Vermont

Other trials in United States

Poland9 sites
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    Bełchatów

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    Bydgoszcz

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    Katowice

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    Kielce

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    Lublin

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    Poznan

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    Pruszcz Gdański

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    Tuszyn

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    Wroclaw

Other trials in Poland

Russia8 sites
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    Arkhangelsk Region

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    Moscow

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    Roshchino

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    Rostov-on-Don

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    Saint Petersberg

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    Saint Petersburg

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    Smolensk

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    Tonnel'nyy

Other trials in Russia

France7 sites
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    Arcachon

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    Douai

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    Élancourt

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    Jarnac

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    Orvault

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    Palaiseau

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    Toulouse

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Canada5 sites
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    Gatineau

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    Penticton

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    Pointe-Claire

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    Sherbrooke

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    Toronto

Other trials in Canada

Germany5 sites
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    Achim

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    Bochum

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    Mittweida

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    Stralsund

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    Würzburg

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Serbia4 sites
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    Belgrade

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    Kragujevac

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    Niš

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    Novi Kneževac

Other trials in Serbia

Ukraine4 sites
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    Chernihiv

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    Kharkiv

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    Kiev

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    Poltava

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Romania3 sites
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    Bucharest

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    Iași

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    Târgu Mureş

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Slovakia3 sites
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    Bratislava

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    Košice

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    Michalovce

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Hungary1 site
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    Budapest

Other trials in Hungary

About this study

Official title: A Long-term, Phase 3, Multicenter, Open-label Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Oral OPC-34712 as Adjunctive Therapy in Adults With Major Depressive Disorder, the Orion Trial

To assess the long-term safety and tolerability of oral OPC-34712 (brexpiprazole), given in addition to an FDA approved antidepressant (ADT) for the treatment of adults with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

Being tested
OPC-34712, Escitalopram, Fluoxetine, Paroxetine CR, Sertraline
Keywords
OPC-34712, brexpiprazole, Major Depressive Disorder, Adjunctive Treatment
Medical subject headings
Depressive Disorder, Depression, Depressive Disorder, Major, Mood Disorders, Mental Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • OPC-34712Drug

    Tablet

  • EscitalopramDrug

    Also called Lexapro

    Tablet

  • FluoxetineDrug

    Also called Prozac

    Capsule

  • Paroxetine CRDrug

    Also called Paxil CR

    Controlled-release tablets

  • SertralineDrug

    Also called Zoloft

    Tablets

  • DuloxetineDrug

    Also called Cymbalta

    Delayed-release capsules

  • Venlafaxine XRDrug

    Also called Effexor XR

    Extended-release capsules

Study groups in NCT01360866
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
OPC-34712 (Brexpiprazole) and EscitalopramExperimentalOPC-34712: Oral tablet; 0.5 to 3 mg/day Escitalopram: Oral tablet; 10 or 20 mg/day
Receives: Drug: OPC-34712; Drug: Escitalopram
OPC-34712 and FluoxetineExperimentalOPC-34712: Oral tablet; 0.5 to 3 mg/day Fluoxetine: Oral capsules; 20 or 40 mg/day
Receives: Drug: OPC-34712; Drug: Fluoxetine
OPC-34712 and Paroxetine CRExperimentalOPC-34712: Oral tablet; 0.5 to 3 mg/day Paroxetine CR: Oral controlled-release tablets; 37.5 or 50 mg/day
Receives: Drug: OPC-34712; Drug: Paroxetine CR
OPC-34712 and SertralineExperimentalOPC-34712: Oral tablet; 0.5 to 3 mg/day Sertraline: Oral tablets; 100, 150, or 200 mg/day
Receives: Drug: OPC-34712; Drug: Sertraline
OPC-34712 and DuloxetineExperimentalOPC-34712: Oral tablet; 0.5 to 3 mg/day Duloxetine: Oral delayed-release capsules; 40 or 60 mg/day
Receives: Drug: OPC-34712; Drug: Duloxetine
OPC-34712 and Venlafaxine XRExperimentalOPC-34712: Oral tablet; 0.5 to 3 mg/day Venlafaxine XR: Oral extended-release capsules; 75, 150, or 225 mg/day
Receives: Drug: OPC-34712; Drug: Venlafaxine XR

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Adverse Events (AEs) - All Participants

    To assess the frequency and severity of AEs as the variables of safety and tolerability of brexpiprazole.

    Measured: From screening to week 52/early termination

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Mean Change From Baseline in Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S) of Illness Score

    The severity of illness for each participant was rated using the CGI-S . On the basis of the investigator answer to the question: "Considering your total clinical experience with this particular population, how mentally ill was the participant at that time?" Response choices included: 0 = not assessed; 1 = normal, not at all ill; 2 = borderline mentally ill; 3 = mildly ill; 4 = moderately ill; 5 = markedly ill; 6 = severely ill; and 7 = among the most extremely ill participants.

    Measured: From screening to week 52/early termination

  2. Change From Baseline in Mean Clinical Global Impression - Improvement (CGI-I) Score

    The efficacy of trial treatment was rated for each participant using the CGI-I. The investigator rated the participant's total improvement whether or not it was due entirely to drug treatment. All responses were compared to the participant's condition at screening. Response choices included: 0 = not assessed, 1 = very much improved, 2 = much improved, 3 = minimally improved, 4 = no change, 5 = minimally worse, 6 = much worse and 7 = very much worse.

    Measured: From screening to week 52/early termination

  3. Summary of Mean Change From Baseline in Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) Mean Score

    The SDS was a self-rated instrument used to measure the effect of the participant's symptoms on regular life responsibilities. The SDS was a visual analogue scale that used spatio-visual, numeric, and verbal descriptive anchors simultaneously to assess disability across the 3 domains with scores from 0 = not at all, to 10 = extremely.

    Scores of 5 and above were associated with significant functional impairment.

    Measured: From screening to week 52/early termination

  4. Change From Baseline in the Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology - Self Report (IDS-SR) Total Score

    The IDS-SR was a 30-item self-report measure used to assess core diagnostic depressive symptoms as well as atypical and melancholic symptom features of MDD. The IDS-SR consists of 30 items, all rated on a 0 to 3 scale with 0 being the "best" rating and 3 being the "worst" rating. The IDS-SR Total Score is the sum of ratings of 28 item scores. The possible IDS-SR Total Score ranges from 0 (best) to 84 (worst).

    Under item 9, two sub-items 9A and 9B exist, with possible scores of 1, 2 or 3 for item 9A, and 0 or 1 for item 9B. The scores for these two sub-items are not included in the calculation of the total score. Item 11 or item 12 should be completed but not both, and similarly, item 13 or item 14 should be completed but not both. If the number of items recorded is at least 23 and at most 27, the IDS-SR Total Score will be the mean of the recorded items multiplied by 28 and then rounded to the first decimal place.

    Measured: From screening to week 52/early termination

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted26 May 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2011
  3. Primary completion18 Apr 2017
  4. Study completion18 May 2017

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
2,944 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01360866
Sponsor's protocol ID
331-10-238
Acronym
Orion
Status last verified
Sep 2018
First submitted
24 May 2011
Last updated
17 Sep 2018
Data monitoring committee
Yes
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Newcomer JW, Meehan SR, Chen D, Brubaker M, Weiss C. Changes in Metabolic Parameters and Body Weight in Patients With Prediabetes Treated With Adjunctive Brexpiprazole for Major Depressive Disorder: Pooled Analysis of Short- and Long-Term Clinical Studies. J Clin Psychiatry. 2023 Aug 28;84(5):23m14786. doi: 10.4088/JCP.23m14786.

    PubMed 37656180
  • Newcomer JW, Eriksson H, Zhang P, Meehan SR, Weiss C. Changes in Metabolic Parameters and Body Weight in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder Treated With Adjunctive Brexpiprazole: Pooled Analysis of Phase 3 Clinical Studies. J Clin Psychiatry. 2019 Oct 1;80(6):18m12680. doi: 10.4088/JCP.18m12680.

    PubMed 31577867

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing OPC-34712, Escitalopram and Fluoxetine in people with Depressive Disorder and Depression, run by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. at 142 sites in 11 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Sep 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 142 sites in United States, Poland, Russia, France, Canada and 6 more countries. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 17 Sep 2018). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Adverse Events (AEs) - All Participants (time frame: From screening to week 52/early termination). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01360866, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Sep 2018.

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