Efficacy and Safety of SR58611A in Patients With a Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Anxiety Disorder

In brief

To evaluate the efficacy of a fixed dose of SR58611A (350mg q12) compared to placebo in patients with GeneralizedAnxiety Disorder (GAD) using escitalopram (10 mg qd) as positive control. To evaluate the tolerability and safety of SR58611A in patients with GAD.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00252343

Run by

Sanofi

People needed

360

Starts

2005-09-01

Expected to finish

2007-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-03-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Main inclusion criteria:
• Out-patients, 18 year and older.
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) according toDSM-IV-TR criteria / MINI.
• Minimum total score of 20 on the 14-item HamiltonAnxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A)

You may not qualify if…

• Main exclusion criteria:
• Patients with a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder within 6 months of study entry.
• Patients with a Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score of 18 or higher
• Patients who are assessed to have a moderate to high current risk for suicide according to the MINI, or at imminent risk for a suicide attempt
• Patients with other current anxiety disorder (within 6 months) assessed with the MINI:- Agoraphobia, social phobia,- Panic disorder,- Obsessive compulsive disorder,- Post-traumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder.
• Patients with a lifetime history according to the MINI of:- Bipolar disorders,- Psychotic disorders,- Antisocial Personality Disorder.
• Patients with a current history according to the MINI of:- Anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa in the past 6 months,- Alcohol dependence or abuse or substance dependence or abuse in the past 12 months except nicotine or caffeine dependence.
• Patients who have received non-pharmacologic, somatic treatments for psychiatric disease
• Patients who have initiated, stopped, or changed the frequency or nature of psychotherapy within 3 months prior to screening.

Where it is running

• Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office — Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States

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