Ziprasidone vs. Sertraline/Haloperidol in Psychotic Depression

Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3

Conditions studied: Affective Disorders

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare ziprasidone (Geodon) monotherapy for the treatment of psychotic major depression (PMD)with an antidepressant/antipsychotic combined therapy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00340379

Run by

Duke University

People needed

72

Starts

2003-04-01

Expected to finish

2005-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-08-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Males or females, aged 18-70 years
• If female, must state willingness to use medically accepted methods of birth control (if of reproductive age) and have negative pregnancy test
• Ability to understand study procedures and provide written informed consent
• A DSM-IV diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder, with psychotic features, based on the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID)
• Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score (21-item HDRS) greater than or equal to 22

You may not qualify if…

• A current or lifetime DSM-IV diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder
• A DSM-IV diagnosis of alcohol or substance abuse or dependence within 3 months of study entry
• A QTc greater than 460 msec or an abnormal EKG (except minor abnormalities considered by the site investigator to be clinically insignificant)
• A heart rate less than or equal to 50
• A personal or family history of QTc
• Any current or past history of syncope
• Concurrent treatment with medications associated with prolongation of the QTc
• Concurrent treatment with medications that may affect magnesium or potassium, such as diuretics
• Any acute, unstable or serious medical illness (eg, AIDS, history of seizures, history of CVAs).
• Baseline blood chemistries that are outside local reference ranges and which are felt clinically significant by the site investigator, or a potassium, magnesium or calcium level outside of local reference ranges or liver function tests that are greater than 20% above the upper limit of local reference ranges. If magnesium and/or potassium are below the lower limit of the local laboratory norm, they may be repeated and rechecked during the screening phase, and if within laboratory norms, the subjects may be included.
• History of unstable cardiovascular disease
• A significant risk of suicide in the judgement of the site investigator
• A history of allergy or hypersensitivity to haloperidol, sertraline or ziprasidone
• Any history of neuroleptic malignant syndrome
• Treatment with sertraline or ziprasidone within 30 days of study entry
• History of recent treatment with any long acting psychotropic medications
• Treatment with a MAO-inhibitor within 14 days of study entry
• Treatment with an investigational drug within 30 days of study entry
• Current use of carbamazepine, nefazodone, ketoconazole or erythromycin
• A positive pregnancy test
• A positive drug screen unless attributable to a prescribed medication (e.g. benzodiazepines)

Where it is running

• University of Southern California — Los Angeles, California, United States
• Alexandria University — Alexandria, Egypt
• National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience — Bangalore, India

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