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12-Week Study of Pristiq (Desvenlafaxine) Social Anxiety Disorder

Information source: The Medical Research Network
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on August 23, 2015
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Social Anxiety Disorder

Intervention: Pristiq (Drug); Placebo (Drug)

Phase: Phase 4

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: The Medical Research Network

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Michael R. Liebowitz, MD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: The Medical Research Network

Summary

This study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Pristiq® in treatment of the symptoms of Generalized Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD).

Clinical Details

Official title: A 12-Week Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Flexible-Dose Trial of Pristiq® (Desvenlafaxine) Extended-Release Tablets in Generalized Social Anxiety Disorder

Study design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Primary outcome: Change in the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) Total Score

Secondary outcome:

Clinical Global Impression of Improvement Scale (CGI-I)

Clinical Global Impression of Severity Scale (CGI-S)

Change on the LSAS Anxiety and Avoidance Subscales

Detailed description: Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is recognized as a prevalent, chronic and disabling condition. Lifetime prevalence has been estimated at 13% in the National Comorbidity Survey. There is good reason to think that Pristiq® would be effective in Social Anxiety Disorder. Effexor XR, which is mechanistically similar to Pristiq®, was found effective for subjects with Generalized Social Anxiety Disorder in all five of the placebo controlled trials in which it was studied.

Eligibility

Minimum age: 18 Years. Maximum age: 75 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Subjects must give written informed consent prior to any study procedures.

- Diagnosis of Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) (300. 23 Social Phobia/Social Anxiety

Disorder, Generalized Subtype) according to DSM-IV-TR criteria, as determined by psychiatric evaluation with the Principal Investigator.

- A minimum score of 60 on the LSAS total score at both Screening and Baseline visits.

- A total HAM-D score of less than 15 at the Screening visit.

- CGI Severity score of 4 or greater at both Screening and Baseline visits.

- Female subjects of childbearing potential must commit to an effective form of

contraception for the duration of the trial. Effective forms of contraception include: condoms with spermicide, diaphragm with spermicide, hormonal contraceptive agents (oral, transdermal, or injectable), and implantable contraceptive devices. Exclusion Criteria:

- An Axis I disorder other than SAD (e. g., post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive

compulsive disorder, panic disorder) within 24 weeks of the Baseline visit. Subjects with co-morbid MDD, GAD, dysthymia, or specific phobias will be allowed if GSAD is the primary disorder in terms of clinical severity, as determined by the investigator.

- Any history or complication of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

- Any complication of body dysmorphic disorder.

- Substance dependence, as defined by DSM-IV-TR criteria, within 24 weeks of the

Baseline visit.

- Subjects who are currently pregnant, lactating, or of childbearing potential and not

practicing an effective method of contraception.

- Subjects scoring >2 on item #3 of the HAM-D, or who, in the opinion of the PI, are at

a clinically significant risk for suicide.

- Systolic blood pressure ≥165 and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥95.

- Positive Urine Drug Screen at the Screening visit.

- Any current unstable and/or clinically significant medical condition, based on

history or as evidenced in Screening laboratory and ECG assessments.

- Any history or complication of cancer or malignant tumor.

- Fluoxetine within 28 days of Baseline

- MAO inhibitors within 14 days of Baseline - Any other psychotropics (including

SSRIs, SNRIs, and benzodiazepines) within 14 days of Baseline. Zolpidem (Ambien®) PRN is allowed for insomnia if not taken more than 3 times per week.

- Subjects who started psychotherapy or cognitive-behavioral therapy within 24 weeks of

the Baseline visit, except for supportive psychotherapy.

- Electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) within 12 weeks of the Baseline visit.

- Treatment refractory GSAD

Locations and Contacts

The Medical Research Network, LLC, New York, New York 10128, United States
Additional Information

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Starting date: April 2011
Last updated: October 6, 2014

Page last updated: August 23, 2015

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