The purpose of this study is to find out if 60 mg of duloxetine given once a day by mouth
for 8 weeks to patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder, who also report associated
painful physical symptoms, is better than placebo when treating depression and its
associated painful symptoms.
Minimum age: 18 Years.
Maximum age: N/A.
Gender(s): Both.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Meets criteria for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) as defined by Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) and
confirmed by Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)
- Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score of greater than or
equal to 20 during the Screening Phase
- At least 1 previous episode of depression
- Painful physical symptoms with a score greater than or equal to 3 on the Brief Pain
Inventory-Short Form (BPI-SF) average pain question during the Screening Phase
- A Clinical Global Impression of Severity (CGI-S) score of greater than or equal to 4
during the Screening Phase
- Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Currently enrolled in, or discontinued within the last 30 days from, a clinical trial
involving an off-label use of an investigational drug or device
- Previously completed or withdrawn from this study or any other study investigating
duloxetine
- Women of child-bearing potential who are not using a medically accepted means of
contraception
- Any current (within the past 6 months) DSM-IV-TR primary Axis I diagnosis other than
MDD
- History of alcohol abuse or dependence within 1 year immediately prior to being
screened for the study
- Any prior history of bipolar disorder, psychosis, or schizophrenia
- Have an Axis II disorder that would interfere with study compliance
- Lack of a response of any (lifetime of subject) episode of major depression greater
than or equal to 2 adequate courses of antidepressant therapy, defined as a
clinically appropriate dose for a minimum of 4 weeks or, alternatively, in the
judgment of the investigator, the subject meets criteria for treatment-resistant
depression
- Have previously received treatment of MDD or Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) with
an adequate trial of duloxetine and did not respond or could not tolerate duloxetine
- Diagnosis of acute liver injury or severe cirrhosis
- Uncontrolled narrow-angle glaucoma
- Positive urine drug screen for any substance of abuse.
- A serious medical illness, including any cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, respiratory,
hematologic, endocrinologic, or neurologic disease, or a clinically significant
laboratory abnormality that is not stabilized or is anticipated to require
intervention
- A history of substance abuse or dependence within 1 year before being screened for
the study
- History of a serious suicide attempt or subject judged clinically to be at serious
suicidal risk
- Require continuous use of opioid analgesics for 6 or more months because of chronic
pain
- Pain of a known origin
- Meets criteria for fibromyalgia as defined by the American College of Rheumatology
- Experiences greater than or equal to 1 migraine headache per week
- Have had electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), or
vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) within 1 year prior to being screened for the study
- Initiating, changing, or stopping psychotherapy within 6 weeks prior to being
screened for the study or at any time during the study
- Investigator or subject anticipates initiating, changing, or stopping
non-pharmacologic or alternative therapies for painful physical symptoms at any time
during the study
- Are taking any excluded medications within 7 days prior to randomization with the
exception of fluoxetine which cannot be taken within 30 days prior to randomization
- Treatment with a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) within 14 days prior to
randomization or have the potential need to use an MAOI during the study or within 5
days of discontinuing study drug
- Frequent and/or severe allergic reactions with multiple medications
- Abnormal thyroid stimulating hormone concentration
- Has epilepsy or history of seizure disorder or received treatment with anticonvulsant
medication for epilepsy or seizures
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