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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/01/062163 [Registered on: 31/01/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 23/01/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Use of Cariprazine drug in Indian patients having Major Depressive Disorder 
Scientific Title of Study   An investigator initiated, single center, single arm, open-label, cross- sectional study to assess clinical impact of adjunctive cariprazine in Indian patients with Major Depressive Disorder. 
Trial Acronym  BOOST 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Sagar Karia 
Designation  Principal Investigator 
Affiliation  Care 2 Cure Clinic 
Address  Department of Psychiatry, Care 2 cure Clinic, 3, BPS Pratishtha, Opp. BMC T Ward Office, Mulund (West)

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400080
India 
Phone  9594530457  
Fax    
Email  drsagarkaria@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Sagar Karia 
Designation  Principal Investigator 
Affiliation  Care 2 Cure Clinic 
Address  Department of Psychiatry, Care 2 cure Clinic, 3, BPS Pratishtha, Opp. BMC T Ward Office, Mulund (West)

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400080
India 
Phone  9594530457  
Fax    
Email  drsagarkaria@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Krishnaprasad K MD 
Designation  General Manager - Medical Strategic Affairs (India,RoW 
Affiliation  Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd 
Address  Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd Ashram Road - Navrangpura

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
380009
India 
Phone  7069000572  
Fax    
Email  krishnaprasadkorukonda@torrentpharma.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Care 2 Cure Clinic, 3, BPS Pratishtha, Opp. BMC T Ward Office, Mulund (West), Mumbai – 400080, MAHARASHTRA 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Not Applicable 
Address  Not Applicable 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Not applicable] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  Not Applicable 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Sagar Karia  Care 2 Cure Clinic  3, BPS Pratishtha, Opp. BMC T Ward Office, Mulund (West), Mumbai – 400080
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
9594530457

drsagarkaria@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
ETHICARE ETHICS COMMITTEE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: F321||Major depressive disorder, singleepisode, moderate,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Capsule Cariprazine (1.5 mg, 3 mg, 4.5 mg, 6 mg)  Capsule Cariprazine has to be administered orally at initial dose of 1.5 mg per day. In patients reporting less than 20% MADRS scores reduction at 2 weeks, Cariprazine dose escalated further, OR in case of less than 50% MADRS score reduction at 4 weeks, Cariprazine dose can be escalated but not greater than 3 mg per day. Follow-up for 12 weeks. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  All patients must meet all of the following criteria for enrollment in the study:
1) Clinical cases of Difficult to treat depression showing incomplete response (less than 50% MADRS scores reduction) to SSRI monotherapy receiving Cariprazine
2) Clinical cases receiving Cariprazine with follow-up data for 12 weeks 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  If patient meeting any of the study exclusion criteria should be excluded from study

1) Clinical cases receiving Cariprazine with antecedent history or cause or diagnoses of personality disorder, comorbidities including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, substance abuse disorder, dementia or other neurodegenerative diseases significantly impacting cognitive functioning, or mood disorders due to an underlying general medical condition
2) Patients currently receiving ECT or Psychotherapy since last six weeks 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Change in Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total scores
over baseline. 
12 weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Change in functioning using Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) over baseline  12 weeks 
Response rate (Reduction in the MADRS total score of at least 50%)  End of study period (90 days) 
Remission rate (Clinical cases with MADRS total score less than equal to 10)
 
End of study period (90 days) 
Clinician Global Assessment for Efficacy Index (CGI-EI)  End of study period (90 days) 
Adverse event rate
 
Day 14, Day 28, Day 56, Day 90 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="100"
Sample Size from India="100" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   03/02/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="3"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This is an investigator initiated, single center, single arm, open-label, cross-sectional, study to assess clinical impact of adjunctive Cariprazine in Indian patients with Major Depressive Disorder

Known cases of MDD will be followed up with initial add-on cariprazine administered as 1.5 or 3 mg once daily as an adjunctive therapy to antidepressant for 12W. The minimum observation period will be of 12W.

Clinical cases of Difficult to treat depression showing incomplete response (<50% MADRS scores reduction) to SSRI monotherapy receiving Cariprazine.
Clinical cases receiving Cariprazine with follow-up data for 12 weeks.

 
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