UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000031958
Receipt number R000036493
Scientific Title A randomised controlled trial of treatment with SSRI or SNRI for patients with functional (psychogenic) dizziness
Date of disclosure of the study information 2018/03/29
Last modified on 2021/06/28 20:34:48

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Basic information

Public title

A randomised controlled trial of treatment with SSRI or SNRI for patients with functional (psychogenic) dizziness

Acronym

A randomised controlled trial of treatment with SSRI or SNRI for patients with functional (psychogenic) dizziness

Scientific Title

A randomised controlled trial of treatment with SSRI or SNRI for patients with functional (psychogenic) dizziness

Scientific Title:Acronym

A randomised controlled trial of treatment with SSRI or SNRI for patients with functional (psychogenic) dizziness

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

functional (psychogenic) dizziness

Classification by specialty

Psychosomatic Internal Medicine Psychiatry Oto-rhino-laryngology

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

The purposes of this study is to evaluate: 1) antidepressant treatment can improve the subjective and objective symptoms ; and 2) evaluate differences in treatment effect depending on the types of antidepressants

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Clinical Global Impression improvement(CGI-I) assessed by Psychosomatic physician at 4 weeks

Key secondary outcomes

Symptom of dizziness, the score of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS), Dizziness handicap inventory(DHI) and Visual Symptom Scale-short form(VSS-Sf) at 4 weeks


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Cross-over

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

No treatment

Stratification

YES

Dynamic allocation

NO

Institution consideration

Institution is considered as a block.

Blocking

YES

Concealment

Numbered container method


Intervention

No. of arms

4

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Medicine

Interventions/Control_1

Treatment based on Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors(SSRI: escitalopram 10mg) as the main drug for 4 weeks

Interventions/Control_2

Treatment based on Selective Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRI: milnacipran 50mg) as the main drug for 4 weeks

Interventions/Control_3

Wait for antidepressant treatment, and 4 weeks later, Treatment based on SSRI (escitalopram 10mg) as the main drug for 4 weeks

Interventions/Control_4

Wait for antidepressant treatment, and 4 weeks later, Treatment based on SNRI (milnacipran 50mg) as the main drug for 4 weeks

Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

20 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

74 years-old >=

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

Patients with functional (psychogenic) dizziness.

Key exclusion criteria

Subjects are excluded if they express suicidal ideation. Other exclusion criteria are currently undergoing treatment with antidepressants or no understanding ability of this study themselves, or no intention of participation

Target sample size

100


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Masahiro
Middle name
Last name Hashizume

Organization

Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Toho University School of Medicine

Division name

Toho University Omori Medical Center

Zip code

143-8541

Address

6-11-1, Omorinishi, Otaku, Tokyo

TEL

03-3762-4151

Email

hashi2@med.toho-u.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Kazuaki
Middle name
Last name Hashimoto

Organization

Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Toho University Graduate School of Medicine

Division name

Toho University Omori Medical Center

Zip code

143-8541

Address

6-11-1, Omorinishi, Otaku, Tokyo

TEL

03-3762-4151

Homepage URL


Email

kazuaki.hashimoto@med.toho-u.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Toho University School of Medicine

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

None

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Self funding

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Research ethics committee, Toho University Omori Medical Center

Address

6-11-1, Omorinishi, Otaku, Tokyo

Tel

03-3762-4151

Email

hashi2@med.toho-u.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2018 Year 03 Month 29 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol

https://doi.org/10.15064/jjpm.61.4_364

Publication of results

Published


Result

URL related to results and publications

https://doi.org/10.15064/jjpm.61.4_364

Number of participants that the trial has enrolled

13

Results

Thirteen people participated, but 10 people were included in the analysis due to dropouts. As for changes after 4 weeks, CGI and VSS-sf improved in all patients in the escitalopram group, showing a statistically significant decreasing tendency. No significant changes were observed after 4 weeks in the control group and the milnacipran group.

Results date posted

2021 Year 06 Month 28 Day

Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics

The subjects were 4 males, 6 females, and an average age of 56.3 years. All cases were aware of floating dizziness, and 3 cases were aware of rotatory vertigo, too.

Participant flow

Outpatients who met the protocol of this study

Adverse events

One case of drowsiness after the start of treatment and one case of anxiety about oral administration. The relationship with the therapeutic drugs is unknown.

Outcome measures

Improvement status of clinical findings(CGI, DHI, VSS-sf and HADS)

Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Main results already published

Date of protocol fixation

2018 Year 03 Month 05 Day

Date of IRB

2018 Year 03 Month 05 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2018 Year 03 Month 29 Day

Last follow-up date

2020 Year 04 Month 01 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2018 Year 03 Month 29 Day

Last modified on

2021 Year 06 Month 28 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000036493


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