Trial reportPsychiatry and clinical neurosciences2023
Efficacy and safety of zuranolone in Japanese adults with major depressive disorder: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 2 clinical trial.
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- The efficacy and safety of Zuranolone for treatment of depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Psychopharmacology · 2024Pooled it
- The efficacy of zuranolone versus placebo in postpartum depression and major depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2024Pooled it
- Zuranolone for treatment of major depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- Evaluating the safety and efficacy of zuranolone in the management of major depressive disorder and postpartum depression, with or without concurrent insomnia: a rigorous systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of zuranolone in the treatment of major depressive disorder: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Pooled it
- Efficacy and tolerability of zuranolone in patients with depression: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of zuranolone in Japanese adults with major depressive disorder: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, Phase 3 clinical trial.Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2026Trial
- Response to Durability of zuranolone in postpartum depression versus major depressive disorder.Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2026Article
- Analysis of depressive symptom trajectory patterns with zuranolone: Time-series clustering of Japanese Phase 2 and Phase 3 trial data.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2026Article
- Safety and efficacy of zuranolone in Japanese adults with major depressive disorder: An open-label, repeated-treatment part of a Phase 3 clinical trial.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2026Article
- Peripartum Depression Pharmacotherapies Targeting GABA-Glutamate Neurotransmission.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Clinical Utility of Zuranolone for Postpartum Depression: A Narrative Review.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2025Review
- Current Developments in the Treatment of Postpartum Depression: Zuranolone.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2024Article
- Differential effects of allopregnanolone and diazepam on social behavior through modulation of neural oscillation dynamics in basolateral amygdala and medial prefrontal cortex.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2024Article
- Efficacy and safety of zuranolone in major depressive disorder: a meta-analysis of factor effect and dose-response analyses.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- Zuranolone: First Approval.Drugs · 2023Review
- Exploring Novel Therapeutic Approaches for Depressive Disorders: The Role of Allopregnanolone Agonists.Cureus · 2023Review
- Distinct mechanisms of allopregnanolone and diazepam underlie neuronal oscillations and differential antidepressant effect.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2023Article
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Abstract
aimTo evaluate the efficacy and safety of an oral, once-daily, 14-day treatment course of zuranolone in Japanese patients with major depressive disorder (MDD).
methodsThis multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study randomized eligible patients (1:1:1) to receive oral zuranolone 20 mg, zuranolone 30 mg, or placebo once daily for 14 days (treatment-period), followed by two 6-week follow-up periods. The primary endpoint was change from baseline in the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-17) total score on Day 15.
resultsOverall, 250 patients (enrolled: 07/07/2020-05/26/2021) were randomized to receive placebo (n = 83), zuranolone 20 mg (n = 85), or zuranolone 30 mg (n = 82). The demographic and baseline characteristics were balanced between groups. The adjusted mean (standard error) change from baseline in the HAMD-17 total score on Day 15 was -6.22 (0.62), -8.14 (0.62), and - 8.31 (0.63) in the placebo, zuranolone 20-mg, and zuranolone 30-mg groups, respectively. Significant differences in the adjusted mean (95% confidence interval [CI]) for zuranolone 20 mg versus placebo (-1.92; [-3.65, -0.19]; P = 0.0296) and zuranolone 30 mg versus placebo (-2.09; [-3.83, -0.35]; P = 0.0190) groups were observed on Day 15, and also as early as Day 3. A nonsignificant yet distinct drug-placebo separation was observed during follow-up. Somnolence (placebo [3.7%], zuranolone 20 mg [10.6%], and zuranolone 30 mg [20.7%]) and dizziness (3.7%, 9.4%, and 9.8%, respectively) were more common with zuranolone.
conclusionOral zuranolone was safe and demonstrated significant improvements in depressive symptoms, as assessed by HAMD-17 total score change from baseline over 14 days in Japanese patients with MDD.
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