Clinical trial • Phase IV | Phase II • Psychiatry

FLUOXETINE for Pedophilic disorder | Hebephilia

Phase IV | Phase II trial of FLUOXETINE for Pedophilic disorder | Hebephilia.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Psychiatry
Trial Disease
Pedophilic disorder | Hebephilia
Trial Stage
Phase IV | Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
17-05-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
17-06-2024

Trial design

Randomised, standalone psychoeducational program (control); add-on fluoxetine (product: fluoxetine; max daily dose specified in product info: 40 mg) as an add-on therapy; add-on internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (icbt). dose beyond max daily dose (40 mg) not specified in trial text. Phase IV | Phase II trial across 1 site in Sweden.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Standalone psychoeducational program (control); add-on fluoxetine (product: FLUOXETINE; max daily dose specified in product info: 40 mg) as an add-on therapy; add-on internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT). Dose beyond max daily dose (40 mg) not specified in trial text.
Target Sample Size
111
Trial Duration For Participant
98

Eligibility

Recruits 111 No vulnerable population selected; participants are adults aged 18-65 and male. Signed informed consent required. No assent procedures or other special consent handling described..

Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable population selected; participants are adults aged 18-65 and male. Signed informed consent required. No assent procedures or other special consent handling described.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Signed informed consent form.\n- 2. Aged 18-65 years.\n- 3. Male.\n- 4. Able to read and communicate in Swedish.\n- 5. Have access to computing device and internet.\n- 6. Meet criteria for pedophilic disorder (per DSM-5) or hebephilia.\n- 7. Agree to participate in all trial visits including providing blood and urine samples."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Severe psychiatric disorder requiring immediate treatment such as current psychosis or severe depression.\n- 2. Contact-driven, loss of control over such impulses, and access to children.\n- 3. Self-reported use of recreational drugs in the past month or positive drug verification analysis.\n- 4. Alcohol dependence or risk consumption (> 14 units of alcohola per week) in the past month.\n- 5. Participation in other trials or studies outside ANOVA.\n- 6. Signs of hepatitis, elevated liver enzymes (> 3 times reference values), or a history of liver failure.\n- 7. eGFR < 60 ml/min, signs or history of acute kidney failure.\n- 8. Fasting plasma glucose ≥ 7.0 mmol/l (126 mg/dl).\n- 9. Ongoing treatment in the past month with opioids or benzodiazepines. A restricted level of intermittent treatment is tolerated if it does not interfere with the trial treatment (as judged by trial psychiatrist).\n- 10. Ongoing treatment in the past month with oral anticoagulants such as warfarin. Intermittent treatment (max. 15 doses per week) with NSAID (eg, ibuprofen) is tolerated.\n- 11. Treatment with tamoxifen.\n- 12. Bipolar disorder or history of hypomania.\n- 13. Known heart disease such as angina pectoris, previous heart failure, or heart attack.\n- 14. Other serious physical illness including diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, or known ocular hypertension.\n- 15. Ongoing treatment with, or previous hypersensitivity reaction to, SSRI.\n- 16. Change of concurrent medication or dosage in the past three months regarding antidepressants, ADHD medication, mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, cortisone, testosterone, or dopamine precursors. Smaller adjustments may in some cases be acceptable (assessed by trial psychiatrist).\n- 17. Ongoing pharmacological treatment with contraindicated substances (eg, MAOI, metoprolol).\n- 18. Ongoing psychotherapeutic treatment.\n- 19. Mental health condition that could negatively influence either the participant’s health or the scientific aspects of the trial (eg, intellectual disability)."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- 14 weeks from randomization","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
111
Recruitment Window Months
73
Consent Approach
Signed informed consent form required from each participant. Participants must be adults (18-65) and able to read and communicate in Swedish (consent documents/language likely Swedish). No assent process or additional consent details provided.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
1
Total Number Of Participants
111

Sweden

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
05-04-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
17-06-2024
Processing Time Days
73
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
111

Sites

Site Name
Karolinska University Hospital
Department Name
ANOVA
Contact Person Name
josephine savard
Number Of Participants
111

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Karolinska University Hospital
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Sweden

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
FLUOXETINE
Active Substance
FLUOXETINE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Oral
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation number: - (not provided)
Maximum Dose
40 mg
Combination Treatment
Yes

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