NCT00417118 is a Phase 3 clinical trial of Saredutant in Generalized Anxiety, sponsored by Sanofi.

Who is sponsoring NCT00417118?

NCT00417118 is sponsored by Sanofi.

What drugs are being tested in NCT00417118?

Interventions in NCT00417118: Saredutant, Escitalopram, Placebo.

What condition does NCT00417118 study?

NCT00417118 studies Generalized Anxiety.

Is NCT00417118 still recruiting?

NCT00417118 is currently completed. Last updated 25 April 2016.

Last reviewed 2016-04-25 · How we verify

NCT00417118

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Published: 2026-01-01
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An Eight-Week, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study, With Escitalopram as an Active Control, to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of a Saredutant 100 mg Dose Once Daily, in Patients With Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Completed Phase 3 Last updated 25 April 2016

What this trial tests

Phase 3 trial testing Saredutant in Generalized Anxiety in 365 participants. Completed in 1 April 2008.

Timeline

1 December 2006

Primary endpoint
1 April 2008

1 April 2008

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Sanofi
Phase	Phase 3
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	double
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	365
Start date	1 December 2006
Primary completion	1 April 2008
Estimated completion	1 April 2008
Sites	7 locations across Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Italy, Sweden, Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

Saredutant — full drug profile →
Escitalopram (escitalopram) — full drug profile →
Placebo

Conditions studied

Generalized Anxiety — all drugs for Generalized Anxiety →

Sponsor

Sanofi — full company profile →

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Generalized Anxiety. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

What's being measured

Primary outcomes are the specific endpoints the trial is designed to prove or disprove.

Change from baseline to Day 56 of treatment in the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) total score.
Time frame: Baseline, Day 56

Sponsor's own description

The primary objective is to evaluate the efficacy of a 100 mg dose of saredutant compared to placebo in patients with generalized anxiety disorder. The secondary objectives are to evaluate the efficacy of saredutant on disability and quality of life in patients with generalized anxiety disorder, and to evaluate blood levels of saredutant.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Antidepressants versus placebo for generalised anxiety disorder (GAD).
Kopcalic K, Arcaro J, Pinto A, Ali S, et al · · 2025 · cited 9× · PMID 39880377 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd012942.pub2

Verify or expand the search:

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00417118 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Sanofi
Last refreshed: 25 April 2016

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