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A Study of Aticaprant Plus an Antidepressant to Prevent Return of Depression Symptoms in Participants With Major Depressive Disorder Who Experience a Loss of Interest and Pleasure

Phase 3
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Depressive Disorder, Major
Anhedonia
Interventions
Other: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT06635135
Lead Sponsor
Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess how well aticaprant works compared to placebo when given in addition to antidepressant therapy (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor \[SSRI\] or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor \[SNRI\]) in preventing return of depression symptoms in participants with major depressive disorder who experience a loss of interest and pleasure and who achieve a stable response after treatment with adjunctive aticaprant.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
660
Inclusion Criteria
  • Be medically stable based on physical examination (including a brief neurologic examination), medical history, vital signs (including blood pressure), and 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) performed at screening and OL baseline
  • Be medically stable based on clinical laboratory tests performed at screening
  • Meet DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for recurrent or single episode MDD, without psychotic features upon clinical assessment and confirmed by the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5th Edition (DSM-5) Axis I Disorders-Clinical Trials version (SCID-CT)
  • Have symptoms of anhedonia based on clinical assessment and confirmed by presence of anhedonia (positive response to major depressive episode (MDE) module symptom Item 2) on the SCID-CT at screening
Exclusion Criteria
  • Has had no response to 2 or more consecutive antidepressant treatments administered at adequate dose and duration in the current episode of depression including the current selective SSRI/SNRI assessed using the Massachusetts General Hospital Antidepressant Treatment Response Questionnaire (MGH ATRQ)
  • Has a history or evidence of clinically meaningful noncompliance with current antidepressant therapy
  • Has a history of moderate-to-severe substance use disorder including alcohol use disorder according to DSM-5 criteria within 6 months before screening
  • Has homicidal ideation/intent, per the investigator's clinical judgment, or has suicidal ideation with some intent to act within 3 months prior to the start of the screening phase
  • Has cognitive impairment per investigator judgment that would render the informed consent invalid or limit the ability of the participant to comply with the study requirements

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
AticaprantAticaprant-
PlaceboPlacebo-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time from Randomization into Double Blind (DB) Treatment Maintenance Phase to First Documentation of RelapseFrom randomization in DB phase to first relapse during the DB maintenance phase (that is [i.e.], up to 2 years 2 months in DB phase)

Time from randomization into the DB treatment maintenance phase to the first documentation of a depression relapse event will be reported.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from DB baseline in the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) Total Score to End of DB Treatment Maintenance PhaseFrom Week 16 (DB baseline) up to 2 years 2 months in the DB phase

Change from DB baseline in the MADRS total score to end of DB treatment maintenance phase will be reported.

Percentage of Participants With Remission of Depressive Symptoms MADRS Total Score Less Than or Equal to (<=) 10From Week 16 (DB baseline) up to 2 years 2 months in the DB phase

Percentage of participants with remission of depressive symptoms defined as MADRS total score \<= 10 will be reported.

Percentage of Participants With Remission of Depressive Symptoms (PHQ-9 Total Score <=4)From Week 16 (DB baseline) up to 2 years 2 months in the DB phase

Percentage of participants with remission of depressive symptoms defined by Patient Health Questionnaire, 9-item (PHQ-9) total score \<=4 will be reported.

Percentage of Participants With Response of Depressive Symptoms Based on MADRS Total Score Over TimeFor open-label (OL) treatment phase: Baseline (Day 1) up to Week 16; For DB Phase: From Week 16 (DB Baseline) up to 2 years 2 months in DB phase

Percentage of participants with response defined as greater than or equal to (\>=) 50% improvement in the MADRS total score over time will be reported.

Percentage of Participants With Response of Depressive Symptoms Based on PHQ-9 Total Score Over TimeFor OL treatment phase: Baseline (Day 1) up to Week 16; For DB Phase: From Week 16 (DB Baseline) up to 2 years 2 months in the DB phase

Percentage of participants with response of depressive symptoms based on PHQ-9 total score over time will be reported.

Change from DB Baseline in the Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S) Depression Scale ScoreFrom Week 16 (DB baseline) up to 2 years 2 months in the DB phase

Change from DB baseline in the CGI-S depression scale score will be reported.

Change from DB Baseline in PHQ-9 Total ScoreFrom Week 16 (DB baseline) up to 2 years 2 months in the DB phase

Change from DB baseline in PHQ-9 total score will be reported.

Change From DB Baseline in Anhedonia as Assessed by the Dimensional Anhedonia Rating Scale (DARS) Total ScoreFrom Week 16 (DB baseline) up to 2 years 2 months in the DB phase

Change from DB baseline in Anhedonia as assessed by the DARS total score will be reported.

Change from DB Baseline in Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS) Score to End of DB Treatment PhaseFrom Week 16 (DB baseline) up to 2 years 2 months in the DB phase

Change from DB baseline in SHAPS score to end of DB treatment phase will be reported.

Percentage of Participants who Relapse and Have Evidence of Anhedonia Over TimeFrom Week 16 (DB baseline) up to 2 years 2 months in the DB phase

Percentage of participants who relapse and have evidence of anhedonia over time will be reported.

Change from DB Baseline in the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item Scale (GAD-7) Total Score Over TimeFrom Week 16 (DB baseline) up to 2 years 2 months in the DB phase

Change from DB baseline in the GAD-7 total score over time will be reported.

Change from DB Baseline in SF Measured by CSFQ-14 Total Score and SF Domain Scores Over TimeFrom Week 16 (DB baseline) up to 2 years 2 months in the DB phase

Change from DB baseline in SF measured by CSFQ-14 total score and SF domain scores over time will be reported.

Change in Sexual Function (SF) Measured by Changes in Sexual Functioning Questionnaire - Short-Form (CSFQ-14) Total Score From DB Baseline to End of Week 4 of the DB Treatment Maintenance PhaseFrom Week 16 (DB baseline) to end of week 4 of DB treatment maintenance phase (i.e., up to Week 20 of the study)

Change in SF measured by CSFQ-14 total score from DB baseline to end of week 4 of DB treatment maintenance phase will be reported.

Trial Locations

Locations (95)

Vitaz

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Sint Niklaas, Belgium

CAEP Centro Avancado De Estudos E Pesquisas

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Campinas, Brazil

Centro Integrado Facili

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Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil

Mental Health Center - Rousse

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Ruse, Bulgaria

Medical Centre Akademika EOOD

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Sofia, Bulgaria

DCC 'Sv. Vrach and Sv. Sv. Kuzma and Damyan', OOD

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Sofia, Bulgaria

Diagnostic Consulting Center Mladost - M Varna

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Varna, Bulgaria

Mental Health Center - Vratsa EOOD

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Vratsa, Bulgaria

CHRU Besancon Hopital Jean Minjoz

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Besancon Cedex, France

Hopital la Colombiere

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Montpellier, France

CHU de Nantes hotel Dieu

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Nantes Cedex 1, France

CHS du Rouvray

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Sotteville les Rouen, France

Hopital Sainte Musse

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Toulon, France

Klinische Forschung Berlin-Mitte GmbH

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Berlin, Germany

Praxis Dr. med. Kirsten Hahn

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Berlin, Germany

Pharmakologisches Studienzentrum Chemnitz GmbH

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Chemnitz, Germany

Universitatsklinikum Frankfurt

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Frankfurt Am Main, Germany

Klinische Forschung Hamburg

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Hamburg, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Muenster

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Munster, Germany

Boehm Peters Praxis fur Psychiatrie Psychotherapie Neurologie PartGmbB

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Rosenheim, Germany

Klinische Forschung Schwerin GmbH

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Schwerin, Germany

Eginitio Hospital

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Athens, Greece

Attikon University General Hospital of Attica

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Athens, Greece

University Hospital of Heraklion

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Heraklion, Greece

University General Hospital of Ioannina

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Ioannina, Greece

G Papanikolaou Hospital of Thessaloniki

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Thessaloniki, Greece

Hospital Aranda de la Parra S A de C V

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Leon, Mexico

Ketamine Mexico S de RL de C V

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Mexico city, Mexico

Human Science Research Trials S de RL de CV

🇲🇽

Mexico, Mexico

cit NEUROPSIQUE

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Monterrey, Mexico

Osrodek Badan Klinicznych CLINSANTE S C Ewa Galczak Nowak Malgorzata Trzaska

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Bydgoszcz, Poland

NZOZ Euromedica Grudziadz

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Grudziadz, Poland

Niepubliczny Zaklad Opieki Psychiatrycznej MENTIS

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Leszno, Poland

Centrum Medyczne Luxmed Sp z o o

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Lublin, Poland

Praktyka Lekarska dr n med Malgorzata Wojtanowska Bogacka

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Poznan, Poland

Care Access Warszawa

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Warszawa, Poland

Szpital Nowowiejski Osrodek Badan Klinicznych

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Warszawa, Poland

MTZ Clinical Research Powered by Pratia

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Warszawa, Poland

Centrum Zdrowia Mosty

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Wroclaw, Poland

Spitalul Clinic de Psihiatrie Prof Dr Alexandru Obregia

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Bucuresti, Romania

Centrul de Evaluarea si Tratament al Toxicodependentelor pentru Tineri Sf. Stelian

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Bucuresti, Romania

Centrul Medical Melchisedec

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Craiova, Romania

Spitalul Clinic de Neuropsihiatrie

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Craiova, Romania

CMI Dr. Sarpe Marcel-Claudiu

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Focsani, Romania

Spitalul De Psihiatrie Elisabeta Doamna Galaţi

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Galați, Romania

Spitalul Clinic De Psihiatrie Doctor Gheorghe Preda

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Sibiu, Romania

Hosp. Univ. de Basurto

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Bilbao, Spain

Hosp Reina Sofia

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Cordoba, Spain

Hosp. Univ. Virgen de Las Nieves

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Granada, Spain

Hosp. Univ. La Paz

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Madrid, Spain

Hosp Virgen de La Victoria

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Malaga, Spain

Hosp. Univ. Son Espases

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Palma, Spain

Clinica Univ. de Navarra

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Pamplona, Spain

Hosp. El Bierzo

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Ponferrada, Spain

Hosp. Royo Villanova

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Zaragoza, Spain

Erenkoy Mental Health Hospital

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Istanbul, Turkey

Wr Pri Llc

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Newport Beach, California, United States

ATP Clinical Research

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Orange, California, United States

Indywidualna Specjalistyczna Praktyka Lekarska Agnieszka Remlinger Molenda

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Suchy Las, Poland

Myndful Research

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Redlands, California, United States

Artemis Institute for Clinical Research

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San Diego, California, United States

Pharmax Research Clinic Inc

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Miami, Florida, United States

Anima

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Alken, Belgium

AZ Oudenaarde

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Oudenaarde, Belgium

Oberhavel Kliniken GmbH

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Hennigsdorf, Germany

GTL Medical and Research Group

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Miami, Florida, United States

Harmony Clinical Research Inc

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North Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Preferred Research Partners

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Wake Research PRI Encino

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Encino, California, United States

APG Research LLC

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Orlando, Florida, United States

UHC Research

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Doral, Florida, United States

International Research Associates, LLC

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Miami, Florida, United States

Interventional Psychiatry of Tampa Bay

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Synexus Clinical Research US Inc

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Chicago Research Center

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Psychiatric Medicine Associates LLC

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Skokie, Illinois, United States

Continental Clinical Solutions

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Towson, Maryland, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

University of Missouri Health Care

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Columbia, Missouri, United States

IMA Clinical Research PC

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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Integrative Clinical Trials LLC

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Brooklyn, New York, United States

Bioscience Research LLC

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Mount Kisco, New York, United States

Patient Priority Clinical Sites LLC

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Insight Clinical Trials

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Independence, Ohio, United States

Laureate Institute for Brain Research

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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Keystone Clinical Studies LLC

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Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, United States

Coastal Carolina Research Center

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North Charleston, South Carolina, United States

InSite Clinical Research LLC

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DeSoto, Texas, United States

Earle Research

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Friendswood, Texas, United States

Alpine Research Organization

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Clinton, Utah, United States

Elligo Integrated Research Sites Integrated Clinical Research LLC Integrated Psych

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Saint George, Utah, United States

Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

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Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Centro Medico Instituto Modelo de Neurologia y Neurorehabilitacion

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Cordoba, Argentina

AZ Sint-Lucas

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Assebroek, Belgium

UZ Brussel

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Brussel, Belgium

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