A Long-term, Safety and Efficacy Study of Intranasal Esketamine in Treatment-resistant Depression

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-10-28
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this open-label, multicenter study is to assess the long term safety and efficacy of intranasal esketamine plus an oral antidepressant in participants with treatment-resistant depression (TRD).

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC
• Treatments: Antidepressive Agents; Citalopram; Dexetimide; Duloxetine Hydrochloride; Esketamine; Sertraline; Venlafaxine Hydrochloride

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

A). For Direct-Entry Participants

• At the time of signing the informed consent form (ICF), participant must be a man or woman ≥18 (or older if the minimum legal age of consent in the country in which the study is taking place is greater than [>]18)

• At the start of the screening phase, participant must meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) diagnostic criteria for single-episode major depressive disorder (MDD) (if single-episode MDD, the duration must be greater than or equal to [>=] 2 years) or recurrent MDD, without psychotic features, based upon clinical assessment and confirmed by the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)

• At screening, participant must have a MADRS total score of >=22

• At the start of the screening phase, participants must have had nonresponse to >=2 oral antidepressant treatments in the current episode of depression, as assessed using the the MGHATRQ and confirmed by documented records (example medical/pharmacy/prescription records or a letter from treating a physician, etc,) B). For Transferred-entry Participants

• All participants who completed the double-blind induction phase of ESKETINTRD3005 study, regardless of their response status, will be eligible to participate in this study, if they meet the study specific eligibility criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

A). For Direct-Entry Participants

• Participant's depressive symptoms have previously not responded to: Esketamine or ketamine in the current major depressive episode per clinical judgment or All of the 4 oral antidepressant treatment options available in the respective country for the open-label induction phase (that is, duloxetine, escitalopram, sertraline, and venlafaxine XR) in the current major depressive episode (based on Massachusetts General Hospital - Antidepressant Treatment Response Questionnaire [ MGH-ATRQ])

• Participant has a current or prior DSM-5 diagnosis of a psychotic disorder or MDD with psychotic features, bipolar or related disorders (confirmed by the MINI), obsessive compulsive disorder (current only), intellectual disability (DSM-5 diagnostic codes 317, 318.0, 318.1, 318.2, 315.8, and 319), autism spectrum disorder, borderline personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, or narcissistic personality disorder

• Participant has homicidal ideation/intent, per the investigator's clinical judgment, or has suicidal ideation with some intent to act within 6 months prior to the start of the screening phase, per the investigator's clinical judgment or based on the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)

• Participants with history of moderate or severe substance or alcohol use disorder according to DSM-5 criteria

• Participants who has a Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) <25; Has neurodegenerative disorder (example, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, Parkinson's disease), or evidence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) B). Transferred-Entry Participants

• Participant has taken any prohibited therapies that would not permit dosing on Day 1