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A Study of Intranasal Esketamine Plus an Oral Antidepressant for Relapse Prevention in Adult Participants With Treatment-resistant Depression

NCT02493868 · SUSTAIN-1 · Janssen Research & Development, LLC

Closed to entry
Status
Not accepting participants
Phase 3
Phase
719
Target enrolment
155
Study sites
23 US states

What it is testing

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of intranasal esketamine plus an oral antidepressant compared with an oral antidepressant (active comparator) plus intranasal placebo in delaying relapse of depressive symptoms in participants with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) who are in stable remission after an induction and optimization course of intranasal esketamine plus an oral antidepressant.

Summary as written by the trial’s own sponsor and published on ClinicalTrials.gov API v2. It is the sponsor’s description, reproduced unedited, not an assessment by this site.

What counts as success

Primary outcome measures

  • Time to Relapse in Participants With Stable Remission (Maintenance Phase)

    Measured over Time from randomization to the first relapse during the maintenance phase (up to 92 Weeks)

A trial succeeds or fails on its primary outcome, declared in advance. Everything else it reports is secondary by definition.

Who can take part

Eligibility, as published

18 Years to 64 Years
Ages
All
Sex
Not accepted
Healthy volunteers
Inclusion Criteria: 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) to 64 years of age, inclusive - At the start of the screening/prospective observational 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 the start of the screening/prospective observational phase, participant must have an Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Clinician rated ( IDS-C30) total score of greater than or equal to (\>=) 34 * At the start of the screening/prospective observational phase, participants must have had nonresponse (less than or equal to 25 percent \[%\] improvement) to greater than or equal to (\>=1) but less than or equal to (\<=) 5 oral antidepressant treatments taken at adequate dosage and for adequate duration, as assessed using the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH-ATRQ ) * MGH-ATRQ and documented by medical history and pharmacy/prescription records, for the current episode of depression. In addition, the participant is taking different ongoing oral antidepressant treatment (on the MGH-ATRQ) for at least the previous 2 weeks at or above the minimal therapeutic dose * The participant's current major depressive episode, depression symptom severity (Week 1 MADRS total score \>=28 required), and treatment response to antidepressant treatments used in the current depressive episode (retrospectively assessed) must be deemed valid for participation in a clinical study based on a Site-Independent Qualification Assessment For Transferred-Entry Participants * The participant must have completed the double-blind induction phase in ESKETINTRD3001 or ESKETINTRD3002 and must have demonstrated response at the end of that phase (\>=50% reduction in the MADRS total score from baseline \[Day 1 pre-randomization\] at the end of the 4-week double-blind induction phase) Exclusion Criteria: * Participants who have previously demonstrated nonresponse of depressive symptoms to esketamine or ketamine in the current major depressive episode, to all 4 of the oral antidepressant treatment options available for the double-blind induction phase (ie, duloxetine, escitalopram, sertraline, and venlafaxine extended release \[XR\]) in the current major depressive episode (based on MGH-ATRQ), or an adequate course of treatment with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the current major depressive episode, defined as at least 7 treatments with unilateral/bilateral ECT * Participant has received vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) or has received deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the current episode of depression * 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/prospective observational 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

Where

155 study sites

FacilityCityRegionCountry
BirminghamAlabamaUnited States
Little RockArkansasUnited States
AnaheimCaliforniaUnited States
Garden GroveCaliforniaUnited States
GlendaleCaliforniaUnited States
OaklandCaliforniaUnited States
OrangeCaliforniaUnited States
San DiegoCaliforniaUnited States
San MarcosCaliforniaUnited States
San RafaelCaliforniaUnited States
HartfordConnecticutUnited States
BradentonFloridaUnited States
GainesvilleFloridaUnited States
MiamiFloridaUnited States
OrlandoFloridaUnited States
TampaFloridaUnited States
AtlantaGeorgiaUnited States
ChicagoIllinoisUnited States
Hoffman EstatesIllinoisUnited States
JolietIllinoisUnited States
MaywoodIllinoisUnited States
SchaumburgIllinoisUnited States
SkokieIllinoisUnited States
Prairie VillageKansasUnited States
WichitaKansasUnited States
Lake CharlesLouisianaUnited States
BaltimoreMarylandUnited States
GaithersburgMarylandUnited States
BostonMassachusettsUnited States
New BedfordMassachusettsUnited States
QuincyMassachusettsUnited States
WatertownMassachusettsUnited States
WorcesterMassachusettsUnited States
Rochester HillsMichiganUnited States
MinneapolisMinnesotaUnited States
O'FallonMissouriUnited States
Saint CharlesMissouriUnited States
OmahaNebraskaUnited States
New YorkNew YorkUnited States
DurhamNorth CarolinaUnited States
HickoryNorth CarolinaUnited States
Oklahoma CityOklahomaUnited States
MediaPennsylvaniaUnited States
PhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUnited States
ScrantonPennsylvaniaUnited States
LincolnRhode IslandUnited States
ProvidenceRhode IslandUnited States
ArlingtonTexasUnited States
AustinTexasUnited States
DallasTexasUnited States
HoustonTexasUnited States
CharlottesvilleVirginiaUnited States
WaukeshaWisconsinUnited States
AalstBelgium
BrugesBelgium
BrusselsBelgium
Heusden-ZolderBelgium
LiègeBelgium
YvoirBelgium
Belo HorizonteBrazil
CuritibaBrazil
FortalezaBrazil
GoiâniaBrazil
ItapiraBrazil
Passo FundoBrazil
Porto AlegreBrazil
Rio de JaneiroBrazil
Santo AndréBrazil
São José do Rio PretoBrazil
São PauloBrazil
CalgaryAlbertaCanada
VancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
KingstonOntarioCanada
OttawaOntarioCanada
TorontoOntarioCanada
MontrealQuebecCanada
BrnoCzechia
HostiviceCzechia
KlecanyCzechia
Kutná HoraCzechia

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Last updated in the registry 2025-04-29. Registry records change; this page reflects the data build of 2026-08-25.

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