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WithdrawnPhase 1

A Study to Assess Feasibility of Using Clinician-directed and Digital Application Supported Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) in Conjunction With Esketamine in Participants With Treatment-resistant Depression

NCT05268497 · Janssen Research & Development, LLC

Closed to entry
Status
Not accepting participants
Phase 1
Phase
Target enrolment
5
Study sites
4 US states

What it is testing

Summary

The purpose of this study is to explore feasibility of combining clinician-directed cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) supplemented with the Mindset app with esketamine therapy in participants with Treatment-resistant Depression.

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

  • System Usability Scale (SUS) Scores (Participants)

    Measured over Week 13

  • Net Promoter Scale Scores (Participants)

    Measured over Week 13

  • Exit Survey

    Measured over Week 13

  • Time Spent on Mindset App

    Measured over From Week 2 up to Week 13

  • Number of Times Mindset App Used

    Measured over From Week 2 up to Week 13

  • Pattern of Mindset App Used

    Measured over From Week 2 up to Week 13

  • CBT Therapist Assessment of Completion of Action Plan

    Measured over From Week 2 up to Week 13

  • Participant Interviews

    Measured over Week 20

  • SUS Scores (CBT Therapists)

    Measured over Up to 14 months (at the end of study)

  • Net Promoter Scale Scores (CBT Therapists)

    Measured over Up to 14 months (at the end of study)

  • Frequency of Use of Clinician Dashboard Used

    Measured over From Week 2 up to Week 13

  • Clinician Feedback

    Measured over Up to 14 months

  • Percentage of Participants Able to Engage in CBT

    Measured over From Week 2 up to Week 13

  • Timing of CBT Readiness after Dosing

    Measured over From Week 2 up to Week 13

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 65 Years
Ages
All
Sex
Not accepted
Healthy volunteers
Inclusion Criteria: * Medically stable on the basis of physical examination, medical history, vital signs, and 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) performed at screening. Any abnormalities must be consistent with the underlying illness in the study population and this determination must be recorded in the participant's source documents and initialed by the investigator * Participant must meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th edition) (DSM-5) diagnostic criteria for single-episode major depressive disorder (MDD) or recurrent MDD, without psychotic features, based upon clinical assessment confirmed by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) * Participant must have had nonresponse to greater than or equal to (\>=) 2 different oral antidepressant treatments of adequate dose and duration in the current episode of depression * Participant must be currently taking an oral antidepressant. * Participant must be comfortable with self-administration of nasal spray medication and be able to follow the nasal spray administration instructions provided Exclusion Criteria: * Participant's depressive symptoms have previously demonstrated nonresponse to 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 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 a history of moderate or severe substance or alcohol use disorder according to DSM-5 criteria, except nicotine or caffeine, within 6 months before the start of the screening phase. A history (lifetime) of ketamine, phencyclidine (PCP), lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), or 3, 4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA) hallucinogen-related use disorder is exclusionary * Participant has any anatomical or medical condition that, per the investigator's clinical judgment based on assessment, may impede delivery or absorption of nasal spray study drug * Participant has known allergies, hypersensitivity, intolerance, or contraindications to esketamine/ketamine and/or its excipients

Where

5 study sites

FacilityCityRegionCountry
Yale UniversityNew HavenConnecticutUnited States
Rush University Medical CenterChicagoIllinoisUnited States
University of ChicagoChicagoIllinoisUnited States
Sheppard Pratt Health SystemBaltimoreMarylandUnited States
University of Cincinnati, Dept of Psychiatry & Behavioral NeuroscienceCincinnatiOhioUnited States

On the registry

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NCT05268497 on ClinicalTrials.gov →

Last updated in the registry 2025-04-27. Registry records change; this page reflects the data build of 2026-08-25.

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