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RecruitingPhase 2

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetic Characteristics of (R)-Ketamine Hydrochloride Nasal Spray in Patients With Depression and Acute Suicidal Ideation or Behavior

NCT07193901 · Sichuan Purity Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd.

Recruiting
Status
Accepting participants
Phase 2
Phase
98
Target enrolment
8
Study sites
Outside the US

What it is testing

Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn about: * To evaluate the efficacy of PRT-042 nasal spray for the Rapid Reduction of the depressive symptoms in adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) with acute suicidal ideation or behavior * To evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetic (PK) characteristics after multiple dose of PRT-042 nasal spray in adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) with acute suicidal ideation or behavior

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

  • Change From Baseline in Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) Total Score at 24 Hours After the First Dose (Day 2)

    Measured over Baseline (Day 1, predose) and 24 hours first post dose (Day 2)

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: 1. Participant must meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th edition) (DSM-5) diagnostic criteria for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), without psychotic features, based upon clinical assessment and confirmed by the Mini International Psychiatric Interview (MINI) . 2. Participants must have current suicidal ideation with intent, confirmed by a "Yes" response to Question B3 \[Think (even momentarily) about harming or of hurting or of injuring yourself: with at least some intent or awareness that you might die as a result; or think about suicide (ie, about killing yourself)?\] and Question B10 \[Intend to act on thoughts of killing yourself?\] obtained from the MINI. 3. Participant has a Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score of greater than (≥) 28 and the score for item 10"suicide ideation" of greater than (≥) 3 predose on Day 1 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participant has a current DSM-5 diagnosis of bipolar (or related disorders), antisocial personality disorder, or obsessive compulsive disorder. 2. Participant has a current clinical diagnosis of autism, dementia, or intellectual disability. 3. Participant has a current or prior DSM-5 diagnosis of a psychotic disorder, or MDD with psychotic features . 4. Participant meets the DSM-5 severity criteria for moderate or severe substance or alcohol use disorder, within the 6 months before screening 5. Participant has a current or prior diagnosis of a reatment resistant depression 6. Any nasal conditions or diseases that, in the investigator's judgment, may significantly affect the administration or absorption of a nasal product. 7. Participant has a history of malignancy within 5 years before screening 8. Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or those with a positive pregnancy test result during screening. 9. Previous participation in another clinical trial and receiving the investigational drug within 3 months prior to dosing.

Where

8 study sites

FacilityCityRegionCountry
BEIjing AnDing hospital capital medical universityBeijingChina
Beijing AnDing hospital capital medical universityBeijingChina
Beijing Huilongguan HospitalBeijingChina
The Fourth People's Hospital of ChengduChengduChina
Hangzhou Seventh People's HospitalHangzhouChina
The fourth affiliated hospital of Anhui medical universityHefeiChina
The affiliated Kangning Hospital of Ningbo UniversityNingboChina
Suzhou Guangji HospitalSuzhouChina

On the registry

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NCT07193901 on ClinicalTrials.gov →

Last updated in the registry 2026-01-22. Registry records change; this page reflects the data build of 2026-08-25.

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