Major Depressive Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
Major Depressive Disorder, Icalcaprant
Brief summary
Major depressive disorder (MDD; depression) is a mood disorder that causes a continued feeling of sadness and loss of interest. It is a common and serious illness that can cause both emotional and physical symptoms such as feelings of sadness, irritability, not being able to focus on activities, tiredness, changes in eating habits, and aches and pains. This study will assess the changes in disease activity and adverse events of oral Icalcaprant in adult participants with major depressive disorder who are currently experiencing a major depressive episode (MDE). Icalcaprant is an investigational drug being developed for the treatment of depressive episodes in adult participants with major depressive disorder. Participants are placed in 1 of 3 groups, called treatment arms. There is a 1 in 3 chance that a participant will be assigned to placebo treatment. Around 195 adult participant with major depressive disorder will be enrolled in approximately 35 sites in North America. Participants will receive oral capsules of Icalcaprant or matching placebo once daily for 6 weeks, with a 30-day safety follow-up. There may be a higher treatment burden for participants in this trial compared to their standard of care. Participants will attend regular visits during the study at a hospital or clinic. The effect of the treatment will be checked by medical assessments, blood tests, checking for side effects and completing questionnaires.
Interventions
DRUGIcalcaprant
Oral Capsules
Oral Capsules
Sponsors
AbbVie
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Participants with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD) according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition, text revision (DSM-5-TR) without psychotic features, confirmed by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) 7.0. * Body Mass Index (BMI) is ≥ 18.0 to ≤ 35.0 kg/m\^2 * Currently experiencing an major depressive episode (MDE) beginning at least 4 weeks prior to consent and not exceeding 6 months prior to Screening * Normal physical examination findings, clinical laboratory test results, vital signs, and 12-lead ECG results at Visit 1 or abnormal results that are judged not clinically significant by the investigator and documented as such in the eCRF.
Exclusion criteria
* Has failed (no more than 25% response on Antidepressant Treatment History Questionnaire (ATRQ)) 3 or more antidepressant treatments during the current depressive episode despite an adequate dose (per ATRQ) and duration (at least 6 weeks). * History of an allergic reaction or significant sensitivity to constituents of the study drug (and its excipients) and/or other products in the same class.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from Baseline in Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score. | Up to approximately 6 weeks | Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) The MADRS is a 10-item, clinician-rated scale that evaluates the participant's depressive symptomatology during the past week. Participants are to be rated on items assessing feelings of sadness, lassitude, pessimism, inner tension, suicidality, reduced sleep or appetite, difficulty in concentration, and lack of interest. Each item will be scored on a 7-point scale with a score of 0 reflecting no symptoms and a score of 6 reflecting symptoms of maximum severity. |
| Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs) | Up to approximately 10 weeks | An adverse event (AE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation participant administered a pharmaceutical product which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. The investigator assesses the relationship of each event to the use of study. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from Baseline in Clinical Global Impression (CGIS) | Up to approximately 6 weeks | Change from Baseline in Clinical Global Impression (CGIS)-The CGIS is a single-item clinician-reported measure of severity of depression. Clinicians are asked to consider their total clinical experience with Participants with major depressive disorder (MDD) and assess how severely ill the participant has been during the past 7 days. Response options range from 1 to 7: 1 = normal to 7 = very severely ill. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTABBVIE CALL CENTER
STUDY_DIRECTORABBVIE INC.
AbbVie
Outcome results
None listed