A Study of Aticaprant 10 mg as Adjunctive Therapy in Adult Participants With Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) With Moderate-to-severe Anhedonia and Inadequate Response to Current Antidepressant Therapy and Long-term Extension Treatment With Aticaprant

NCT06514742 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 101

Last updated 2026-02-17

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how well aticaprant works as compared with placebo when given along with an antidepressant therapy in improving the depressive symptoms in adult participants with major depressive disorder (MDD) with moderate to severe anhedonia (ANH+) who have not responded well to current antidepressant therapy with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor/serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SSRI or SNRI).

Conditions

  • Depressive Disorder, Major
  • Anhedonia

Interventions

DRUG

Aticaprant

Aticaprant tablet will be administered orally.

OTHER

Placebo

Placebo tablet will be administered orally.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Janssen Research & Development, LLC

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Janssen Research & Development, LLC Clinical Trial · Janssen Research & Development, LLC

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-06-26
Primary Completion
2025-04-08
Completion
2025-04-24
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Finland
  • Hungary
  • Poland
  • Spain
  • Sweden

Study Locations

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