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NCT05518149 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 3

A Study of Aticaprant in Adult and Elderly Participants With Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

A Phase 3 study of Depressive Disorder, Major, sponsored by Janssen Research & Development.

Active
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
840
Enrollment target
20
Study locations

NCT05518149: Active Phase 3 study of Depressive Disorder, Major, sponsored by Janssen Research & Development.

NCT05518149 is a Phase 3 study of Depressive Disorder, Major that is active but no longer recruiting, run by Janssen Research & Development. The registered enrollment target is 840 participants, above the 226-participant average among 52 other Depressive Disorder, Major trials with a reported enrollment target (272% higher). The trial reports 20 study locations across 5 states. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT05518149, a Phase 3 study of Depressive Disorder, Major, is active but no longer recruiting, sponsored by Janssen Research & Development.

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
840 participants
Enrollment target
20
Study locations

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the long-term safety and tolerability of aticaprant administered as adjunctive therapy to a current antidepressant (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor \[SSRI\] or serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor \[SNRI\]) in all participants with major depressive disorder (MDD).

Primary Outcome

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant administered a pharmaceutical (investigational or non-investigational) product. An AE does not necessarily have causal relationship with the intervention. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal (investigational or non-investigational) product, whether or not related to that medicinal (investigational or

Conditions Studied

Interventions

  • DRUG Aticaprant

Study Locations (20)

California

  • Advanced Research Center Inc - Anaheim
  • Proscience Research Group - Culver City
  • Behavioral Research Specialists LLC - Glendale
  • Sunwise Clinical Research - Lafayette
  • Asclepes Research - Long Beach
  • Excell Research Inc - Oceanside
  • Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists - Orange
  • Prospective Research Innovations Inc - Rancho Cucamonga
  • University of California San Diego Medical Center - San Diego
  • Syrentis Clinical Research - Santa Ana
  • CMB Clinical Trials - Santee
  • California Neuroscience Research - Sherman Oaks
  • Viking Clinical Research Ltd - Temecula
  • Pacific Clinical Research Medical Group - Upland
  • Next Level Clinical Trials, LLC - West Covina

Arizona

  • SW Biomedical Research LLC - Tucson
  • University of Arizona - Tucson

Alabama

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham - The Kirklin Clinic - Birmingham

Colorado

  • MCB Clinical Research Centers LLC - Colorado Springs

Connecticut

  • University of Connecticut Health Center - Farmington

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 840 participants
Start Date 2022-09-22
Est. Completion 2025-04-25
Phase Phase 3
Janssen Research & Development

593 total trials

What the registry record for NCT05518149 still lists

NCT05518149 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 840 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, above the 226-participant average among 52 other Depressive Disorder, Major trials with a reported enrollment target (272% higher).

The record links to 1 condition, with Depressive Disorder, Major appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 1 intervention - of which Aticaprant is the first listed.

NCT05518149 names 20 study sites across 5 states, led by California, Arizona, Alabama.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT05518149 about?

NCT05518149 is a clinical study titled "A Study of Aticaprant in Adult and Elderly Participants With Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)". The purpose of this study is to assess the long-term safety and tolerability of aticaprant administered as adjunctive therapy to a current antidepressant (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor \[SSRI\] or serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor \[SNRI\]) in all participants with major depre...

What is the current status of trial NCT05518149?

This trial is currently active not recruiting. It is a Phase 3 study. The enrollment target is 840 participants. The study started on 2022-09-22. Estimated completion is 2025-04-25.

What conditions does trial NCT05518149 study?

This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Depressive Disorder, Major.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT05518149?

The interventions under investigation include: Aticaprant (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT05518149?

This trial is sponsored by Janssen Research & Development, which has 593 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where is trial NCT05518149 being conducted?

This trial has 20 study locations across Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.

Similar trials for Depressive Disorder, Major

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Where NCT05518149's enrollment target sits among peer trials

840 2nd of 52 the highest of 52 other Depressive Disorder, Major trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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