Treatment-resistant DepressionPhase 3SUSTAIN-2NCT02497287
A Long-term, Safety and Efficacy Study of Intranasal Esketamine in Treatment-resistant Depression
A Phase 3 study testing Esketamine (Intranasal Spray), Duloxetine (Oral Antidepressant) and Escitalopram (Oral Antidepressant) in people with Treatment-resistant Depression, run by Janssen Research & Development, LLC at 109 sites in 21 countries.
Trial summary
The purpose of this open-label, multicenter study is to assess the long term safety and efficacy of intranasal esketamine plus an oral antidepressant in participants with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Treatment-resistant Depression
- What is being tested?
- Esketamine (Intranasal Spray), Duloxetine (Oral Antidepressant) and Escitalopram (Oral Antidepressant)
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 802 participants
- Where
- 109 sitesin 21 countries
- Study dates
- 30 Sep 2015to 28 Oct 2017
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- A). For Direct-Entry Participants
- At the time of signing the informed consent form (ICF), participant must be a man or woman ≥18 (or older if the minimum legal age of consent in the country in which the study is taking place is greater than [>]18)
- At the start of the screening phase, participant must meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) diagnostic criteria for single-episode major depressive disorder (MDD) (if single-episode MDD, the duration must be greater than or equal to [>=] 2 years) or recurrent MDD, without psychotic features, based upon clinical assessment and confirmed by the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)
- At screening, participant must have a MADRS total score of >=22
- At the start of the screening phase, participants must have had nonresponse to >=2 oral antidepressant treatments in the current episode of depression, as assessed using the the MGHATRQ and confirmed by documented records (example medical/pharmacy/prescription records or a letter from treating a physician, etc,) B). For Transferred-entry Participants
- All participants who completed the double-blind induction phase of ESKETINTRD3005 study, regardless of their response status, will be eligible to participate in this study, if they meet the study specific eligibility criteria
Who cannot join
- A). For Direct-Entry Participants
- Participant's depressive symptoms have previously not responded to: Esketamine or ketamine in the current major depressive episode per clinical judgment or All of the 4 oral antidepressant treatment options available in the respective country for the open-label induction phase (that is, duloxetine, escitalopram, sertraline, and venlafaxine XR) in the current major depressive episode (based on Massachusetts General Hospital - Antidepressant Treatment Response Questionnaire [ MGH-ATRQ])
- 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 homicidal ideation/intent, per the investigator's clinical judgment, or has suicidal ideation with some intent to act within 6 months prior to the start of the screening phase, per the investigator's clinical judgment or based on the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
- Participants with history of moderate or severe substance or alcohol use disorder according to DSM-5 criteria
- Participants who has a Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) <25; Has neurodegenerative disorder (example, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, Parkinson's disease), or evidence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) B). Transferred-Entry Participants
- Participant has taken any prohibited therapies that would not permit dosing on Day 1
Trial locations and contacts
109 sites in 21 countries.
109 sites in 21 countries
United States16 sites
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Allentown, Pennsylvania
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Baltimore, Maryland
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Cedarhurst, New York
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Charleston, South Carolina
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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Dallas, Texas
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Iowa City, Iowa
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Marietta, Georgia
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Miami, Florida
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New Haven, Connecticut
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New York, New York
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Richland, Washington
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Staten Island, New York
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Watertown, Massachusetts
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Wichita, Kansas
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Wichita Falls, Texas
Bulgaria9 sites
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Burgas
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Kardzhali
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Kazanlak
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Pazardzhik
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Pleven
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Plovdiv
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Rousse
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Sofia
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Varna
Spain9 sites
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Badajoz
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Bilbao
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Madrid
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Ourense
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Oviedo
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Sant Boi de Llobregat
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Torrevieja
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Valencia
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Zamora
United Kingdom8 sites
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Bristol
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Chesterfield
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Derby
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London
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Middlesbrough
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Northampton
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Oxford
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Preston
Brazil7 sites
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Belo Horizonte
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Fortaleza
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Recife
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Rio de Janeiro
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Santo André
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São José do Rio Preto
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São Paulo
Sweden7 sites
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Gothenburg
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Halmstad
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Lund
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Skövde
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Solna
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Stockholm
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Umeå
Argentina6 sites
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Banfield
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Buenos Aires
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Córdoba
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La Plata
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Mendoza
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Rosario
Taiwan6 sites
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Kaohsiung City
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New Taipei City
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Taichung
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Tainan
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Taipei
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Taoyuan County
Turkey (Türkiye)6 sites
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Ankara
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Bursa
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Gaziantep
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Istanbul
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Kocaeli
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Manisa
Mexico5 sites
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Acapulco
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Durango
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México
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Mexico City
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Monterrey
Australia4 sites
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Adelaide
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Caulfield
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Frankston
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Melbourne
France4 sites
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Paris
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Poitiers
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Toulon
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Tours
Germany3 sites
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Berlin
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Bochum
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Oranienburg-Sachsenhausen
South Africa3 sites
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Cape Town
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Garsfontein
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Pretoria
South Korea3 sites
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Gwangju
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Gyeonggi-do
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Seoul
About this study
Official title: An Open-label, Long-term, Safety and Efficacy Study of Intranasal Esketamine in Treatment-resistant Depression
The purpose of this open-label, multicenter study is to assess the long term safety and efficacy of intranasal esketamine plus an oral antidepressant in participants with treatment-resistant depression (TRD).
Read the detailed description
This is an open-label (the researchers and participants know the treatment the participant is receiving), multicenter (more than 1 study site), long-term safety and efficacy study of intranasal esketamine plus an oral antidepressant in participants with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Participants will enter the study either directly (direct-entry participants) or after completing the Double-Blind Induction Phase of ESKETINTRD3005 (transferred-entry participants). The study consists of 4 phases: Screening Phase (4 weeks), Open-Label Induction Phase (4 weeks), Open-Label Optimization/Maintenance phase (48 weeks), and Follow up Phase (4 weeks). Transferred entry non-responders in the ESKETINTRD3005 may enter study at the Open-Label Induction Phase and responders in the ESKETINTRD3005 may enter Optimization/Maintenance phase. In the Open-Label Induction Phase, participants will self-administer flexibly-dosed intranasal esketamine (participants who are less than (<) 65 years old self-administer 56 mg or 84 mg dose, participants who are greater than or equal to (>=) 65 years old self-administer 28 mg, 56 mg or 84 mg dose) twice weekly for 4 weeks. The starting dose for all participants >= 65 years old will be 28 mg. In addition, each direct-entry participants will be assigned to receive 1 of 4 selected oral antidepressant medications (escitalopram or sertraline or duloxetine or venlafaxine extended release [XR]), initiated on Day 1 of the open-label induction phase and continued through the duration of the study. Transferred-entry participants will continue their same antidepressant from ESKETINTRD3005 through the duration of this study. Participants who are responders at the end of the Open-Label Induction phase and transferred-entry responder participants (from study ESKETINTRD3005) will enter the Optimization/Maintenance Phase where intranasal esketamine treatment sessions will be reduced from that in the induction phase (twice weekly) to weekly for the first 4 weeks of this phase, and then individualized to either once weekly or once every other week based on the severity of depressive symptoms. Participants' safety and depressive symptoms will be assessed and monitored throughout the study.
- Conditions
- Treatment-resistant Depression
- Being tested
- Esketamine (Intranasal Spray), Duloxetine (Oral Antidepressant), Escitalopram (Oral Antidepressant), Sertraline (Oral Antidepressant), Venlafaxine Extended Release (XR) (Oral Antidepressant)
- Keywords
- Treatment-resistant Depression, Esketamine, Oral Antidepressant
- Medical subject headings
- Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Esketamine (Intranasal Spray)Drug
Open-Label Induction Phase: Participants will self-administer esketamine intranasally twice per week for 4 weeks as a flexible dose regimen (56 mg or 84 mg for those < 65 years; 28 mg, 56 mg or 84 mg for those >= 65 years). Participants >= 65 years old will start at a dose of 28 mg on Day 1. Optimization/Maintenance Phase: Participants will self-administer esketamine intranasally (56 mg or 84 mg for those < 65 years; 28 mg, 56 mg or 84 mg for those >= 65 years) once weekly then individualized to either once weekly or once every other week based on the severity of depressive symptoms. Transferred-entry responder participants from ESKETINTRD3005 >= 65 years old will start at a dose of 28 mg in Week 5.
Duloxetine (Oral Antidepressant)Drug
Duloxetine could be selected as the oral antidepressant medication by the investigator based on review of Massachusetts General Hospital - Antidepressant Treatment Response Questionnaire (MGH-ATRQ) and relevant prior antidepressant medication information. The minimum therapeutic dose is 60 milligram per day (mg/day).
Escitalopram (Oral Antidepressant)Drug
Escitalopram could be selected as the oral antidepressant medication by the investigator based on review of MGH-ATRQ and relevant prior antidepressant medication information. The minimum therapeutic dose is 10 mg/day. Participants >= 65 years of age will be titrated up to 20 mg/day, but can lower the dose to 10 mg/day for tolerability.
Sertraline (Oral Antidepressant)Drug
Sertraline could be selected as the oral antidepressant medication by the investigator based on review of MGH-ATRQ and relevant prior antidepressant medication information. Sertraline will be titrated up to a dose of 150 mg/day, but if not tolerated the dose can be reduced to the minimum therapeutic dose of 50 mg/day.
Venlafaxine Extended Release (XR) (Oral Antidepressant)Drug
Venlafaxine Extended Release could be selected as the oral antidepressant medication by the investigator based on review of MGH-ATRQ and relevant prior antidepressant medication information. Venlafaxine Extended Release will be titrated for participants < 65 years of age up to a dose of 225 mg/day, but if not tolerated the dose can be reduced to the minimum therapeutic dose of 150 mg/day. For participants >= 65, it can be titrated up to a dose of 150 mg/day, but if not tolerated the dose can be reduced to the minimum therapeutic dose of 75 mg/day.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intranasal Esketamine plus oral antidepressant | Experimental | Open-Label Induction Phase: Participants will self-administer esketamine intranasally twice per week for 4 weeks as a flexible dose regimen (56 mg or 84 mg). Participants greater than or equal to (>=) 65 will start at a dose of 28 mg on Day 1. Direct-entry participants will initiate a new, open-label oral antidepressant (duloxetine, escitalopram, sertraline, or venlafaxine extended release [XR]) on Day 1; transferred-entry participants will continue the same oral antidepressant from ESKETINTRD3005. Optimization/Maintenance Phase: Participants will self-administer esketamine (56mg or 84mg for those < 65 years; 28 mg, 56 mg or 84 mg for those >= 65 years) intranasally once per week for 4 weeks; transferred entry responder subjects from ESKETINTRD3005 will start at a dose of 28 mg in the first week. All participants will continue their same oral antidepressant during this phase. Receives: Drug: Esketamine (Intranasal Spray); Drug: Duloxetine (Oral Antidepressant); Drug: Escitalopram (Oral Antidepressant); Drug: Sertraline (Oral Antidepressant); Drug: Venlafaxine Extended Release (XR) (Oral Antidepressant) |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Percentage of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)
An adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participants who administered a medicinal (investigational or non-investigational) product and does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment. A TEAE defined as an event that was new in onset or increased in severity following treatment initiation.
Measured: Up to End of Follow up Phase (Week 56)
Percentage of Participants With Cystitis, Urinary Tract Infections, Renal and Urinary Tract Symptoms, Renal and Urinary Disorders
Percentage of participants with cystitis, urinary tract infections, renal and urinary tract symptoms, renal and urinary disorders were evaluated. Cystitis and urinary tract infections are selected MedDRA preferred terms, "renal and urinary tract symptoms" refers to any preferred term (PT) in the group of selected PTs; and "renal and urinary disorders" refers to a MedDRA System Organ Class (SOC).
Measured: Up to End of Follow up Phase (Week 56)
Change From Baseline in Cognitive Test Battery: Detection Test (DET) Score
This battery is a series of computerized cognition tests (detection, identification, one card learning, one back and groton maze learning) designed to measure reaction time, visual learning and memory, and executive function/sequencing. The DET is a measure of psychomotor function and uses a well-validated simple reaction time. In this outcome measure, speed of performance of participants (calculated as mean of the logarithmic base 10 transformed reaction times) for correct responses was reported. Total score ranges from 2 to 3.3 log 10 milliseconds (msec). Lower score indicates better performance. Higher change from baseline indicates better performance.
Measured: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of Optimization/Maintenance [OP/MA] Phase)
Change From Baseline in Cognitive Test Battery: Identification Test (IDN) Score
This battery is a series of computerized cognition tests (detection, identification, one card learning, one back and groton maze learning) designed to measure reaction time, visual learning and memory, and executive function/sequencing. IDN test is a measure of visual attention (choice reaction time) and scored for speed of response (mean of the log10 transformed reaction times for correct responses). Total score ranges from 2 to 3.3 log 10 msec. Lower score indicates better performance. Higher change from baseline indicates better performance.
Measured: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA Phase)
Change From Baseline in Cognitive Test Battery: One Card Learning Test (OCL) Score
This battery is a series of computerized cognition tests (detection, identification, one card learning, one back and groton maze learning) designed to measure reaction time, visual learning and memory, and executive function/sequencing. OCL test is a measure of visual episodic memory and visual recall test scored using arcsine transformation of the percentage of correct responses (CR). The range for OCL is 0 to 100 percent (%) accuracy; presented as an arcsin transformation, the range is 0 to 1.57. Higher score indicates better performance. Higher change from baseline indicates better performance.
Measured: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA Phase)
Change From Baseline in Cognitive Test Battery: One Back Test (ONB) Score
The ONB is a measure of working memory and scored for speed of correct response (mean of the log10-transformed reaction times for correct responses). Total score ranges from 2 to 3.54 log10 msec. Lower score indicates better performance. Higher change from baseline indicates better performance.
Measured: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA Phase)
Change From Baseline in Cognitive Test Battery: Groton Maze Learning Test (GMLT) Score
This battery is a series of computerized cognition tests (detection, identification, one card learning, one back and groton maze learning) designed to measure reaction time, visual learning and memory, and executive function/sequencing. GMLT measures executive function; maze/sequencing test, scored for total number of errors. Total score ranges from 0 to 999 number of errors. Lower score indicates better performance. Higher change from baseline indicates better performance.
Measured: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA Phase)
Change From Baseline in Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised (HVLT-R) Score: Total Recall
Hopkins Verbal Learning Test (HVLT) measures performance in verbal memory, learning, and long-term recall in which a list of words is read up to three times. Approximately 20-25 minutes later, a delayed recall trial and a recognition trial are completed. The delayed recall requires free recall of any words remembered. The recognition trial is composed of 24 words, including the 12 target words and 12 false-positives. When scoring the HVLT, the three learning trials are combined to calculate a total recall score (0-36); the delayed recall trial creates the delayed recall score (0 -12); the retention (%) score (0-100%) is calculated by dividing the delayed recall trial by the higher of learning trial 2 or 3; and the recognition discrimination index is comprised by subtracting the total number of false positives from the total number of true positives. A higher score = higher cognition.
Measured: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA Phase)
Change From Baseline in Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised (HVLT-R) Score: Delayed Recall
HVLT measures performance in verbal memory, learning, and long-term recall in which a list of words is read up to three times. Approximately 20-25 minutes later, a delayed recall trial and a recognition trial are completed. The delayed recall requires free recall of any words remembered. The recognition trial is composed of 24 words, including the 12 target words and 12 false-positives. When scoring the HVLT, the three learning trials are combined to calculate a total recall score (0-36); the delayed recall trial creates the delayed recall score (0 -12); the retention (%) score (0-100%) is calculated by dividing the delayed recall trial by the higher of learning trial 2 or 3; and the recognition discrimination index is comprised by subtracting the total number of false positives from the total number of true positives. A higher score = higher cognition.
Measured: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA Phase)
Change From Baseline in Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised (HVLT-R) Score: Number of Words Recalled
HVLT measures performance in verbal memory, learning, and long-term recall in which a list of words is read up to three times. Approximately 20-25 minutes later, a delayed recall trial and a recognition trial are completed. The delayed recall requires free recall of any words remembered. The recognition trial is composed of 24 words, including the 12 target words and 12 false-positives. When scoring the HVLT, the three learning trials are combined to calculate a total recall score (0-36); the delayed recall trial creates the delayed recall score (0 -12); the retention (%) score (0-100%) is calculated by dividing the delayed recall trial by the higher of learning trial 2 or 3; and the recognition discrimination index is comprised by subtracting the total number of false positives from the total number of true positives. A higher score = higher cognition.
Measured: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA Phase)
Change From Baseline in Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised (HVLT-R) Score: Recognition Discrimination Index
HVLT measures performance in verbal memory, learning, and long-term recall in which a list of words is read up to three times. Approximately 20-25 minutes later, a delayed recall trial and a recognition trial are completed. The delayed recall requires free recall of any words remembered. The recognition trial is composed of 24 words, including the 12 target words and 12 false-positives. When scoring the HVLT, the three learning trials are combined to calculate a total recall score (0-36); the delayed recall trial creates the delayed recall score (0 -12); the retention (%) score (0-100%) is calculated by dividing the delayed recall trial by the higher of learning trial 2 or 3; and the recognition discrimination index is comprised by subtracting the total number of false positives from the total number of true positives. A higher score = higher cognition.
Measured: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA phase)
Secondary outcomes (23)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) Total Score During Induction (IND) Phase
MADRS measures depression severity, detects changes due to AD treatment. It consists 10 items (evaluate apparent sadness, reported sadness, inner tension, sleep, appetite, concentration, lassitude, interest level, pessimistic thoughts, suicidal thoughts), scored from 0 (item not present or normal) to 6 (severe or continuous presence of the symptoms), summed for a total possible score of 0 to 60. Higher scores indicate more severe condition. Negative change in score indicates improvement. Missing data was imputed using last observation carried forward (LOCF) method, last post baseline observation during the phase was carried forward as the "Endpoint".
Measured: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 weeks of IND phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in MADRS Total Score During Optimization/Maintenance (OP/MA) Phase
MADRS measure depression severity, detects changes due to AD treatment. It evaluates 10 items: apparent sadness, reported sadness, inner tension, sleep, appetite, concentration, lassitude, interest level, pessimistic thoughts, suicidal thoughts, each of which is scored from 0 (item is not present or is normal) to 6 (severe or continuous presence of the symptoms), summed for a total possible score of 0 to 60. Higher scores represent a more severe condition. Negative change in score indicates improvement. Missing data was imputed using LOCF method and the last post baseline observation during the phase was carried forward as the "Endpoint".
Measured: Baseline (OP/MA) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA Phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ-9) Total Score During IND Phase
PHQ-9 is a 9-item, self-reporting scale assessing depressive symptoms. Each item was rated on a 4-point scale (0 = Not at all, 1 = Several Days, 2 = More than half the days, and 3 = Nearly every day), with a total score range of 0-27. A higher score indicates greater severity of depression. Severity of PHQ-9 categorized as follows: none-minimal (0-4), mild (5-9), moderate (10-14), moderately severe (15-19), severe (20-27). The recall period is 2 weeks. Negative change in score indicates improvement. Missing data was imputed using LOCF method and the last post baseline observation during the phase was carried forward as the "Endpoint".
Measured: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 weeks of IND phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in PHQ-9 Total Score During OP/MA Phase
PHQ-9 is a 9-item, self-reporting scale assessing depressive symptoms. Each item was rated on a 4-point scale (0 = Not at all, 1 = Several Days, 2 = More than half the days, and 3 = Nearly every day), with a total score range of 0-27. A higher score indicates greater severity of depression. severity of PHQ-9 categorized as follows: none-minimal (0-4), mild (5-9), moderate (10-14), moderately severe (15-19), severe (20-27). The recall period is 2 weeks. Negative change in score indicates improvement. Missing data was imputed using LOCF method and the last post baseline observation during the phase was carried forward as the "Endpoint".
Measured: Baseline (OP/MA) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in Clinical Global Impression of Severity (CGI-S) Scale Score During IND Phase
CGI-S measures severity of participant's illness that include knowledge of participant's history, psychosocial circumstances, symptoms, behavior, impact of symptoms on participant's ability to function. CGI-S evaluates severity of psychopathology on a scale range from 0 - 7, where 0=not assessed; 1=normal (not at all ill); 2=borderline mentally ill; 3=mildly ill; 4=moderately ill; 5=markedly ill; 6=severely ill; 7=among the most extremely ill patients. Negative change in score indicates improvement. Missing data was imputed using LOCF method and the last post baseline observation during the phase was carried forward as "Endpoint".
Measured: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 weeks of IND phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in CGI-S Scale Score During OP/MA Phase
The CGI-S measures the severity of the participant's illness that include knowledge of the participant's history, psychosocial circumstances, symptoms, behavior, and the impact of the symptoms on the participant's ability to function. The CGI-S evaluates the severity of psychopathology on a scale of 0 to 7, where 0=not assessed; 1=normal (not at all ill); 2=borderline mentally ill; 3=mildly ill; 4=moderately ill; 5=markedly ill; 6=severely ill; 7=among the most extremely ill patients. Negative change in score indicates improvement. Missing data was imputed using LOCF method and the last post baseline observation during the phase was carried forward as the "Endpoint".
Measured: Baseline (OP/MA) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) Total Score During IND Phase
GAD-7 is brief, validated 7-item self-reported assessment of overall anxiety. Participant's responded to each item using a 4 point scale with response categories: 0=not at all, 1=several days, 2=more than half the days, and 3=nearly every day. Item responses are summed to yield total score ranges from 0 to 21, higher scores indicate more anxiety. Negative change in score indicates improvement. Severity of GAD-7 is categorized as: None (0-4), Mild (5-9), Moderate (10-14), Severe (15 -21). Missing data was imputed using LOCF method, last post baseline observation during the phase was carried forward as "Endpoint".
Measured: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 weeks of IND phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in GAD-7 Total Score During OP/MA Phase
GAD-7 is brief and validated 7-item self-reported assessment of overall anxiety. Participants respond to each item using a 4 point scale with response categories: 0=not at all, 1=several days, 2=more than half the days, and 3=nearly every day. Item responses are summed to yield a total score ranges from 0 to 21, higher scores indicate more anxiety. Negative change in score indicates improvement. Severity of the GAD-7 is categorized as follows: None (0-4), Mild (5-9), Moderate (10-14), Severe (15 -21). Missing data was imputed using LOCF method and the last post baseline observation during the phase was carried forward as the "Endpoint".
Measured: Baseline (OP/MA) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in European Quality of Life (EuroQol) 5-Dimension, 5-Level (EQ 5D-5L) During IND Phase: Sum Score
EQ-5D-5L consists of EQ-5D-5L descriptive system and EQ visual analogue scale (EQ VAS). EQ-5D-5L descriptive system comprises of 5 dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. Each has 5 levels of perceived problems (1-no problem, 2-slight problems, 3-moderate problems, 4-severe problems, 5-extreme problems). Participant selects answer for each of 5 dimensions considering response that best matches his/her health "today". Responses were used to generate a Health Status Index (HSI). HSI ranges from -0.148 to 0.949 and is anchored at 0 (health state value equal to dead) and 1 (full health). EQ VAS self-rating records the respondent's own assessment of his/her overall health status at time of completion, on a scale of 0 (worst health you can imagine) to 100 (best health you can imagine). Sum score ranges from 0 to 100 where, sum score = (sum of the scores from the 5 dimensions minus 5) *5. Higher score indicates worst health state.
Measured: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 weeks of IND phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in EQ-5D-5L Score During IND Phase: EQ-VAS
EQ-5D-5L consists of EQ-5D-5L descriptive system and EQ VAS. EQ VAS self-rating records the respondent's own assessment of his/her overall health status at time of completion, on a scale of 0 (worst health you can imagine) to 100 (best health you can imagine).
Measured: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 weeks of IND phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in EQ-5D-5L Scale Score During IND Phase: Health Status Index
EQ-5D-5L consists of EQ-5D-5L descriptive system and EQ VAS. EQ-5D-5L descriptive system comprises of 5 dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. Each has 5 levels of perceived problems (1-no problem, 2-slight problems, 3-moderate problems, 4-severe problems, 5-extreme problems). Participant selects answer for each of 5 dimensions considering response that best matches his/her health "today". Responses were used to generate a HSI. HSI ranges from -0.148 to 0.949 and is anchored at 0 (health state value equal to dead) and 1 (full health).
Measured: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 weeks of IND phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in European Quality of Life (EuroQol) 5-Dimension, 5-Level (EQ 5D-5L) During OP/MA Phase: Sum Score
EQ-5D-5L consists of EQ-5D-5L descriptive system and EQ VAS. EQ-5D-5L descriptive system comprises of 5 dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. Each has 5 levels of perceived problems (1-no problem, 2-slight problems, 3-moderate problems, 4-severe problems, 5-extreme problems). Participant selects answer for each of 5 dimensions considering response that best matches his/her health "today". Responses were used to generate a Health Status Index (HSI). HSI ranges from -0.148 to 0.949 and is anchored at 0 (health state value equal to dead) and 1 (full health). EQ VAS self-rating records the respondent's own assessment of his/her overall health status at time of completion, on a scale of 0 (worst health you can imagine) to 100 (best health you can imagine). Sum score ranges from 0 to 100 where, sum score = (sum of the scores from the 5 dimensions minus 5) *5. Higher score indicates worst health state.
Measured: Baseline (OP/MA) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in EQ-5D-5L Score During OP/MA Phase: EQ-VAS
EQ-5D-5L consists of EQ-5D-5L descriptive system and EQ VAS. EQ VAS self-rating records the respondent's own assessment of his/her overall health status at time of completion, on a scale of 0 (worst health you can imagine) to 100 (best health you can imagine).
Measured: Baseline (OP/MA) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in EQ-5D-5L Scale Score During OP/MA Phase: Health Status Index
EQ-5D-5L consists of EQ-5D-5L descriptive system and EQ VAS. EQ-5D-5L descriptive system comprises of 5 dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. Each has 5 levels of perceived problems (1-no problem, 2-slight problems, 3-moderate problems, 4-severe problems, 5-extreme problems). Participant selects answer for each of 5 dimensions considering response that best matches his/her health "today". Responses were used to generate a HSI. HSI ranges from -0.148 to 0.949 and is anchored at 0 (health state value equal to dead) and 1 (full health).
Measured: Baseline (OP/MA) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA phase)
Change From Baseline in Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) Total Score During IND Phase
SDS was a 5 item questionnaire used for assessment of functional impairment and associated disability. The first three items assess disruption of (1) work/school, (2) social life, (3) family life/home responsibilities using a 0 to 10 rating scale. Score for the first three items are summed to create a total score of 0 to 30, higher score indicates greater impairment and a negative change in score indicates improvement. Missing data was imputed using LOCF method and the last post baseline observation during the phase was carried forward as the "Endpoint".
Measured: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 weeks of IND Phase)
Change From Baseline in Sheehan Disability Scale Total Score During OP/MA Phase
SDS was a participant-reported outcome measure and was a 5 item questionnaire used for assessment of functional impairment and associated disability. The first three items assess disruption of (1) work/school, (2) social life, and (3) family life/home responsibilities using a 0 to 10 rating scale. The score for the first three items are summed to create a total score of 0 to 30 where a higher score indicates greater impairment and a negative change in score indicates improvement. Missing data was imputed using LOCF method and the last post baseline observation during the phase was carried forward as the "Endpoint".
Measured: Baseline (OP/MA) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA phase)
Percentage of Participants With Response as Assessed by MADRS Total Score During IND Phase
Response is defined as greater than or equal to (>=) 50 % reduction from baseline in the MADRS total score. MADRS measures depression severity, detects changes due to AD treatment. It consists 10 items (evaluate apparent sadness, reported sadness, inner tension, sleep, appetite, concentration, lassitude, interest level, pessimistic thoughts, suicidal thoughts), scored from 0 (item not present or normal) to 6 (severe or continuous presence of the symptoms), summed for a total possible score of 0 to 60. Higher scores indicate more severe condition. Negative change in score indicates improvement. Missing data was imputed using LOCF method and the last post baseline observation during the phase was carried forward as the "Endpoint".
Measured: Days 8, 15, 22 and Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment during 4 weeks of IND phase)
Percentage of Participants With Response as Assessed by PHQ-9 Total Score During IND Phase
Response is defined as >= 50 % reduction from baseline (IND phase) in PHQ-9 total score. PHQ-9 is a 9-item, self-reporting scale assessing depressive symptoms. Each item was rated on a 4-point scale (0 = Not at all, 1 = Several Days, 2 = More than half the days, and 3 = Nearly every day), with a total score range of 0-27. The scores are summed for a total score ranging from 0-27. A higher score indicates greater severity of depression. Severity of PHQ-9 categorized as follows: none-minimal (0-4), mild (5-9), moderate (10-14), moderately severe (15-19), severe (20-27). The recall period is 2 weeks. Negative change in score indicates improvement. Missing data was imputed using LOCF method and the last post baseline observation during the phase was carried forward as the "Endpoint".
Measured: Day 15 and Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 Week IND phase)
Percentage of Participants With Remission as Assessed by MADRS Total Score During IND Phase
Remission is defined as MADRS total score less than or equal to (<=) 12. MADRS measures depression severity, detects changes due to AD treatment. It consists 10 items (evaluate apparent sadness, reported sadness, inner tension, sleep, appetite, concentration, lassitude, interest level, pessimistic thoughts, suicidal thoughts), scored from 0 (item not present or normal) to 6 (severe or continuous presence of the symptoms), summed for a total possible score of 0 to 60. Higher scores indicate more severe condition. Negative change in score indicates improvement. Missing data was imputed using LOCF method and the last post baseline observation during the phase was carried forward as the "Endpoint".
Measured: Days 8, 15, 22 and Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 weeks of IND Phase)
Percentage of Participants With Remission as Assessed by PHQ-9 Total Score During IND Phase
Remission is defined as PHQ-9 total score <= 4. PHQ-9 is a 9-item, self-reporting scale assessing depressive symptoms. Each item was rated on a 4-point scale (0 = Not at all, 1 = Several Days, 2 = More than half the days, and 3 = Nearly every day), with a total score range of 0-27. The scores are summed for a total score ranging from 0-27. A higher score indicates greater severity of depression. severity of PHQ-9 categorized as follows: none-minimal (0-4), mild (5-9), moderate (10-14), moderately severe (15-19), severe (20-27). The recall period is 2 weeks. Negative change in score indicates improvement. Missing data was imputed using LOCF method and the last post baseline observation during the phase was carried forward as the "Endpoint".
Measured: Day 15 and Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 weeks of IND phase)
Percentage of Participants With an Increase Score From Predose at Any Time in Clinician-Administered Dissociative States Scale (CADSS) Total Score During IND Phase
The CADSS used to measure present-state dissociative symptoms, and to assess treatment-emergent dissociative symptoms. It comprises 23 subjective items divided into 3 components: depersonalization (with score range from 0 to 28), derealization (with score range from 0 to 52), and amnesia (with score range from 0 to 8). Participants responses are coded on a 5-point scale (0 = "Not at all", 1 = "Mild", 2 = "Moderate", 3 = 'Severe" and 4 = "Extreme"). The total score is sum of the 23 items and range from 0 to 92, where 0 (best) and 92 (worst). A higher score indicates a more severe condition.
Measured: Predose, up to 1.5 hours postdose (up to end of IND phase [Week 4])
Percentage of Participants With an Increase Score From Predose at Any Time in CADSS Total Score During OP/MA Phase
The CADSS used to measure present-state dissociative symptoms, and to assess treatment-emergent dissociative symptoms. It comprises 23 subjective items divided into 3 components: depersonalization (with score range from 0 to 28), derealization (with score range from 0 to 52), and amnesia (with score range from 0 to 8). Participants responses are coded on a 5-point scale (0 = "Not at all", 1 = "Mild", 2 = "Moderate", 3 = 'Severe" and 4 = "Extreme"). The total score is sum of the 23 items and range from 0 to 92, where 0 (best) and 92 (worst). A higher score indicates a more severe condition.
Measured: Predose, up to 1.5 hours postdose (up to end of OP/MA phase [Week 52])
Percentage of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Acute Hypertension (Systolic and Diastolic) During IND and OP/MA Phases
Percentage of participants with treatment-emergent acute hypertension (Systolic Blood Pressure >=180 millimeters of mercury [mm Hg] or Diastolic Blood Pressure >= 110 mm Hg) during IND and OP/MA Phases were evaluated.
Measured: Up to End of OP/MA phase (Week 52)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted14 Jul 2015 (estimated)
- Study start30 Sep 2015
- Primary completion28 Oct 2017
- Study completion28 Oct 2017
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (9)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Treatment-resistant DepressionStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Janssen Research & Development, LLCThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 802 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC Clinical Trial, Study director, Janssen Research & Development, LLC
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02497287
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CR107148
- Other IDs
- ESKETINTRD3004, 2014-004587-38, 2014
- Acronym
- SUSTAIN-2
- Status last verified
- Apr 2025
- First submitted
- 18 May 2015
- Last updated
- 29 Apr 2025
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Publications
Oliveira-Maia AJ, Rive B, Godinov Y, Mulhern-Haughey S. Estimating the benefit of esketamine nasal spray versus real-world treatment on patient-reported functional remission: results from the ICEBERG study. Front Psychiatry. 2024 Oct 7;15:1459633. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1459633. eCollection 2024.
PubMed 39435126Vekhova KA, Namiot ED, Jonsson J, Schioth HB. Ketamine and Esketamine in Clinical Trials: FDA-Approved and Emerging Indications, Trial Trends With Putative Mechanistic Explanations. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025 Feb;117(2):374-386. doi: 10.1002/cpt.3478. Epub 2024 Oct 20.
PubMed 39428602Oliveira-Maia AJ, Morrens J, Rive B, Godinov Y, Cabrieto J, Perualila N, Barbreau S, Mulhern-Haughey S. ICEBERG study: an indirect adjusted comparison estimating the long-term benefit of esketamine nasal spray when compared with routine treatment of treatment resistant depression in general psychiatry. Front Psychiatry. 2023 Oct 31;14:1250980. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1250980. eCollection 2023.
PubMed 38025433Oliveira-Maia AJ, Rive B, Morrens J, Godinov Y, Cabrieto J, Perualila N, Mulhern-Haughey S. Indirect adjusted comparison of 6-month clinical outcomes between esketamine nasal spray and other real-world polypharmacy treatment strategies for treatment resistant depression: results from the ICEBERG study. Front Psychiatry. 2023 Oct 31;14:1250987. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1250987. eCollection 2023.
PubMed 38025416Williamson D, Turkoz I, Wajs E, Singh JB, Borentain S, Drevets WC. Adverse Events and Measurement of Dissociation After the First Dose of Esketamine in Patients With TRD. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2023 Mar 22;26(3):198-206. doi: 10.1093/ijnp/pyac081.
PubMed 36525338Williamson DJ, Gogate JP, Kern Sliwa JK, Manera LS, Preskorn SH, Winokur A, Starr HL, Daly EJ. Longitudinal Course of Adverse Events With Esketamine Nasal Spray: A Post Hoc Analysis of Pooled Data From Phase 3 Trials in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression. J Clin Psychiatry. 2022 Sep 19;83(6):21m14318. doi: 10.4088/JCP.21m14318.
PubMed 36149841Ochs-Ross R, Wajs E, Daly EJ, Zhang Y, Lane R, Lim P, Drevets WC, Steffens DC, Sanacora G, Jamieson C, Hough D, Manji H, Singh JB. Comparison of Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Esketamine Nasal Spray Plus Oral Antidepressant in Younger Versus Older Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression: Post-Hoc Analysis of SUSTAIN-2, a Long-Term Open-Label Phase 3 Safety and Efficacy Study. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2022 May;30(5):541-556. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2021.09.014. Epub 2021 Oct 6.
PubMed 34750057Wajs E, Aluisio L, Holder R, Daly EJ, Lane R, Lim P, George JE, Morrison RL, Sanacora G, Young AH, Kasper S, Sulaiman AH, Li CT, Paik JW, Manji H, Hough D, Grunfeld J, Jeon HJ, Wilkinson ST, Drevets WC, Singh JB. Esketamine Nasal Spray Plus Oral Antidepressant in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression: Assessment of Long-Term Safety in a Phase 3, Open-Label Study (SUSTAIN-2). J Clin Psychiatry. 2020 Apr 28;81(3):19m12891. doi: 10.4088/JCP.19m12891.
PubMed 32316080Nijs M, Wajs E, Aluisio L, Turkoz I, Daly E, Janik A, Borentain S, Singh JB, DiBernardo A, Wiegand F. Managing Esketamine Treatment Frequency Toward Successful Outcomes: Analysis of Phase 3 Data. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2020 Jul 29;23(7):426-433. doi: 10.1093/ijnp/pyaa027.
PubMed 32270176
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 29 Apr 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- An Open-label, Long-term, Safety and Efficacy Study of Intranasal Esketamine in Treatment-resistant Depression
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02497287
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- SUSTAIN-2 / CR107148
- Conditions
- Treatment-resistant Depression
- Keywords
- Treatment-resistant Depression, Esketamine, Oral Antidepressant
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 802 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLCIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- 30 Sep 2015 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 28 Oct 2017 (actual)
- Study completion
- 28 Oct 2017 (actual)
- First posted
- 14 Jul 2015 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 29 Apr 2019
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this open-label, multicenter study is to assess the long term safety and efficacy of intranasal esketamine plus an oral antidepressant in participants with treatment-resistant depression (TRD).
Detailed description
This is an open-label (the researchers and participants know the treatment the participant is receiving), multicenter (more than 1 study site), long-term safety and efficacy study of intranasal esketamine plus an oral antidepressant in participants with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Participants will enter the study either directly (direct-entry participants) or after completing the Double-Blind Induction Phase of ESKETINTRD3005 (transferred-entry participants). The study consists of 4 phases: Screening Phase (4 weeks), Open-Label Induction Phase (4 weeks), Open-Label Optimization/Maintenance phase (48 weeks), and Follow up Phase (4 weeks). Transferred entry non-responders in the ESKETINTRD3005 may enter study at the Open-Label Induction Phase and responders in the ESKETINTRD3005 may enter Optimization/Maintenance phase. In the Open-Label Induction Phase, participants will self-administer flexibly-dosed intranasal esketamine (participants who are less than (<) 65 years old self-administer 56 mg or 84 mg dose, participants who are greater than or equal to (>=) 65 years old self-administer 28 mg, 56 mg or 84 mg dose) twice weekly for 4 weeks. The starting dose for all participants >= 65 years old will be 28 mg. In addition, each direct-entry participants will be assigned to receive 1 of 4 selected oral antidepressant medications (escitalopram or sertraline or duloxetine or venlafaxine extended release [XR]), initiated on Day 1 of the open-label induction phase and continued through the duration of the study. Transferred-entry participants will continue their same antidepressant from ESKETINTRD3005 through the duration of this study. Participants who are responders at the end of the Open-Label Induction phase and transferred-entry responder participants (from study ESKETINTRD3005) will enter the Optimization/Maintenance Phase where intranasal esketamine treatment sessions will be reduced from that in the induction phase (twice weekly) to weekly for the first 4 weeks of this phase, and then individualized to either once weekly or once every other week based on the severity of depressive symptoms. Participants' safety and depressive symptoms will be assessed and monitored throughout the study.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intranasal Esketamine plus oral antidepressant | Experimental | Drug: Esketamine (Intranasal Spray), Drug: Duloxetine (Oral Antidepressant), Drug: Escitalopram (Oral Antidepressant), Drug: Sertraline (Oral Antidepressant), Drug: Venlafaxine Extended Release (XR) (Oral Antidepressant)Open-Label Induction Phase: Participants will self-administer esketamine intranasally twice per week for 4 weeks as a flexible dose regimen (56 mg or 84 mg). Participants greater than or equal to (>=) 65 will start at a dose of 28 mg on Day 1. Direct-entry participants will initiate a new, open-label oral antidepressant (duloxetine, escitalopram, sertraline, or venlafaxine extended release [XR]) on Day 1; transferred-entry participants will continue the same oral antidepressant from ESKETINTRD3005. Optimization/Maintenance Phase: Participants will self-administer esketamine (56mg or 84mg for those < 65 years; 28 mg, 56 mg or 84 mg for those >= 65 years) intranasally once per week for 4 weeks; transferred entry responder subjects from ESKETINTRD3005 will start at a dose of 28 mg in the first week. All participants will continue their same oral antidepressant during this phase. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- A). For Direct-Entry Participants
- At the time of signing the informed consent form (ICF), participant must be a man or woman ≥18 (or older if the minimum legal age of consent in the country in which the study is taking place is greater than [>]18)
- At the start of the screening phase, participant must meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) diagnostic criteria for single-episode major depressive disorder (MDD) (if single-episode MDD, the duration must be greater than or equal to [>=] 2 years) or recurrent MDD, without psychotic features, based upon clinical assessment and confirmed by the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)
- At screening, participant must have a MADRS total score of >=22
- At the start of the screening phase, participants must have had nonresponse to >=2 oral antidepressant treatments in the current episode of depression, as assessed using the the MGHATRQ and confirmed by documented records (example medical/pharmacy/prescription records or a letter from treating a physician, etc,) B). For Transferred-entry Participants
Key exclusion criteria (7 listed)
- A). For Direct-Entry Participants
- Participant's depressive symptoms have previously not responded to: Esketamine or ketamine in the current major depressive episode per clinical judgment or All of the 4 oral antidepressant treatment options available in the respective country for the open-label induction phase (that is, duloxetine, escitalopram, sertraline, and venlafaxine XR) in the current major depressive episode (based on Massachusetts General Hospital - Antidepressant Treatment Response Questionnaire [ MGH-ATRQ])
- 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 homicidal ideation/intent, per the investigator's clinical judgment, or has suicidal ideation with some intent to act within 6 months prior to the start of the screening phase, per the investigator's clinical judgment or based on the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
- Participants with history of moderate or severe substance or alcohol use disorder according to DSM-5 criteria
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Esketamine (Intranasal Spray)Open-Label Induction Phase: Participants will self-administer esketamine intranasally twice per week for 4 weeks as a flexible dose regimen (56 mg or 84 mg for those < 65 years; 28 mg, 56 mg or 84 mg for those >= 65 years). Participants >= 65 years old will start at a dose of 28 mg on Day 1. Optimization/Maintenance Phase: Participants will self-administer esketamine intranasally (56 mg or 84 mg for those < 65 years; 28 mg, 56 mg or 84 mg for those >= 65 years) once weekly then individualized to either once weekly or once every other week based on the severity of depressive symptoms. Transferred-entry responder participants from ESKETINTRD3005 >= 65 years old will start at a dose of 28 mg in Week 5. | Drug | Intranasal Esketamine plus oral antidepressant |
| Duloxetine (Oral Antidepressant)Duloxetine could be selected as the oral antidepressant medication by the investigator based on review of Massachusetts General Hospital - Antidepressant Treatment Response Questionnaire (MGH-ATRQ) and relevant prior antidepressant medication information. The minimum therapeutic dose is 60 milligram per day (mg/day). | Drug | Intranasal Esketamine plus oral antidepressant |
| Escitalopram (Oral Antidepressant)Escitalopram could be selected as the oral antidepressant medication by the investigator based on review of MGH-ATRQ and relevant prior antidepressant medication information. The minimum therapeutic dose is 10 mg/day. Participants >= 65 years of age will be titrated up to 20 mg/day, but can lower the dose to 10 mg/day for tolerability. | Drug | Intranasal Esketamine plus oral antidepressant |
| Sertraline (Oral Antidepressant)Sertraline could be selected as the oral antidepressant medication by the investigator based on review of MGH-ATRQ and relevant prior antidepressant medication information. Sertraline will be titrated up to a dose of 150 mg/day, but if not tolerated the dose can be reduced to the minimum therapeutic dose of 50 mg/day. | Drug | Intranasal Esketamine plus oral antidepressant |
| Venlafaxine Extended Release (XR) (Oral Antidepressant)Venlafaxine Extended Release could be selected as the oral antidepressant medication by the investigator based on review of MGH-ATRQ and relevant prior antidepressant medication information. Venlafaxine Extended Release will be titrated for participants < 65 years of age up to a dose of 225 mg/day, but if not tolerated the dose can be reduced to the minimum therapeutic dose of 150 mg/day. For participants >= 65, it can be titrated up to a dose of 150 mg/day, but if not tolerated the dose can be reduced to the minimum therapeutic dose of 75 mg/day. | Drug | Intranasal Esketamine plus oral antidepressant |
Primary outcome
Percentage of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)
Time frame: Up to End of Follow up Phase (Week 56)
An adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participants who administered a medicinal (investigational or non-investigational) product and does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment. A TEAE defined as an event that was new in onset or increased in severity following treatment initiation.
Percentage of Participants With Cystitis, Urinary Tract Infections, Renal and Urinary Tract Symptoms, Renal and Urinary Disorders
Time frame: Up to End of Follow up Phase (Week 56)
Percentage of participants with cystitis, urinary tract infections, renal and urinary tract symptoms, renal and urinary disorders were evaluated. Cystitis and urinary tract infections are selected MedDRA preferred terms, "renal and urinary tract symptoms" refers to any preferred term (PT) in the group of selected PTs; and "renal and urinary disorders" refers to a MedDRA System Organ Class (SOC).
Change From Baseline in Cognitive Test Battery: Detection Test (DET) Score
Time frame: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of Optimization/Maintenance [OP/MA] Phase)
This battery is a series of computerized cognition tests (detection, identification, one card learning, one back and groton maze learning) designed to measure reaction time, visual learning and memory, and executive function/sequencing. The DET is a measure of psychomotor function and uses a well-validated simple reaction time. In this outcome measure, speed of performance of participants (calculated as mean of the logarithmic base 10 transformed reaction times) for correct responses was reported. Total score ranges from 2 to 3.3 log 10 milliseconds (msec). Lower score indicates better performance. Higher change from baseline indicates better performance.
Change From Baseline in Cognitive Test Battery: Identification Test (IDN) Score
Time frame: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA Phase)
This battery is a series of computerized cognition tests (detection, identification, one card learning, one back and groton maze learning) designed to measure reaction time, visual learning and memory, and executive function/sequencing. IDN test is a measure of visual attention (choice reaction time) and scored for speed of response (mean of the log10 transformed reaction times for correct responses). Total score ranges from 2 to 3.3 log 10 msec. Lower score indicates better performance. Higher change from baseline indicates better performance.
Change From Baseline in Cognitive Test Battery: One Card Learning Test (OCL) Score
Time frame: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA Phase)
This battery is a series of computerized cognition tests (detection, identification, one card learning, one back and groton maze learning) designed to measure reaction time, visual learning and memory, and executive function/sequencing. OCL test is a measure of visual episodic memory and visual recall test scored using arcsine transformation of the percentage of correct responses (CR). The range for OCL is 0 to 100 percent (%) accuracy; presented as an arcsin transformation, the range is 0 to 1.57. Higher score indicates better performance. Higher change from baseline indicates better performance.
Change From Baseline in Cognitive Test Battery: One Back Test (ONB) Score
Time frame: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA Phase)
The ONB is a measure of working memory and scored for speed of correct response (mean of the log10-transformed reaction times for correct responses). Total score ranges from 2 to 3.54 log10 msec. Lower score indicates better performance. Higher change from baseline indicates better performance.
Change From Baseline in Cognitive Test Battery: Groton Maze Learning Test (GMLT) Score
Time frame: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA Phase)
This battery is a series of computerized cognition tests (detection, identification, one card learning, one back and groton maze learning) designed to measure reaction time, visual learning and memory, and executive function/sequencing. GMLT measures executive function; maze/sequencing test, scored for total number of errors. Total score ranges from 0 to 999 number of errors. Lower score indicates better performance. Higher change from baseline indicates better performance.
Change From Baseline in Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised (HVLT-R) Score: Total Recall
Time frame: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA Phase)
Hopkins Verbal Learning Test (HVLT) measures performance in verbal memory, learning, and long-term recall in which a list of words is read up to three times. Approximately 20-25 minutes later, a delayed recall trial and a recognition trial are completed. The delayed recall requires free recall of any words remembered. The recognition trial is composed of 24 words, including the 12 target words and 12 false-positives. When scoring the HVLT, the three learning trials are combined to calculate a total recall score (0-36); the delayed recall trial creates the delayed recall score (0 -12); the retention (%) score (0-100%) is calculated by dividing the delayed recall trial by the higher of learning trial 2 or 3; and the recognition discrimination index is comprised by subtracting the total number of false positives from the total number of true positives. A higher score = higher cognition.
Change From Baseline in Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised (HVLT-R) Score: Delayed Recall
Time frame: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA Phase)
HVLT measures performance in verbal memory, learning, and long-term recall in which a list of words is read up to three times. Approximately 20-25 minutes later, a delayed recall trial and a recognition trial are completed. The delayed recall requires free recall of any words remembered. The recognition trial is composed of 24 words, including the 12 target words and 12 false-positives. When scoring the HVLT, the three learning trials are combined to calculate a total recall score (0-36); the delayed recall trial creates the delayed recall score (0 -12); the retention (%) score (0-100%) is calculated by dividing the delayed recall trial by the higher of learning trial 2 or 3; and the recognition discrimination index is comprised by subtracting the total number of false positives from the total number of true positives. A higher score = higher cognition.
Change From Baseline in Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised (HVLT-R) Score: Number of Words Recalled
Time frame: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA Phase)
HVLT measures performance in verbal memory, learning, and long-term recall in which a list of words is read up to three times. Approximately 20-25 minutes later, a delayed recall trial and a recognition trial are completed. The delayed recall requires free recall of any words remembered. The recognition trial is composed of 24 words, including the 12 target words and 12 false-positives. When scoring the HVLT, the three learning trials are combined to calculate a total recall score (0-36); the delayed recall trial creates the delayed recall score (0 -12); the retention (%) score (0-100%) is calculated by dividing the delayed recall trial by the higher of learning trial 2 or 3; and the recognition discrimination index is comprised by subtracting the total number of false positives from the total number of true positives. A higher score = higher cognition.
Change From Baseline in Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised (HVLT-R) Score: Recognition Discrimination Index
Time frame: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA phase)
HVLT measures performance in verbal memory, learning, and long-term recall in which a list of words is read up to three times. Approximately 20-25 minutes later, a delayed recall trial and a recognition trial are completed. The delayed recall requires free recall of any words remembered. The recognition trial is composed of 24 words, including the 12 target words and 12 false-positives. When scoring the HVLT, the three learning trials are combined to calculate a total recall score (0-36); the delayed recall trial creates the delayed recall score (0 -12); the retention (%) score (0-100%) is calculated by dividing the delayed recall trial by the higher of learning trial 2 or 3; and the recognition discrimination index is comprised by subtracting the total number of false positives from the total number of true positives. A higher score = higher cognition.
23 secondary outcomes
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) Total Score During Induction (IND) Phase
Time frame: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 weeks of IND phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in MADRS Total Score During Optimization/Maintenance (OP/MA) Phase
Time frame: Baseline (OP/MA) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA Phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ-9) Total Score During IND Phase
Time frame: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 weeks of IND phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in PHQ-9 Total Score During OP/MA Phase
Time frame: Baseline (OP/MA) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in Clinical Global Impression of Severity (CGI-S) Scale Score During IND Phase
Time frame: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 weeks of IND phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in CGI-S Scale Score During OP/MA Phase
Time frame: Baseline (OP/MA) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) Total Score During IND Phase
Time frame: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 weeks of IND phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in GAD-7 Total Score During OP/MA Phase
Time frame: Baseline (OP/MA) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in European Quality of Life (EuroQol) 5-Dimension, 5-Level (EQ 5D-5L) During IND Phase: Sum Score
Time frame: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 weeks of IND phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in EQ-5D-5L Score During IND Phase: EQ-VAS
Time frame: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 weeks of IND phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in EQ-5D-5L Scale Score During IND Phase: Health Status Index
Time frame: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 weeks of IND phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in European Quality of Life (EuroQol) 5-Dimension, 5-Level (EQ 5D-5L) During OP/MA Phase: Sum Score
Time frame: Baseline (OP/MA) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in EQ-5D-5L Score During OP/MA Phase: EQ-VAS
Time frame: Baseline (OP/MA) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA phase)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in EQ-5D-5L Scale Score During OP/MA Phase: Health Status Index
Time frame: Baseline (OP/MA) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA phase)
Change From Baseline in Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) Total Score During IND Phase
Time frame: Baseline (IND) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 weeks of IND Phase)
Change From Baseline in Sheehan Disability Scale Total Score During OP/MA Phase
Time frame: Baseline (OP/MA) up to the Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 52 weeks of OP/MA phase)
Percentage of Participants With Response as Assessed by MADRS Total Score During IND Phase
Time frame: Days 8, 15, 22 and Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment during 4 weeks of IND phase)
Percentage of Participants With Response as Assessed by PHQ-9 Total Score During IND Phase
Time frame: Day 15 and Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 Week IND phase)
Percentage of Participants With Remission as Assessed by MADRS Total Score During IND Phase
Time frame: Days 8, 15, 22 and Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 weeks of IND Phase)
Percentage of Participants With Remission as Assessed by PHQ-9 Total Score During IND Phase
Time frame: Day 15 and Endpoint (last post-baseline assessment value during 4 weeks of IND phase)
Percentage of Participants With an Increase Score From Predose at Any Time in Clinician-Administered Dissociative States Scale (CADSS) Total Score During IND Phase
Time frame: Predose, up to 1.5 hours postdose (up to end of IND phase [Week 4])
Percentage of Participants With an Increase Score From Predose at Any Time in CADSS Total Score During OP/MA Phase
Time frame: Predose, up to 1.5 hours postdose (up to end of OP/MA phase [Week 52])
Percentage of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Acute Hypertension (Systolic and Diastolic) During IND and OP/MA Phases
Time frame: Up to End of OP/MA phase (Week 52)
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 29 Apr 2025.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 39435126Oliveira-Maia AJ, Rive B, Godinov Y, Mulhern-Haughey S. Estimating the benefit of esketamine nasal spray versus real-world treatment on patient-reported functional remission: results from the ICEBERG study. Front Psychiatry. 2024 Oct 7;15:1459633. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1459633. eCollection 2024.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 39428602Vekhova KA, Namiot ED, Jonsson J, Schioth HB. Ketamine and Esketamine in Clinical Trials: FDA-Approved and Emerging Indications, Trial Trends With Putative Mechanistic Explanations. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025 Feb;117(2):374-386. doi: 10.1002/cpt.3478. Epub 2024 Oct 20.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 38025433Oliveira-Maia AJ, Morrens J, Rive B, Godinov Y, Cabrieto J, Perualila N, Barbreau S, Mulhern-Haughey S. ICEBERG study: an indirect adjusted comparison estimating the long-term benefit of esketamine nasal spray when compared with routine treatment of treatment resistant depression in general psychiatry. Front Psychiatry. 2023 Oct 31;14:1250980. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1250980. eCollection 2023.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 38025416Oliveira-Maia AJ, Rive B, Morrens J, Godinov Y, Cabrieto J, Perualila N, Mulhern-Haughey S. Indirect adjusted comparison of 6-month clinical outcomes between esketamine nasal spray and other real-world polypharmacy treatment strategies for treatment resistant depression: results from the ICEBERG study. Front Psychiatry. 2023 Oct 31;14:1250987. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1250987. eCollection 2023.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 36525338Williamson D, Turkoz I, Wajs E, Singh JB, Borentain S, Drevets WC. Adverse Events and Measurement of Dissociation After the First Dose of Esketamine in Patients With TRD. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2023 Mar 22;26(3):198-206. doi: 10.1093/ijnp/pyac081.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 36149841Williamson DJ, Gogate JP, Kern Sliwa JK, Manera LS, Preskorn SH, Winokur A, Starr HL, Daly EJ. Longitudinal Course of Adverse Events With Esketamine Nasal Spray: A Post Hoc Analysis of Pooled Data From Phase 3 Trials in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression. J Clin Psychiatry. 2022 Sep 19;83(6):21m14318. doi: 10.4088/JCP.21m14318.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 34750057Ochs-Ross R, Wajs E, Daly EJ, Zhang Y, Lane R, Lim P, Drevets WC, Steffens DC, Sanacora G, Jamieson C, Hough D, Manji H, Singh JB. Comparison of Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Esketamine Nasal Spray Plus Oral Antidepressant in Younger Versus Older Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression: Post-Hoc Analysis of SUSTAIN-2, a Long-Term Open-Label Phase 3 Safety and Efficacy Study. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2022 May;30(5):541-556. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2021.09.014. Epub 2021 Oct 6.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 32316080Wajs E, Aluisio L, Holder R, Daly EJ, Lane R, Lim P, George JE, Morrison RL, Sanacora G, Young AH, Kasper S, Sulaiman AH, Li CT, Paik JW, Manji H, Hough D, Grunfeld J, Jeon HJ, Wilkinson ST, Drevets WC, Singh JB. Esketamine Nasal Spray Plus Oral Antidepressant in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression: Assessment of Long-Term Safety in a Phase 3, Open-Label Study (SUSTAIN-2). J Clin Psychiatry. 2020 Apr 28;81(3):19m12891. doi: 10.4088/JCP.19m12891.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 32270176Nijs M, Wajs E, Aluisio L, Turkoz I, Daly E, Janik A, Borentain S, Singh JB, DiBernardo A, Wiegand F. Managing Esketamine Treatment Frequency Toward Successful Outcomes: Analysis of Phase 3 Data. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2020 Jul 29;23(7):426-433. doi: 10.1093/ijnp/pyaa027.
- An Open-label, Long-term, Safety and Efficacy Study of Intranasal Esketamine in Treatment-resistant DepressionLink provided by the sponsor.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
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109 sites in 21 countries: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing Esketamine (Intranasal Spray), Duloxetine (Oral Antidepressant) and Escitalopram (Oral Antidepressant) in people with Treatment-resistant Depression, run by Janssen Research & Development, LLC at 109 sites in 21 countries.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Apr 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 109 sites in United States, Bulgaria, Spain, United Kingdom, Brazil and 16 more countries. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 29 Apr 2019). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Percentage of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) (time frame: Up to End of Follow up Phase (Week 56)). The study lists 11 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02497287, which also lists 9 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Apr 2025.