An Evaluation of AXS-05 for the Treatment of TRD in Treatment-Adherent Patients (TARGET)

July 20, 2021 updated by: Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.

A Randomized, Active-Controlled, Evaluation of AXS-05 for the Treatment of Treatment Resistant Depression in Treatment-Adherent Patients

The TARGET study is an active-controlled evaluation of AXS-05 compared to bupropion in patients with treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (MDD) who are adherent to study drug. Subjects are considered to have treatment-resistant MDD if they have had a historical inadequate response to 1 or 2 prior antidepressant treatments (ADTs) and a prospective inadequate response to treatment with bupropion SR, during the current major depressive episode.

The TARGET study will first determine treatment adherence based on analysis of drug concentrations of dextromethorphan (in the AXS-05 group) and bupropion (in the bupropion group), and then evaluate the efficacy of AXS-05 in patients determined to be treatment-adherent. Efficacy data for evaluation of treatment effect will be obtained from assessments made during study AXS-05-301.

Study Overview

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

312

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10007
        • Axsome Research Site

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Provided written informed consent to participate in Study AXS-05-301
  • Has treatment-resistant depression, defined as an inadequate response to 2 or 3 prior ADTs
  • Body mass index (BMI) between 18 and 40 kg/m2, inclusive

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Suicide risk
  • Treatment with any investigational drug within 6 months
  • History of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), vagus nerve stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation, or any experimental central nervous system treatment during the current episode or in the past 6 months
  • Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant or breastfeed during the study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: AXS-05
45 mg dextromethorphan-105 mg bupropion
Drug: AXS-05
AXS-05 taken twice daily for 6 weeks
Active Comparator: Bupropion SR
150 mg bupropion
Drug: Bupropion SR
Bupropion taken twice daily for 6 weeks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score
Time Frame: Change from Baseline to Week 6
The MADRS is used to assess depressive symptomatology during the previous week. Subjects are rated on 10 items to assess feelings of sadness, lassitude, pessimism, inner tension, suicidality, reduced sleep or appetite, difficulty concentrating and lack of interest. Each item is scored on a 7-point scale. A score of 0 indicates the absence of symptoms, and a score of 6 indicates symptoms of maximum severity.
Change from Baseline to Week 6

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 14, 2021

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

July 1, 2021

Study Completion (Anticipated)

July 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 12, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 12, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

July 21, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 26, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 20, 2021

Last Verified

July 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AXS-05-TRD-203

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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