Tests seltorexant added to antidepressants for depression with insomnia
Tests seltorexant added to antidepressants in adults with depression and insomnia.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Phase 3 Study of Adjunctive Treatment With Seltorexant in Adult and Elderly Participants With Major Depressive Disorder and Insomnia Symptoms
Key facts
- Where
- Brasília, Campinas, Criciúma, Natal, Passo Fundo, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, São Bernardo do Campo, and São Paulo, BrazilSee the 12 sites
- Phase
- Phase 3
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 74 years old?
Source: NCT06559306, who can take part
Where in Brazil
- L2IP - Instituto de Pesquisas ClínicasBrasília, BrazilNo longer taking part
- CAEP Centro Avancado De Estudos E PesquisasCampinas, BrazilNo longer taking part
- Sociedade Literaria e Caritativa Santo Agostinho Hospital Sao JoseCriciúma, BrazilNo longer taking part
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte Hospital Universitario Onofre LopesNatal, BrazilNo longer taking part
- Instituto Mederi de Pesquisa e SaudePasso Fundo, BrazilNo longer taking part
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto AlegrePorto Alegre, BrazilNo longer taking part
- NPCRS Nucleo de Pesquisa Clinica do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre, BrazilNo longer taking part
- Uniao Brasileira de Educacao e Assistencia INSCER Instituto do Cerebro do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre, BrazilNo longer taking part
- Ruschel Medicina e Pesquisa Clínica LtdaRio de Janeiro, BrazilNo longer taking part
- Centro Integrado FaciliSão Bernardo do Campo, BrazilNo longer taking part
- BR TrialsSão Paulo, BrazilNo longer taking part
- CPQuali Pesquisa Clinica LTDA MESão Paulo, BrazilNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
- Trial code
- NCT06559306EU 2023-509070-36-00
- Record updated
- 3 November 2026
- Original description
The purpose of this study is to know how well seltorexant works, and also to evaluate safety and maintenance effect of seltorexant compared with placebo as an adjunctive therapy to an antidepressant in improving depressive symptoms in participants with major depressive disorder with insomnia symptoms (MDDIS) who have had an inadequate response to current antidepressant therapy with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI).Read full original descriptionShow less
A Two-Part Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety and the Maintenance of Effect of 20-(Milligram) mg Seltorexant as Adjunctive Therapy to Antidepressants in Adult and Elderly Patients With Major Depressive Disorder With Insomnia Symptoms
The purpose of this study is to know how well seltorexant works, and also to evaluate safety and maintenance effect of seltorexant compared with placebo as an adjunctive therapy to an antidepressant in improving depressive symptoms in participants with major depressive disorder with insomnia symptoms (MDDIS) who have had an inadequate response to current antidepressant therapy with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI).
Inclusion: Participants in part 1 and direct enrollers to part 2:; Meet DSM-5 MDD, without psychotic features based upon clinical assessment and confirmed by the structured clinical interview for DSM-5 Axis I disorders-clinical trials version (SCID-CT) diagnosed with first depressive episode prior to age 60; Have had an inadequate response to at least 1 but no more than 2 antidepressants, administered at an adequate dose and duration in the current episode of depression. An inadequate response is defined as less than (<) 50% reduction but with some improvement (that is, improvement greater than [>] 0%) in depressive symptom severity with residual symptoms other than insomnia present, and overall good tolerability, as assessed by the MGH-ATRQ, and this must include the participant's current antidepressant treatment; Is receiving and tolerating well any one of the following SSRI or SNRI for depressive symptoms at screening, in any formulation and available in the participating country: citalopram, duloxetine, escitalopram, fluvoxamine, fluoxetine, milnacipran, levomilnacipran, paroxetine, sertraline, venlafaxine, desvenlafaxine, vilazodone, or vortioxetine at a stable dose (at therapeutic dose level) for at least 6 weeks; Having a major depressive episode of at least moderate severity, as assessed with 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, implemented through the Structured Interview Guide (SIGH-D) in a blinded manner at screening and must not demonstrate a clinically significant improvement from the beginning to end of screening; Participants entering after completing part 1:; Must have completed Part 1 DB treatment phase; Can consistently tolerate study drug (at the end of Part 1), and there is no additional safety risk for the participant if they proceed to Part 2; Was able to consistently follow the study procedures in Part 1 as judged by the investigator; Must be medically stable based on clinical laboratory tests.
Exclusion: Has a recent (last 3 months) history of, or current signs and symptoms of, severe renal insufficiency clinically significant or unstable cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, neurologic, hematologic, rheumatologic, immunologic or endocrine disorders and uncontrolled Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Has a history of narcolepsy and seizures; Has Cushing's disease, Addison's disease, primary amenorrhea, or other evidence of significant medical disorders of the HPA axis; Has current signs/symptoms of hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism; Participants taking thyroid supplementation for antidepressant purposes.