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NCT07284667RecruitingPhase 2

ACP-211 Monotherapy for Major Depressive Disorder With Inadequate Antidepressant Response

A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group, Efficacy and Safety Study of ACP-211 Monotherapy in Adults With Major Depressive Disorder and Inadequate Response to Antidepressant Treatment

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 5 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if ACP-211 can help treat adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) who have not improved with antidepressant therapy (ADT), including those with treatment resistant depression (TRD). The main questions the study aims to answer are: * Does ACP-211 work better than a placebo (a look-alike capsule with no medicine) to reduce symptoms of depression? * What adverse events do participants have when taking ACP-211?

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
153 (estimated)
First submitted
9 Dec 2025
Start date
Nov 2025
Primary completion date
Aug 2027
Lead sponsor
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Diseases
Depression
NCT number
NCT07284667

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Planned participants: 153
  • From Nov 2025 to the primary completion date, Aug 2027
  • 28 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Positive urine drug test for an illicit drug or cannabis
  • Received neuromodulation therapies (ECT, TMS, VNS, DBS) in the current depressive episode

Other illness

  • Current diagnosis of certain personality disorders or persistent depressive disorder
  • Recent substance use disorders, excluding caffeine or nicotine
  • History of schizophrenia, psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, or MDD with psychotic features
  • Current treatment requirement for PTSD, acute stress disorder, panic disorder, or OCD
  • History of neuroleptic malignant syndrome, serotonin syndrome, or epilepsy (except single febrile seizure in infancy)
  • Allergy or sensitivity to ketamine or esketamine
  • Significant cardiovascular disease
  • Positive history of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV infection
  • Unstable diabetes or uncontrolled medical conditions

Other

  • Active suicidal risk or recent suicidal attempt
  • Recent initiation or change in psychotherapy
    • Additional inclusion/exclusion criteria apply. Participants will be evaluated at Screening to ensure that all criteria for study participation are met.

Who the study is looking for

  • Adults ≥18 and ≤65 years of age
  • Provides written informed consent
  • Clinical diagnosis of MDD
  • History of inadequate response to at least two antidepressants, with at least one inadequate response documented during the current episode
  • Currently treated with an approved antidepressant at a stable dose prior to Screening
  • MADRS total score ≥28, CGI-S score ≥4 , and QIDS-SR16 score ≥16 at Screening and Baseline
  • Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test and agree to use acceptable contraception; males must agree to use barrier protection and refrain from sperm donation

Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (28)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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BirminghamUnited StatesWithdrawn
Integrative Clinical Trials, LLC
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BrooklynUnited StatesRecruiting
Magnolia Clinical Research LLC
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CaryUnited StatesRecruiting
Inland Psychiatric Medical Group.
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ChinoUnited StatesRecruiting
Mountain View Clinical Research
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DenverUnited StatesRecruiting
Precise Research Centers
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FlowoodUnited StatesRecruiting
New Access Research and Medical Services, Inc.
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Fort MyersUnited StatesRecruiting
Behavioral Research Specialists, LLC
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GlendaleUnited StatesRecruiting
The Medici Medical Research
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HollywoodUnited StatesRecruiting
Baylor College of Medicine
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HoustonUnited StatesRecruiting
Dynamed Clinical Research LP d/b/a DM Clinical Research
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HoustonUnited StatesWithdrawn
Olympus Clinical Research, LLC
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KatyUnited StatesRecruiting
Kadima Neuropsychiatry Institute
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La JollaUnited StatesRecruiting
Sandhill Research, LLC/DBA Accel Research Sites
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LargoUnited StatesWithdrawn
Redbird Research, LLC
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Las VegasUnited StatesRecruiting
Alivation Research, LLC
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LincolnUnited StatesRecruiting
CenExel Hassman Research Institute, LLC
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MarltonUnited StatesWithdrawn
Neuro-Behavioral Clinical Research
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North CantonUnited StatesRecruiting
PNS Clinical Research LLC dba ATP Clinical Research
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OrangeUnited StatesRecruiting
Clinical Neuroscience Solutions, Inc.
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OrlandoUnited StatesRecruiting
St. Charles Psychiatric Associates, Inc. dba Midwest Research Group
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Saint CharlesUnited StatesRecruiting
Aura Wellness
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Salt Lake CityUnited StatesRecruiting
IPTB Clinical Research
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TampaUnited StatesRecruiting
Family Psychiatry of The Woodlands
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The WoodlandsUnited StatesRecruiting
Adams Clinical, Inc.
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WatertownUnited StatesRecruiting
Focus Clinical Research, LLC d/b/a Alliance Clinical West Hills
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West HillsUnited StatesRecruiting
Neuroscience Research Institute, Inc.
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West Palm BeachUnited StatesRecruiting
Vitalix Clinical, Inc
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WorcesterUnited StatesRecruiting

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