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A Trial of the Safety and Tolerability of SEP-363856 in Adults With Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Key facts

Who runs it
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Where
Jacksonville, Jamaica, New York, and Orlando, United StatesSee the 4 sites
Status
Recruiting
Phase
Phase 3
People taking part
1,120 people, planned
Started
8 Oct 2026
Expected to end
2 Jun 2029
Type of study
Interventional
Treatments tested
  • SEP-363856
Record updated
12 November 2026

Who can take part

Age
18 years and older
Sex
Women and men
Healthy volunteers
Cannot take part

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Male or female participants at least 18 years of age at the time of informed consent
  • Completed one of the prior GAD Phase 3 studies involving SEP-363856 through Week 8 without discontinuation of trial intervention
  • Able to continue treatment without interruption, and is considered by investigator to potentially benefit from SEP-363856
  • Participant is willing and able to comply with study procedures and visit schedule
  • i) Females of childbearing potential: negative pregnancy test and agreement to use acceptable contraception ii) Males: agreement to follow protocol-defined contraception and reproductive restrictions

Who cannot take part

  • Lifetime history of meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria for, or was diagnosed during the prior study with, a psychiatric disorder that would compromise accurate assessment of safety and efficacy outcomes
  • Substance use/positive drug screen
  • Use of prohibited medications/therapies
  • Clinically significant psychiatric or medical condition that may interfere with study participation
  • Clinically significant abnormal laboratory values or ECG findings
  • Diagnosis other than GAD that is the primary focus of treatment
  • Significant suicide risk
  • Known sensitivity to SEP-363856

Where in United States

  • Clinical Neuroscience Solutions, LLCJacksonville, United StatesContact: Joyce (principal investigator)Taking people
  • Basil ClinicalJamaica, United StatesContact: Rapp (principal investigator)Taking people
  • Manhattan Behavioral Medicine PLLCNew York, United StatesContact: Joseph (principal investigator)Taking people
  • Clinical Neuroscience Solutions Inc. (CNS) - OrlandoOrlando, United StatesContact: Molpus (principal investigator)Taking people

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

This is a global, Phase 3, multicenter, open-label extension trial designed to evaluate the long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of SEP-363856 administered at doses of 50 milligrams (mg) or 75 mg per day in adult participants with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) over a treatment period of 26 weeks.

The group in the trial

  • SEP-363856Treatment being tested

    Participants will receive SEP-363856 50 mg or 75 mg tablet, orally, once daily for up to 26 weeks.

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov and on the EU's official list of trials (CTIS).
Official title
A Phase 3, Multicenter, Open-Label Extension Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of SEP-363856 in the Treatment of Adults With Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Record updated
12 November 2026