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Taking people in United StatesPhase 3
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
- Trial code
- 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
- 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?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- 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