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NCT07901179RecruitingPhase 2

A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of ALKS 7290 as an Adjunctive Therapy to Antidepressants in Adult Participants With Major Depressive Disorder

A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of ALKS 7290 as an Adjunctive Therapy to Antidepressants in Adult Participants With Major Depressive Disorder

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 28 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of ALKS 7290 following oral administration in adult participants with Major Depressive Disorder.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
180 (estimated)
First submitted
22 Oct 2026
Start date
Oct 2026
Primary completion date
Jan 2028
Lead sponsor
Alkermes, Inc.
Diseases
Depression
NCT number
NCT07901179

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Planned participants: 180
  • From Oct 2026 to the primary completion date, Jan 2028
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Other illness

  • Diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar I or II disorder, moderate to severe substance use disorder
  • Significant problems with memory, thinking, learning or understanding that could make it difficult to complete study activities or follow study instructions. This includes conditions such as dementia or other disorders affecting thinking and memory that have been present within the past two years.
  • Any other psychiatric condition that could interfere with participation in the study.

Other

  • Participant poses a current suicide risk as assessed by the Investigator or as confirmed by the C-SSRS

Who the study is looking for

  • Meets the DSM-5 criteria for MDD, as confirmed by both MINI and an adequate clinical psychiatric evaluation.
  • Is otherwise healthy as determined by medical evaluation, including medical history, physical examination, laboratory tests, and cardiac monitoring.
  • Participants must be stable on permitted medication prior to screening.
  • An inadequate response to an adequate dosage of antidepressant therapy in the current depressive episode.
  • Symptoms of depression that are considered moderate to severe, based on assessments completed with the study team during both screening and baseline visits.
  • Has a BMI within 18 to 35 kg/m2 at Screening

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

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
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JacksonvilleUnited StatesRecruiting

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