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Phase 3 Completed N=1,148 Treatment

A Long-term Safety Study of Esketamine Nasal Spray in Treatment-resistant Depression

Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02782104 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
1,148
Serious AEs
13.8%
Results posted
Feb 2024
Primary outcomePrimary: Change From Study Baseline in Computerized Cognitive Battery Domain Score: Detection Test (DET) Score — 0.0218; -0.0065 log10 msec
◆ Published Evidence
Highly cited
120citations · ~40 / year
Long-term safety and maintenance of response with esketamine nasal spray in participants with treatment-resistant depression: interim results of the SUSTAIN-3 study.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2023 · Open access · Likely link

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of esketamine nasal spray in participants with treatment-resistant depression (TRD).

Linked Publications (4)

  • Long-term safety and maintenance of response with esketamine nasal spray in participants with treatment-resistant depression: interim results of the SUSTAIN-3 study.
    Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2023 · 120 citations · Open access · Likely link
  • Safety and efficacy with esketamine in treatment-resistant depression: long-term extension study.
    The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology · 2025 · 31 citations · Open access · Likely link
  • Efficacy and Safety of Esketamine Nasal Spray in Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression Who Completed a Second Induction Period: Analysis of the Ongoing SUSTAIN-3 Study.
    CNS drugs · 2023 · 23 citations · Open access · Likely link
  • Self-reported review of the value of esketamine in patients with treatment-resistant depression: Understanding the patient experience in the STRIVE Study.
    Psychiatry research · 2020 · 12 citations · Open access · Likely link

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Change From Study Baseline in Computerized Cognitive Battery Domain Score: Detection Test (DET) Score
0.0218; -0.0065
PRIMARY
Change From Study Baseline in Computerized Cognitive Battery Domain Score: Identification Test (IDN) Score
0.0074; -0.0185
PRIMARY
Change From Study Baseline in Computerized Cognitive Battery Domain Score: One Card Learning Test (OCL) Score
0.0170; 0.0397
PRIMARY
Change From Study Baseline in Computerized Cognitive Battery Domain Score: One Back Test (ONB) Score
0.0086; 0.0198
PRIMARY
Change From Study Baseline in Computerized Cognitive Battery Domain Score: Groton Maze Learning Test (GMLT) Score
1.5; 5.1
PRIMARY
Change From Study Baseline in Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised (HVLT-R) Score
-0.1; 0.8; 0.3; 0.3; 0.1; -0.0
PRIMARY
Percentage of Participants Based on Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Score
79.8; 94.8; 20.2; 5.2; 0; 0
PRIMARY
Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)
346; 1052
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline in Heart Rate
0.4; 0.8
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline in Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure
0.4; 5.8; 0.3; 2.7
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline in Respiratory Rate
-0.1; -0.4
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline in Blood Oxygen Saturation
-0.1; -0.1
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) Total Score
-12.8; 0.2
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Participant-Reported Depressive Symptoms Using the Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ-9) Total Score
-5.8; 0.6
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Clinical Global Impression-severity (CGI-S) Score
-1.0; 0.0
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) Total Score
-6.4; -0.1
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Participant-Reported Health-related Quality of Life as Assessed by EuroQol-5 Dimension-5 Level (EQ-5D-5L) Valuation Index Score (VAS)
13.0; 0.7
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline as Assessed by EQ 5D-5L: Sum Score
-10.4; 2.9
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Participant- Reported Health Related Quality of Life Using the Quality of Life in Depression Scale (QLDS)
-8.2; 0.1

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Based on the prior study the participant is entering 54135419TRD3008 from: a) From ESKETINTRD3001 (NCT02417064) or ESKETINTRD3002 (NCT02418585) study: Participant has completed the induction phase and the 2-weeks follow up phase visit; or Participants completed the induction phase and was a responder and study ESKETINTRD3003 is terminated.; b) From ESKETINTRD3003 (NCT02493868) study: (1) Participant relapsed during the maintenance phase; or (2) Participant was in the induction phase of the ESKETINTRD3003 study when the study was terminated and, after completion of the induction phase, was determined to be a responder; or (3) Participant was in the optimization or maintenance phases at the time the study was terminated; or (4) or (5) Participants was in the induction phase and after completion of induction phase was determined to not meet response criteria (1) Participant completed ESKETINTRD3004 study (optimization/maintenance phase); or (2) Participant was in the induction phase of the ESKETINTRD3004 study when the study was terminated and, after completion of the induction phase, was determined to be a responder; or (3) Participant was in the optimization/maintenance phase at the time the study was terminated; (4) Participant was in the induction phase and did not meet criteria for response may be eligible for to be rolled over into 54135419TRD3008. d) From ESKETINTRD3005 (NCT02422186) study: Participant was in the induction phase of the ESKETINTRD3005 study at the time enrollment into the ESKETINTRD3004 study was closed and, after completion of the induction phase, was determined to be a responder or did not meet the criteria for response. e) From ESKETINTRD3006 study (US Study sites only) (1) Participant completed the induction phase and was a responder.
  • Participant must be medically stable on the basis of physical examination, vital signs, pulse oximetry, and 12-lead Electrocardiogram (ECG) performed predose on the day of the first intranasal treatment session. If there are any abnormalities that are not specified in the inclusion and exclusion criteria, their clinical significance must be determined by the investigator and recorded in the participant's source documents and initialed by the investigator
  • Participant must be medically stable according to the investigator's judgment and knowledge of the subject's medical stability in the parent study. This determination must be documented.
  • A woman of childbearing potential must have a negative serum (beta-human chorionic gonadotropin [b-hCG]) predose on the day of the first intranasal treatment session
  • During the study (that is, from the first intranasal treatment session) and for a minimum of 1 spermatogenesis cycle (defined as approximately 90 days) after receiving the last dose of intranasal study medication, a man who is sexually active with a woman of childbearing potential must be practicing a highly effective method of contraception with his female partner c) must agree not to donate sperm.

Exclusion Criteria

  • The evaluation of the benefit versus risk of continued esketamine nasal spray treatment is not favorable for the participant in the opinion of the investigator
  • Since the last study visit in the participant's prior study, participant has suicidal ideation with intent to act per the investigator's clinical judgment or based on the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) [corresponding to a response of "Yes" on Item 4 (active suicidal ideation with some intent to act, without specific plan) or Item 5 (active suicidal ideation with specific plan and intent) in the suicidal ideation module of the C-SSRS] or suicidal behavior per the investigator's clinical judgment or based on the C-SSRS (corresponding to any score higher than 0 in the suicidal behavior module of the C-SSRS)
  • Participant has positive test result(s) for drugs of abuse (including barbiturates, methadone, opiates, cocaine, phencyclidine, and amphetamine/meth
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02782104) and the linked publication. Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.

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