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Phase 4 Completed N=122 Treatment

Brexpiprazole as Adjunctive Therapy in Adults With Major Depressive Disorder

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04830215 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
122
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2024
Primary outcomePrimary: Change From Baseline in IDS-SR-10 Engagement — -8.11 score on a scale — p=<0.0001
◆ Published Evidence
Emerging
6citations · ~3 / year
Adjunctive Brexpiprazole for Patient Life Engagement in Major Depressive Disorder: A Canadian, Phase 4, Open-Label, Interventional Study: Brexpiprazole d'appoint pour l'engagement dans la vie des patients souffrant de trouble dépressif majeur: une étude interventionnelle canadienne ouverte de phase 4.
Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2024 · Open access · Likely link

Summary

The clinical trial will investigate the effect of brexpiprazole on the concept of life engagement in participants with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) with a current depressive episode.

Linked Publications (2)

  • Adjunctive Brexpiprazole for Patient Life Engagement in Major Depressive Disorder: A Canadian, Phase 4, Open-Label, Interventional Study: Brexpiprazole d'appoint pour l'engagement dans la vie des patients souffrant de trouble dépressif majeur: une étude interventionnelle canadienne ouverte de phase 4.
    Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2024 · 6 citations · Open access · Likely link
  • Patient-reported efficacy of adjunctive brexpiprazole in major depressive disorder in a phase 4, open-label, interventional study.
    Current medical research and opinion · 2025 · 1 citation · Open access · Likely link

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline in IDS-SR-10 Engagement
-8.11 <0.0001 sig
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline in IDS-SR Total Score
-17.38 <0.0001 sig

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male and female participants (outpatients) between the regional age of majority (18 or 19 years of age) to 65 years of age, inclusive, at the time of informed consent.
  • Primary diagnosis of MDD and in a current non-psychotic major depressive episode (MDE) as defined by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) criteria, who have been outpatients for at least 4 weeks, and have an inadequate response, per investigator judgment, to 1 or 2 adequate treatments of ADTs in their current MDE, including current ADT.
  • Participants with a Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item scale (PHQ-9) ≥ 15 at the screening and baseline visits, if separate.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Participants currently or previously treated with brexpiprazole including participants who received brexpiprazole in any prior clinical trial.
  • Participants with a concurrent DSM-5 diagnosis of the following will be excluded:
  • Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
  • Bipolar I or bipolar II disorder
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Dementia
  • Eating disorder
  • Borderline personality disorder
  • Antisocial personality disorder
  • Participants with a suicidality score of 3 based on Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Self-Report (IDS-SR) suicidality item 18 or participants who, in the opinion of the investigator, presents a serious risk of suicide.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04830215) 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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