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Efficacy and Safety of Intranasal Esketamine Adjunctive to Oral Antidepressant Therapy in Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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Importance: Approximately one-third of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) do not respond to available antidepressants. Objective: To assess the efficacy, safety, and dose-response of intranasal esketamine hydrochloride in patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Design, Setting, and Participants: This phase 2, double-blind, doubly randomized, delayed-start, placebo-controlled study was conducted in multiple outpatient referral centers from January 28, 2014, to September 25, 2015. The study consisted of 4 phases: (1) screening, (2) double-blind treatment (days 1-15), composed of two 1-week periods, (3) optional open-label treatment (days 15-74), and (4) posttreatment follow-up (8 weeks). One hundred twenty-six adults with a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of MDD and history of inadequate response to 2 or more antidepressants (ie, TRD) were screened, 67 were randomized, and 60 completed both double-blind periods. Intent-to-treat analysis was used in evaluation of the findings. Interventions: In period 1, participants were randomized (3:1:1:1) to placebo (n = 33), esketamine 28 mg (n = 11), 56 mg (n = 11), or 84 mg (n = 12) twice weekly. In period 2, 28 placebo-treated participants with moderate-to-severe symptoms were rerandomized (1:1:1:1) to 1 of the 4 treatment arms; those with mild symptoms continued receiving placebo. Participants continued their existing antidepressant treatment during the study. During the open-label phase, dosing frequency was reduced from twice weekly to weekly, and then to every 2 weeks. Main Outcomes and Measures: The primary efficacy end point was change from baseline to day 8 (each period) in the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score. Results: Sixty-seven participants (38 women, mean [SD] age, 44.7 [10.0] years) were included in the efficacy and safety analyses. Change (least squares mean [SE] difference vs placebo) in MADRS total score (both periods combined) in all 3 esketamine groups was superior to placebo (esketamine 28 mg: -4.2 [2.09], P = .02; 56 mg: -6.3 [2.07], P = .001; 84 mg: -9.0 [2.13], P < .001), with a significant ascending dose-response relationship (P < .001). Improvement in depressive symptoms appeared to be sustained (-7.2 [1.84]) despite reduced dosing frequency in the open-label phase. Three of 56 (5%) esketamine-treated participants during the double-blind phase vs none receiving placebo and 1 of 57 participants (2%) during the open-label phase had adverse events that led to study discontinuation (1 event each of syncope, headache, dissociative syndrome, and ectopic pregnancy). Conclusions and Relevance: In this first clinical study to date of intranasal esketamine for TRD, antidepressant effect was rapid in onset and dose related. Response appeared to persist for more than 2 months with a lower dosing frequency. Results support further investigation in larger trials. Trial Registration: clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT01998958.

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Daly, E. J., Singh, J. B., Fedgchin, M., Cooper, K., Lim, P., Shelton, R. C., Thase, M. E., Winokur, A., Van Nueten, L., Manji, H., & Drevets, W. C.
Affiliations
  • Janssen Research & Development (United States) (US)
  • Department of Neuroscience, Janssen Research & Development LLC, San Diego, California
  • University of Alabama (US)
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
  • UConn Health (US)
  • Department of Neuroscience, Janssen Research & Development, Beerse, Belgium
Corresponding author
Daly, Ella J.
Venue
JAMA Psychiatry
Published
2018-02-01
Volume
75
Issue
2
Pages
139
ISSN
2168-622X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2779386549
Cited by
718
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51
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2026: 71 · 2025: 99 · 2024: 92 · 2023: 80 · 2022: 75 · 2021: 86 · 2020: 105 · 2019: 70 · 2018: 38
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40.79
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journal article
Language
en
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  • JAMA Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology (medical) › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Biological Psychiatry › Tryptophan and brain disorders
Keywords
esketamine, treatment-resistant depression, major depressive disorder, intranasal administration, adjunctive therapy, antidepressant resistance, dose-response relationship, antidepressant efficacy, antidepressant safety, adverse events, NMDA receptor antagonists, ketamine derivatives, open-label extension, relapse prevention, treatment-emergent adverse events
MeSH terms
Administration, Intranasal, Administration, Oral, Adult, Antidepressive Agents, Major Depressive Disorder, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Double-Blind Method, Drug Administration Schedule, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Ketamine, Male, Middle Aged, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult, Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant

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