ANC-501 in the Treatment of Adults With Major Depressive Disorder

NCT ID: NCT05439603

Last Updated: 2024-12-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

15 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-09-19

Study Completion Date

2023-10-18

Brief Summary

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A Phase 2 Study of ANC-501 in the treatment of adults with Major Depressive Disorder

Detailed Description

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This is a single-arm, open-label Phase 2 study to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and activity of ANC-501 oral capsules as adjunctive treatment in subjects diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD)

Conditions

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Major Depressive Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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ANC-501

50 mg/day

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ANC-501

Intervention Type DRUG

Five 10 mg capsules per day

Interventions

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ANC-501

Five 10 mg capsules per day

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult male or female between 18 and 65 years of age, inclusive.
* Diagnosis of current episode of major depressive disorder (MDD) at least 8 weeks prior to screening, confirmed by Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 - Clinical Trials Version (SCID-5-CT).
* Have not responded to their current antidepressant therapy or to dose adjustment/treatment changes following a loss of response to their current antidepressant therapy.
* Receiving a stable dose of the same antidepressant (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor \[SSRI\] or serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor \[SNRI\], bupropion or trazodone monotherapy) for the current episode for at least 6 weeks of continuous treatment, which can include some or all of the screening period, with 4 weeks on a stable dose prior to day 1 and has an inadequate response (\<50% improvement) using the MGH ATRQ.
* MADRS total score of ≥26 at screening and Day 1 (prior to dosing).
* 12-hour urine cortisol level \>22.7 nmol/L(greater than or equal to 8.3 mcg/L).

Exclusion Criteria

* Inadequate response to \>2 prior ADTs (not including current antidepressant) of at least 6 weeks duration each for the episode current at screening.
* Medical history of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and/or schizoaffective disorder.
* Administration of drugs to treat psychiatric or neurologic conditions that have not been taken at a stable dose for at least 4 weeks prior to day 1.
* Significant findings on ophthalmic examination including, Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) worse than 20/30 or, in the opinion of the ophthalmologist or optometrist, any cataract that may become clinically significant and/or need surgical intervention during the course of the trial.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ancora Bio, Inc. d/b/a EmbarkNeuro, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Phil Perera, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Ancora Bio, Inc. d/b/a EmbarkNeuro, Inc.

Locations

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ATP Clinical Research

Orange, California, United States

Site Status

Florida Behavioral Medicine

Largo, Florida, United States

Site Status

Innovative Clinical Research, Inc.

Lauderhill, Florida, United States

Site Status

Combined Research Orlando

Orlando, Florida, United States

Site Status

Clinilabs Drug Development Corporation

Eatontown, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Clinilabs Drug development Corporation

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Richmond Behavioral Associates

Staten Island, New York, United States

Site Status

Conrad Clinical Research

Edmond, Oklahoma, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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ANC501D0005

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id