A Phase 3 Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, 12-Week Study (Part A) With a 40-Week Open-label Extension (Part B) Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Oral MM120 Compared to Placebo in the Treatment of Adults With Major Depressive Disorder - Emerge

NCT: NCT06941844 · Status: ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING · Phase: Phase 3 · Sponsor: Definium Therapeutics US, Inc. · Started: 2025-04-14 · Est. Completion: 2027-05

Official Summary

A Phase 3 Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study (Part A) with an Open-label Extension (Part B) Evaluating MM120 Compared to Placebo in Major Depressive Disorder - Emerge

Eligibility Requirements

  • Minimum Age: 18 Years
  • Maximum Age: 74 Years

Study Design

  • Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: TRIPLE
  • Enrollment: 149 participants

Study Arms

  • Arm 1 - Placebo (PLACEBO_COMPARATOR)
    A substance that is designed to have no therapeutic value
  • Arm 2 - 100µg MM120 (LSD D-Tartrate) (EXPERIMENTAL)
    A psychoactive substance that mediates effects mainly through an agonist activity in the serotonin 2A receptor (5-HT2A)

Interventions

  • OTHER: Placebo — A substance that is designed to have no therapeutic value
  • DRUG: MM120 (LSD D-Tartrate) — A psychoactive substance that mediates effects mainly through an agonist activity in the serotonin 2A receptor (5-HT2A)

Primary Outcomes

  • Change from Baseline in the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score at Week 6 (Baseline to Week 6)

Secondary Outcomes

  • Change from Baseline in the MADRS total score at Week 12, Week 4, Week 2, and Week 1 (Week 12, Week 4, Week 2, and Week 1)
  • MADRS response (reduction from Baseline score of ≥50%) at each timepoint assessed during the 12-week double-blind period (Baseline to Week 12)
  • MADRS remission (total score ≤10) at each timepoint assessed during the 12-week double-blind treatment period (Baseline to Week 12)
  • Clinical Global Impression - Improvement (CGI-I) Scale score at each timepoint assessed during the 12-week double-blind period (Day 2 to Week 12)
  • Change from Baseline throughout the 12-week double-blind period at each timepoint assessed in Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S) Scale score (Baseline to Week 12)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Diagnosis of MDD per DSM-5
2. Male or female aged 18 to 74
3. Currently experiencing a major depressive episode (MDE) of ≥8 weeks and ≤24 months duration
4. MADRS Total Score ≥26
5. CGI-S Score ≥4

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Certain psychiatric disorders (other than major depressive disorder)
2. First degree relative with or lifetime history of a psychotic disorder or bipolar disorder
3. Current diagnosis of alcohol or substance use disorder (excluding nicotine and caffeine
4. Any clinically significant unstable illness

Trial Locations

  • Preferred Research Partner, Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
  • Preferred Research Partners, Inc, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
  • Kadima Neuropsychiatry Institute, La Jolla, California, United States
  • Psychedelic Science Institute, Santa Monica, California, United States
  • Mountain View Clinical Research, Inc, Denver, Colorado, United States
  • Clinical Neuroscience Solutions, Inc, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
  • Clinical Neuroscience Solutions, Inc, Orlando, Florida, United States
  • Charter Research, Orlando, Florida, United States
  • Uptown Research, Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Sheppard Pratt, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  • ...and 10 more locations

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