Clinical trial • Phase III • Psychiatry

9-(4-CYCLOHEXYLOXYPHENYL)-7-METHYL-3,4-DIHYDROPYRAZINO[2,1-C][1,2,4]THIADIAZINE 2,2-DIOXIDE for Major depressive disorder

Phase III trial of 9-(4-CYCLOHEXYLOXYPHENYL)-7-METHYL-3,4-DIHYDROPYRAZINO[2,1-C][1,2,4]THIADIAZINE 2,2-DIOXIDE for Major depressive disorder.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Psychiatry
Trial Disease
Major depressive disorder
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
29-04-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
25-07-2025

Trial design

Randomised, placebo (identical to nbi-1065845 tablets without active drug); dose and schedule not specified in the available data.-controlled Phase III trial across 14 sites in Latvia, Belgium, Hungary and others.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Placebo (Identical to NBI-1065845 tablets without active drug); dose and schedule not specified in the available data.
Target Sample Size
145
Trial Duration For Participant
56

Eligibility

Recruits 145 The registry indicates "isVulnerablePopulationSelected": true. The protocol requires a completed written informed consent from each participant ("1.Completed informed consent.") and limits enrolment to adults (≥18 years). No proxy consent or assent procedures for minors are specified in the available data..

Pregnancy Exclusion
9.Pregnant (ie, positive pregnancy test at screening or baseline) or lactating or plans to become pregnant during the study.
Vulnerable Population
The registry indicates "isVulnerablePopulationSelected": true. The protocol requires a completed written informed consent from each participant ("1.Completed informed consent.") and limits enrolment to adults (≥18 years). No proxy consent or assent procedures for minors are specified in the available data.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1.Completed informed consent.\n- 2.≥18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent.\n- 4.The subject has a primary diagnosis of recurrent MDD (moderate or severe) or persistent depressive disorder. The MDD diagnosis must be confirmed using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) in a face-to-face evaluation.\n- 5.The subject must be receiving oral antidepressant treatment(s) as defined in the protocol.\n- 6.Subject must have an Inadequate Response (IR) to oral antidepressant treatments that were administered as adequate courses (dose, duration, adherence) in the current episode of depression, as assessed using the Massachusetts General Hospital - Antidepressant Treatment Response Questionnaire (MGH-ATRQ).\n- 7.Total Hamilton Depression Rating Scale-17 Item (HAM-D17) score ≥22 at screening and at study baseline (Day 1).\n- 13. Willing and able to comply with all study procedures and restrictions in the opinion of the investigator."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1.A current or prior psychiatric disorder diagnosis in the last 1 year that was the primary focus of treatment other than MDD (assessed by the MINI); a comorbid personality disorder that has been evident outside of depressive episodes or that may interfere with participation in the study; or a diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorder (including but not limited to dementia), eating disorder (except binge eating disorder), schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, MDD with psychotic features or mixed features, intellectual disability, or mental disorder due to a general medical condition as defined in DSM-5.\n- 2.Are considered by the investigator to be at imminent risk of suicide or injury to self or others.\n- 6.The subject’s depressive symptoms have previously demonstrated nonresponse to an adequate course of treatment with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the current major depressive episode, defined as at least 7 treatments with unilateral/bilateral ECT.\n- 9.Pregnant (ie, positive pregnancy test at screening or baseline) or lactating or plans to become pregnant during the study.\n- 10.An unstable medical condition or unstable chronic disease (including history of neurological [including cognitive impairment, myasthenia gravis], hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, autoimmune, or endocrine disease that may affect study participation or results) within 3 months before Day 1, or malignancy within 6 months before Day 1.\n- 11.Any laboratory abnormality suggestive of clinically significant, poorly or unmanaged, undiagnosed disease.\n- 12.History of epilepsy, seizures, or convulsions\n- 13.History of neurological abnormalities including brain injury (including traumatic injury), perinatal cerebropathy, and postnatal brain damage, blood- brain barrier abnormality, and cavernous angioma.\n- 20. Any reason that makes the subject unsuitable for participation in this study (eg, subject is homeless, known to have difficulty complying with treatment or medical procedures, known to provide inaccurate medical information, or known to attempt participation in clinical trials inappropriately) per the investigator, Medical Monitor, and/or Sponsor."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- The primary endpoint for this study will be the change from baseline in total MADRS score at Day 56.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in total Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) score at Day 56 (MADRS used to measure depressive symptoms)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change from baseline in SDS total score at Day 56","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) total score at Day 56."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change from baseline in CGI-S score at Day 56","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) score at Day 56."}

Recruitment

Digital Remote Recruitment
True, documents indicate use of a participant app/web (Mural Link Participant App, mobile/web screenshots, participant guides) and direct-to-patient investigational product delivery (documented role: "Direct to Patient IP delivery"), suggesting digital/remote participant interaction and logistics.
Planned Sample Size
145
Recruitment Window Months
21
Consent Approach
Written informed consent is required from each participant ("1.Completed informed consent."). Participants must be ≥18 years. Subject information and informed consent forms are available in multiple country/language versions (examples: Belgium: EN/NL/FR ICFs; Finland: FIN/EN ICFs; Hungary: HU ICFs; Latvia: LV and RU ICFs). No assent or proxy consent procedures for minors are provided in the available documents.

Methods

  • Recruitment brochures (K2_Recruitment Brochure) — multiple language brochures present (EN, NL, FR, HU, LV, RU) associated with country application documents (e.g., Belgium 282789, Finland 282791, Latvia 282790, Hungary 282792).
  • Recruitment advertisement/flyer/poster (K2_Recruitment advertisement, K2_Recruitment flyer, K2_Recruitment poster) — files listed for Belgium and Finland (associated with application 282791 and 282789).
  • Recruitment arrangements documents (K1_Recruitment arrangements) — country-specific recruitment arrangements documents present for multiple Member States (files associated with Part II entries).
  • Participant-facing digital materials and app/web guides (Mural Link Participant App, Participant Mobile Web and App Screenshots, Web Patient User Guide) — supporting remote participant interaction (files associated with Hungary and other Part II applications).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
14
Total Number Of Participants
55

Latvia

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
30-07-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
07-05-2026
Processing Time Days
281
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
10

Sites

Site Name
Siguldas Slimnica
Principal Investigator Name
Ilona Paegle
Principal Investigator Email
ilona.paegle@inbox.lv
Contact Person Name
Ilona Paegle
Contact Person Email
ilona.paegle@inbox.lv
Site Name
Slimnica Gintermuiza VSIA
Principal Investigator Name
Ineta Rozina
Principal Investigator Email
ineta29@inbox.lv
Contact Person Name
Ineta Rozina
Contact Person Email
ineta29@inbox.lv
Site Name
L. Keruze practice in Psychiatry
Principal Investigator Name
Linda Keruze
Principal Investigator Email
lkeruze@inbox.lv
Contact Person Name
Linda Keruze
Contact Person Email
lkeruze@inbox.lv

Belgium

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
04-07-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
08-05-2026
Processing Time Days
308
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
14

Sites

Site Name
Meclinas
Principal Investigator Name
Claudia Cornelis
Principal Investigator Email
claudia.cornelis@meclinas.com
Contact Person Name
Claudia Cornelis
Contact Person Email
claudia.cornelis@meclinas.com
Site Name
Anima
Department Name
Psychiatry
Principal Investigator Name
Erik Buntinx
Principal Investigator Email
erik.buntinx@anima-alken.be
Contact Person Name
Erik Buntinx
Contact Person Email
erik.buntinx@anima-alken.be
Site Name
Az Sint-Lucas
Department Name
Psychiatry
Principal Investigator Name
Thomas Santy
Principal Investigator Email
thomas.santy@stlucas.be
Contact Person Name
Thomas Santy
Contact Person Email
thomas.santy@stlucas.be

Hungary

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
20-06-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
12-05-2026
Processing Time Days
326
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
17

Sites

Site Name
Dr. Mathe Es Tarsa Bt.
Department Name
-
Principal Investigator Name
Eva Zsuzsanna Mathe
Principal Investigator Email
matheevazs@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Eva Zsuzsanna Mathe
Contact Person Email
matheevazs@gmail.com
Site Name
Nyiro Gyula Orszagos Pszichiatriai Es Addiktologiai Intezet
Department Name
"C" Pszichiatriai Osztaly
Principal Investigator Name
Csaba Almasi
Principal Investigator Email
imrecsabaalmasi@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Csaba Almasi
Contact Person Email
imrecsabaalmasi@gmail.com
Site Name
Semmelweis University
Department Name
Pszichiatriai es Pszichoterapias Klinika
Principal Investigator Name
Csilla Katalin Bolyós
Principal Investigator Email
bolyos.csilla@semmelweis.hu
Contact Person Name
Csilla Katalin Bolyós
Contact Person Email
bolyos.csilla@semmelweis.hu
Site Name
Gyoengyosi Bugat Pal Koerhaz
Department Name
Rehabilitacios Elmegyogyaszati Osztaly
Principal Investigator Name
Tibor Kelemen
Principal Investigator Email
tibor.kelemen.clinexpert@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Tibor Kelemen
Site Name
Obudai Egeszseguegyi Centrum Kft.
Department Name
Belgyogyaszat-Kardiologia
Principal Investigator Name
Gyongyi Szabo
Principal Investigator Email
gyongyi.szabo@oec.hu
Contact Person Name
Gyongyi Szabo
Contact Person Email
gyongyi.szabo@oec.hu

Finland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
07-07-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
07-05-2026
Processing Time Days
304
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
14

Sites

Site Name
Savon Psykiatripalvelu Oy
Department Name
Savon Psykiatripalvelu Oy
Principal Investigator Name
Antti Lepola
Principal Investigator Email
antti.lepola@psykiatripalvelu.fi
Contact Person Name
Antti Lepola
Site Name
Mehilaeinen Oy
Department Name
Satakunnan Psykiatripalvelu
Principal Investigator Name
Marko Sorvaniemi
Principal Investigator Email
marko.sorvaniemi@fimnet.fi
Contact Person Name
Marko Sorvaniemi
Contact Person Email
marko.sorvaniemi@fimnet.fi
Site Name
Oulu Mentalcare Oy
Department Name
Oulu Mentalcare Oy
Principal Investigator Name
Markku Timonen
Principal Investigator Email
markku.timonen@mentalcare.fi
Contact Person Name
Markku Timonen
Contact Person Email
markku.timonen@mentalcare.fi

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
United States

Contract research organisations

Name
Iqvia Laboratories Limited / IQVIA Limited
Responsibilities
Clinical trial services and multiple sponsor duties (codes include 1,2,5,12,15; cardiac services & supplying ECG machines)
Name
Ppd Inc.
Responsibilities
PK analysis (sponsorDuties code 15; value: PK analysis)
Name
Medidata Solutions Inc.
Responsibilities
Data platform/support (sponsorDuties code 7 listed)
Name
Marken LLP
Responsibilities
Direct to Patient IP delivery

Third parties

  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Iqvia Laboratories Limited","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 4 (no descriptive value provided); contact email: eu_clinical_trials_information@iqvia.com","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Medidata Solutions Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code: 7 (no descriptive value provided)","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Ppd Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code: 15; value: PK analysis","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Marken LLP","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code: 15; value: Direct to Patient IP delivery","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"IQVIA Limited","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 1,12,15 (Cardiac Services & supplying ECG machines),2,5","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Massachusetts General Hospital","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code: 15; value: participant quality assurance","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Signant Health Global LLC","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code: 3","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Epilepsy Study Consortium Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code: 15; value: Adjudication Committee","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Cytel Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code: 15; value: Adjudication Committee","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Eresearchtechnology Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code: 7","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
NBI-1065845
Active Substance
9-(4-CYCLOHEXYLOXYPHENYL)-7-METHYL-3,4-DIHYDROPYRAZINO[2,1-C][1,2,4]THIADIAZINE 2,2-DIOXIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
Not authorised in the population involved (per trial category justification)
Investigational Product Name
Identical to NBI-1065845 tablets without active drug
Modality
Other
Combination Treatment
Yes

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