New depression pill shows promise in Long-Term safety trial
NCT ID NCT06966401
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This Phase 3 study is testing the long-term safety of an experimental drug called NBI-1065845 (TAK-653) in 850 adults with major depressive disorder who haven't gotten enough relief from standard antidepressants. Participants take the drug alongside their usual antidepressant for up to a year. The main goal is to see what side effects occur.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NBI-1065845 (also known as TAK-653) tablets
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new add-on option for people with depression who haven't responded well to standard antidepressants.
- What could go wrong
- This is an open-label study with no placebo group, so results may be less reliable. It focuses on safety, not effectiveness, and side effects are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 850 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Participant has a primary diagnosis of recurrent MDD (moderate or severe) or persistent depressive disorder. * Participant has had an inadequate response to oral antidepressant treatments in the current episode of depression. * Participant must have been taking oral antidepressants for at least 8 weeks prior to screening. * Willing and able to comply with all study procedures and restrictions in the opinion of the investigator. Key Exclusion Criteria: * A current or prior psychiatric disorder diagnosis in the last 1 year that was the primary focus of treatment other than MDD. * Are considered by the investigator to be at imminent risk of suicide or injury to self or others. Other protocol defined inclusion and exclusion criteria apply.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
97 sites in 20 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Neurocrine
RECRUITINGSigulda, Lativa, LV-2150, Latvia
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RECRUITINGHuntsville, Alabama, 35801, United States
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RECRUITINGBryant, Arkansas, 72022, United States
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RECRUITINGLittle Rock, Arkansas, 72204, United States
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RECRUITINGGlendale, California, 91206, United States
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RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90025, United States
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RECRUITINGOceanside, California, 92056, United States
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RECRUITINGOrange, California, 92866, United States
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RECRUITINGPico Rivera, California, 90660, United States
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RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92103-8229, United States
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RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94107, United States
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RECRUITINGSan Jose, California, 95124, United States
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TERMINATEDUpland, California, 91786, United States
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RECRUITINGCromwell, Connecticut, 06416, United States
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RECRUITINGFarmington, Connecticut, 06030, United States
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RECRUITINGHollywood, Florida, 33024, United States
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RECRUITINGMaitland, Florida, 32751-5669, United States
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RECRUITINGMaitland, Florida, 32751, United States
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RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33174, United States
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RECRUITINGMiami Gardens, Florida, 33014, United States
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WITHDRAWNOrlando, Florida, 32803, United States
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RECRUITINGPalm Bay, Florida, 32905, United States
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RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33607, United States
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RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33629, United States
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RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30318, United States
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RECRUITINGGaithersburg, Maryland, 20877, United States
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RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02116, United States
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RECRUITINGWatertown, Massachusetts, 02472, United States
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RECRUITINGO'Fallon, Missouri, 63368, United States
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RECRUITINGSaint Charles, Missouri, 63304, United States
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RECRUITINGCedarhurst, New York, 11516, United States
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RECRUITINGMount Kisco, New York, 10549, United States
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RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10128, United States
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RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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RECRUITINGAvon Lake, Ohio, 44012, United States
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RECRUITINGEdmond, Oklahoma, 73013, United States
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WITHDRAWNOklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73112, United States
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RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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RECRUITINGBellaire, Texas, 77401, United States
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RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75251, United States
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RECRUITINGDeSoto, Texas, 75115, United States
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RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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WITHDRAWNRichmond, Texas, 77407, United States
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RECRUITINGStafford, Texas, 77477, United States
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RECRUITINGThe Woodlands, Texas, 77381, United States
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RECRUITINGEverett, Washington, 98201, United States
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RECRUITINGAlken, 3570, Belgium
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RECRUITINGMechelen, 2800, Belgium
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RECRUITINGKardzhali, 7003, Bulgaria
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RECRUITINGPlovdiv, 4400, Bulgaria
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RECRUITINGSofia, 1113, Bulgaria
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RECRUITINGSofia, 1408, Bulgaria
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WITHDRAWNSofia, 1510, Bulgaria
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RECRUITINGSofia, 1510, Bulgaria
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RECRUITINGSofia, 1680, Bulgaria
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RECRUITINGVarna, 9020, Bulgaria
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RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5H 1A1, Canada
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RECRUITINGZagreb, 10000, Croatia
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RECRUITINGZagreb, 10090, Croatia
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RECRUITINGPilsen, 30100, Czechia
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RECRUITINGPrague, 100 00, Czechia
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RECRUITINGPrague, 11000, Czechia
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RECRUITINGTallinn, 11315, Estonia
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RECRUITINGKuopio, 70110, Finland
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RECRUITINGOulu, 90100, Finland
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RECRUITINGTampere, 33210, Finland
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RECRUITINGBudapest, 1036, Hungary
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RECRUITINGRoma, 00168, Italy
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RECRUITINGJelgava, Lativa, LV-3008, Latvia
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RECRUITINGLiepāja, Lativa, LV-3401, Latvia
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RECRUITINGJelgava, LV-3008, Latvia
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RECRUITINGLiepāja, LV-3401, Latvia
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RECRUITINGKaunas, LT-44279, Lithuania
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RECRUITINGKaunas, LT-49449, Lithuania
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RECRUITINGAmsterdam, 1081 GN, Netherlands
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RECRUITINGGroningen, 9713 GZ, Netherlands
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RECRUITINGLeiden, 2333 ZA, Netherlands
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RECRUITINGBełchatów, 97-400, Poland
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RECRUITINGBialystok, 15-404, Poland
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RECRUITINGBialystok, 15-756, Poland
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WITHDRAWNBialystok, 15-879, Poland
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RECRUITINGBydgoszcz, 85-794, Poland
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RECRUITINGGdansk, 80-283, Poland
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RECRUITINGGrudziądz, 86-300, Poland
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RECRUITINGKatowice, 40-514, Poland
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RECRUITINGCraiova, 200157, Romania
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RECRUITINGBojnice, 97201, Slovakia
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RECRUITINGBratislava, 820 07, Slovakia
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RECRUITINGKošice, 04001, Slovakia
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RECRUITINGRimavská Sobota, 979 01, Slovakia
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RECRUITINGSvidník, 089 01, Slovakia
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RECRUITINGVranov nad Topľou, 093 01, Slovakia
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RECRUITINGMadrid, 28922, Spain
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RECRUITINGGothenburg, 41345, Sweden
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RECRUITINGLund, 222 22, Sweden
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RECRUITINGStockholm, 113 29, Sweden
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RECRUITINGKeelung, 204, Taiwan
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WITHDRAWNTaipei, 112201, Taiwan
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WITHDRAWNSouthampton, Hampshire, SO30 3JB, United Kingdom
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RECRUITINGSheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 7ND, United Kingdom
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RECRUITINGLondon, SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
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WITHDRAWNManchester, M25 3BL, United Kingdom
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